water heater

Can anyone tell me what this part is and how to use it or adjust it? I have a circulator pump on my water heater for instant hot water. There are two of these devices--one on either side of the pump. There is no water flowing through the pump after I had a new water heater installed. If these...

Hi All. I just have a unit installed. Do I really need to have a discharge pipe installed? The tank is filled with water and air has been purged. The TP relief valve is installed. If pressure gets too high I assume I would see leak from the valve. It’s at a small business and flooring is tile...

[Disclaimer: I posted a very similar question at Stack Exchange Home Improvement, but then wondered why I didn't go straight to the experts on this site.] Do water heater TPR valves fail gradually or catastrophically? A day or two ago, I noticed about a capful of water in the pail below my...

We have lived in our house for 5 years, and have loved our well water and Kinetico water softener system. I realized our water heater was 22 years old so, instead of waiting for it to stop working, I replaced it about 3 weeks ago on a weekend it was convenient. However, almost immediately I...

Hello, I'm having some issues with my Rheem water heater and hoped someone here might be able to help. Very basically, when the burner fires up, there is a "boom/whoosh" sound. (I've linked a video of this event below). All my research has pointed to a delayed ignition problem; however, when...

First time posting here. I've spent quite a while searching through the forums for an answer, but haven't found exactly what I need. I am considering installing a recirculation pump to reduce the time and waste it currently requires to get hot water to the fixtures farthest from water heater...

I'm not sure if this is for sure coming from the hot water heater as I can't pinpoint where it's directly coming from, but I've isolated it to the area of the water heater and seems to be coming from underneath in a pipe or somewhere I can't shine a flashlight into. But the noise as best as I...

Hi, everyone. This is my first post, so please forgive me if I'm not providing enough information, too much info, or not explaining things clearly. I can unclog drains and turn water lines on and off...that is where my plumbing experience ends. :) We live in the Twin Cities (MN) and our home...

Hello - Does anyone know how hard or easy it would be to change out the Apollo Hydroheat system? There are two gas water heaters that heat water and are integrated with the HVAC system so the water runs through coils to heat the house. It was installed maybe 20 years ago and one of the water...

My kitchen sink and dishwasher are getting little hot water with very little pressure. The faucet is a single handle faucet and the pressure reduces dramatically when pushing the handle to hot. The dishwasher is only about 2-3 months old has worked fine until now. A little water comes thru...

Hi guys, I live in a small house with a 50 amp breaker. My breaker box has a two pole 20 amp (40 amps total) for my 30 gallon electric water heater I was planning to use. Being in a small space, I have been thinking about exchanging it and using and electric tankless water heater instead...

Hi guys new here but am torn about a decision to upgrade to a tankless water heater 11gpm Westinghouse model sold at the box stores and online. Or just add another 40galon water heater in series to my exsisting 40galon. My setup is a custom jetted shower just built with 4 jets 2.5gpm each a...

Hello, I'm Lanmark, I came across this cool plumbing forum and it certainly looked like a great forum to get some good advice on plumbing.. So I just installed a new electric water heater, and I have my house psi set to 52 from my PRV. I have my new water heater, a 38 gallon set to 130 F on...

Hello Experts & Fellow DIY'ers, I recently installed a 50 gal natural gas water heater in my house and everything is up and running. However my concern is that I am not up to code (Michigan), so I want to make the fix prior to any (future) re-sale, and most importantly prevent any potential...

So I am getting ready to plumb my new pottery studio, and I have a question about my idea for water heaters. This is for a single sink only. I was originally going to put in a small electric tankless. But after reading about how they work, I am not sure if it will work well for my needs. I will...

My water heater has a drip leg on the gas line that looks basically like this (not my actual installation, just an image I grabbed quickly online): I'd like to tap into the gas line to install another appliance by removing the cap at the bottom of the drip leg, installing a tee and branching...

I have a previous 240 volt 30 amp line for my old water heater and just purchased a 120 volt water heater. Can I use the same line for the installation of the new water heater?

I'm in LA County, California. I'd like to replace the recirculating pump on my water heater. I have a dedicated return line already in place. Do I need to have a valve on each side of the pump? Currently I do not, but a plumber I called in to do the job wants to charge me an extra $500 to...

First, thanks to anyone for help! I'm trying to find what seems like a hidden leak, I can't figure out what's going on, ive been hearing running water coming from the upstairs shower wall, my water bill's tripled, my less than 2 yr old water heater sounds like running water 24/7... Here's a more...

So I think I may already know the bad news here, but I figured I would ask anyway. I have a townhouse that I rent out. In said townhouse is a Bradford White 40gal 40k BTU water heater (Model No. MI403S6FBN4, not that that matters) that was installed approx. 10 years ago. Yesterday my tenants...