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excellent comments here, thank you all. one more ask --- I'd like to put a pan under the other still functional WH and keep it in use. any tricks to do this? obviously I need to disconnect the water/gas pipes and the flue. I'll drain the tank to lighten it. then scoot it out of the way, place...

thermal expansion tank?? never heard of them until just now, I guess that answers the question...

99% sure its the tank leaking. the connections are dry. water leaking from under the unit. and of course I didn't install a pan. lesson learned. even if the only upgrade is a 2nd anode rod, that's worth the extra $70. I spent days trying to replace mine and had to give up on it. I will cut...

I installed two Rheem Professional 50gal WHs 8 yrs ago. Today one of them started leaking. I know very little about water heaters, but I'm not happy I only got 8yrs out of these. I'm guessing the other will go soon enough. Are the 12yr heaters at HD better? or are you just paying for a...

the top basket is a pain to remove. easier to just cut it off and replace. or just soak the whole valve body/basket in iron out to clean it. you could tilt the tank to pull the riser? or just cut it and replace it and the bottom basket. either way you're going to have to get the tank out of...

don't take this the wrong way, but if your neighbor is asking you for help, and you're asking the internet for help, you probably shouldn't be getting involved in this project. you will forever be blamed for anything that doesn't work perfectly.

you should put the drain flow button back in. you don't want media to discharge, not just because its wasting media but also because it will get stuck in the valve seals and cause leaks and excess wear. make sure you're not draining water out the drain line while the unit is in service. you...

they are trying to rob you. here's what you need. - Ozone iron filter, 10x54 tank with Clack WS1 valve and 1.5cuft Katalox media. - 10x54 softener with Clack WS1 and 1.5cuft resin. Clack, ozone, and Katalox are critical for the iron filter. the ozone generator is attached to the Clack...

sounds like a good plan. please keep us updated on the performance of the pumps, and the Yeti.

one other thing I'll add is it's best practice to have each pump on a dedicated circuit breaker. that way if one breaker trips it won't take out both pumps. this is also a lesson I learned. you've got the yeti in there but I'm assuming it plugs into house power; if possible put it on a different...

I had both a 1/2hp Zoeller and 1/2hp storm pro in my pit at my old house. the zoeller is a bigger pump and took up more space, and consumed more power for the same pumping performance. I don't immediately recall which one pumped more, but there was no discernable difference, and that shouldn't...

GR hey that's my hometown. the hydrocheck switches are the best. I have the dual probe version where you can precisely set both turn on and turn off levels, but the single probe should be fine too. mine has been in service for at least 6 years, probably 500,000+ cycles. i've had Zoeller pumps...

the water guy may not be happy, and that means he's in the wrong business. he should be more worried about his customer not being happy with the malfunctioning equipment he sold you. I have one these filters. it did the same thing you describe. you can search my posts going back a couple years...

thats not good. is this constant? that is, does it just keep draining? or is it just some residual drain water siphoning out your 26ft drain line that stops in a couple mins? before you do too much more messing with it you should take a few measurements with your new iron test kit and then get...

the ozone generator i am speaking of is included with the valve. attached to it like the 2nd link you show. the link i shared has it too they just didn't show it. it requires periodic cleaning which your wife would probably have to hire someone to do, but it would certainly be less costly than a...

you couldn't find anything on ozone? google "ozone h2s filter" and the first result is this . pretty much exactly what I have although I bought the valve and katalox separately and put it on my old media tank. and its a canadian company I think they can/will actually ship the clack valve to you...

fwiw, i have a single mom friend who had a chlorine system with contact tank and carbon tank installed. it was very expensive. worked fine for a couple years then stopped working. she's been spending $700+ a year on maintenance and it still doesn't work. media changed, valve "serviced", etc. and...

ozone doesn't require your wife to keep a solution tank full of peroxide. its produced by an ozone generator integrated with the control valve. and it doesn't require a contact tank, one less tank for her to deal with. its benefit is as much a sanitizer to kill the bacteria as it is an oxidizer...

i get the feeling the answer to this is yes, but have you sanitized your well? i did that 18mo ago and it really helped. reach has a nice write up. and I'll offer my vote for Ozone injection with Katalox media. i installed one of these and it works great. I had nasty IRB problems, horrid H2S...

I have a Katalox filter. it used to have a fleck air injection valve and it behaved the same as yours. I swapped out the fleck for a Clack ozone and it has worked flawlessly ever since on a 2 day regen cycle. I backwash at 7.5gpm for about 15 minutes, then a full 45 minutes of O3/air draw. the...