RVBraq
New Member
Hi guys,
I've been in my house for about a year now. Ever since we've been in the house, our water heater has made popping and cracking noise when it heats up. The water heater was installed about 2.5 years ago. After some investigating we noticed some significant calcium deposits on the bottom. We went ahead and cleaned it out as best we can but the amount of sediment built up was astounding, especially given that it's fairly new. We never could get everything out but figured some cleaning was better than none. The knocking lessened at first but returned to the usual levels a month or two later. We also started noticing the pressure valve leaking while it was heating - not a lot but enough to notice.
We just replaced the T&P valve and it continues to leak when it heats up. I took some pictures inside the tank while I was replacing the valve and wondering if anyone knows what the heck is going on inside this thing. Is this just a ton of sediment build up?
I had the water analyzed - not particularly hard, so that isnt the issue. Any ideas? Were leaning towards replacing it but rather figure out what caused this in the first place. We have a rheem classic 40 gallon
See pics attached from inside the heater, at the top of the tank, where the pressure relief valve goes
https://imgur.com/fFerEsB
https://imgur.com/b1RCruj
Https://imgur.com/UzpJ7RX
I've been in my house for about a year now. Ever since we've been in the house, our water heater has made popping and cracking noise when it heats up. The water heater was installed about 2.5 years ago. After some investigating we noticed some significant calcium deposits on the bottom. We went ahead and cleaned it out as best we can but the amount of sediment built up was astounding, especially given that it's fairly new. We never could get everything out but figured some cleaning was better than none. The knocking lessened at first but returned to the usual levels a month or two later. We also started noticing the pressure valve leaking while it was heating - not a lot but enough to notice.
We just replaced the T&P valve and it continues to leak when it heats up. I took some pictures inside the tank while I was replacing the valve and wondering if anyone knows what the heck is going on inside this thing. Is this just a ton of sediment build up?
I had the water analyzed - not particularly hard, so that isnt the issue. Any ideas? Were leaning towards replacing it but rather figure out what caused this in the first place. We have a rheem classic 40 gallon
See pics attached from inside the heater, at the top of the tank, where the pressure relief valve goes
https://imgur.com/fFerEsB
https://imgur.com/b1RCruj
Https://imgur.com/UzpJ7RX