water heater

Hi guys, I'm located in California. A few days ago my water heater started leaking from the top. I called my home warranty company (America's First Home Warranty) and they sent out a plumber (Acrown Plumbing Construction). He estimated about $700 in code modifications and upgrades, please see...

Hello, I recently had two brand new, identical, 50 gal electric water heaters installed in my house. Everything seems to be working properly, but the way the pipes are setup looks wrong to me. Can anyone confirm? From what I've read, everything about the two heaters needs to be identical...

My Gledhill boilermate OV stopped heating the water, blew the on board fuse and tripped one of the three breaker switches inside the boiler. The gas boiler was showing a low temperature but was ok. To fault find turned Gas boiler off and on to electric only. (Switch setting) replaced fuse...

This is for a new build, 800 s/f apartment, DW, Sink,Washer, tub/shower combination 30X60 tub, deep, and first floor is enclosed porch with DW and sink. In the apartment 2 people. My builder is suggesting tankless, I think because the plumber already put up the wall for it in the attic...

Hi guys, Going to be replacing a gas water heater soon, and had a question. There is a gas line regulator right before the connection (see picture below). I'm going to add a sediment trap, but was curious: should I put my new line from the water heater to the old regulator, bypass it and get...

Short version: I had a new gas water heater installed last week, which resulted in a big gas leak from the water heater and in checking that out the gas company also found leaks from the furnace and our gas fireplace. The furnace had had an annual inspection/maintenance recently, and a tech who...

Upgraded gas heater to Rheem 50gal heat pump water heater but NOT POWERED ON yet. Turned on cold water inlet heard the water goes in. Turn on bath hot faucet, air came out then dirty water then clean water. Turned on kitchen hot faucet, lots of air with splashed water so I turned it off - along...

I'm the facilities manager at a not-for-profit youth center. I need to deal with three 1 1/2" dielectric unions (code requirement) on two 100 gal. water heaters. At least they appear to be 1 1/2". In each case a ring of corrosion has formed around the steel side of the union/galvanized nipple...

Hello. I'm the landlord of a building consisting of 8 rental units. All the units have 1 bathroom, 1 kitchen, 1 bedroom, 1 living room and a corridor linking them. There are currently 12 tenants living in the building, 4 tenants are single and 4 couples. There could potentially be 8 couples for...

I drained my water pipes because I need to replace a failing saddle valve on the hot side with a proper Tee and quarter-turn valve. I began by turning off power to the water heater, turning off the water main, opening all faucets starting from the top of the house and working my way down. The...

Just bought and installed a Rheem 50 gallon electric water heater. Install went ok, everything is working, but im getting a slow seep of water out of this white cap on the top of the brand new unit... Any ideas what the issue could be? Is this new unit defective? What is the white cap? Driving...

I'm choosing whether or not to install a recirculation pump for a standard 50 gallon tank type electric water heater in a one story building, residential. I'd like to start working with 1/2" home runs to fixtures using a distribution block. I'm wondering if this will eliminate the need for a...

Our conventional hot water heater went bad. Always looking to save money wherever I can, I installed a Stiebel Eltron Tankless Electric Water Heater DHC-E 8/10 224201 240V, 7.2/9.6kW. It requires a minimum amount pressure to activate. Manufacturer recommends minimum of 30 PSI. We have an...

I recently installed a Rheem Gladiator 5500w water heater whereas the old one was a 4500w. My home was wired with 10ga wire and a 25A breaker. I saw the draw on the heater was at 22.5A and I asked the installer whether the 25A breaker should be replaced -- he didn't think it was a problem. A...

Hi, Our house was built in 2006 and I believe the bathtub is original to the house. The bathtub is upstairs. So a couple of things: We get hot water in the sinks and shower, but not bathtub Cold water in the bath tub works But as you start turning handle the hot side, the water pressure...

Gents need some advice Yesterday I went to use the facilities in the middle of the night and I heard a hissing noise (generally I can barely hear myself think with my wife and daughters haha jk) I lumbered around and couldnt find a louder spot, I thought it might just be my sprinklers which...

My house runs on well water and water from a cistern also. Today the cistern ran dry causing the need for me to prime the well pump after filling my cistern. I primed the pump, all seemed well, came on at 20 shut off around 45, held pressure,no leaks to be seen. Everything ran well with it all...

Good morning, this is my first post so I’ll start with a introduction of myself. I’m an extreme DIY’er. Basically, by that I mean I DIYer who will get into big projects without fear. But I am not a professional in any specific trade. When Hurricane Florence destroyed my house, I decided to take...

I have to install a floor drain for a water heater that is located in a closet. Installing the drain is not a problem. My question has to do with how the water heater TPR valve drains. 1. Do I set it up so that the TPR valve drains into the water heater pan, and then have the water heater...

I have an older water heater in my townhouse and my wife noticed there was some water pooling up on the top of it. I took some pictures and have attached them. The water seems to be coming from right where the union nipple goes into the water heater. I am getting the most water from the cold...