heat trap

Hi gang. I'm proactively replacing my 21 year old Lochinvar (giddy up). I have attached an image of my current hot water and hydronic floor heat setup. Basically, the original installer mixed a top discharge with a side return instead of doing both at the top or both on the side. It really is an...

Recently re-did the plumbing on my hot water heater because it was done with pex all the way to the nipple and that is a code violation. In doing this changeout I could not get the new compression type fittings to make a good seal with the plastic heat trap inside the pipes. They were causing a...

I have a Whirlpool hot water heater that is about 6 yrs old. Yesterday morning I noticed a slow dribble leak from the hot water outlet. It seemed to be coming up from the tank, as not connections above were leaking or condensing. I turned off the water and researched online and decided to...