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Hello all. Thanks in advance for any insights you can provide. I have a 28 gallon AO Smith lowboy electric hot water heater with side connections, model number E6-30J45DVB 100. It is installed in a crawlspace. There is sufficient headroom to pull the anode rod out vertically, however the 1...

I have an old AO Smith gas water heater model PGCS 40 and it does not seem that the burner cover plate is designed to be removed even after taking out the 3 screws and detaching everything. This is the exact same one that I have but I found this picture on reddit. Anyone have a clue on how to...

Hello I have an AO Smith 50 gal gas water heater . It is making a noise like if something tried to blow up inside? Like a gust of wind then a boom.. it's happened 3 times. And also after I light the pilot it makes a noise like if wind is going through the flame or like the flame is getting...

I installed an Rinnai gas tankless for a friend of mine last year. He said when they turn on the shower every morning, it lets out a loud deep rumble from the exhaust (PVC). He described it as sounding like a didgeridoo. I did not check the gas pressure when I installed it but it is hard piped...

I've never been able to use the jetted tub in the house I purchased, primarily because I currently have a 40 gallon gas power vent water heater. It's 15 years old this year so I figure its time for a new one. The house has 2.5 bathrooms, but the master has the big tub and two shower heads in the...

Hi, I am replaced a 22-year old 75 Gallon AO Smith Water Heater. The Gas black iron pipe currently would end up coming too low and the hot and cold copper pipes are too narrow. 1) For the Gas pipe, my union is on the horizontal after the elbow with sediment trap, if i want to continue with...

I purchased an AO Smith GDHE 50 from a local builders outlet store for $1000. I have it all installed with the exception of the exhaust. The condensate drains from the bottom exhaust port through a drain that I believe was supposed to come with the unit. Mine of course did not. I see an AO...