Grfillinger
New Member
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 I've had plumbers out, they can't seem to figure it out. We've replaced the whole pilot assembly, cleaned the burner, cleaned the air flow areas on the sides and bottom. (We took the whole water heater out, disassembled the bottom, and vacuumed everything!).
Beyond all this, some plumbers have said it could also be the water heater thermostat/gas valve, but this is starting to get quite expensive just to diagnose.
--Does anyone here have an educated guess as to what the real issue is? Any tips to help me get it fixed? Is it simply time to replace?
Here's all the water heater info:
Serial No. RHUN1111U00031
Model No. 22V50FN
MFG. DATE: 01 NOV 2011
Input BTUH: 40,000
Natural gas
Link to the video of the water heater making the "boom/whoosh" sound. https://photos.app.goo.gl/nnRVYeMnSsoLmGaj6
Thanks very much for your help!
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 I've had plumbers out, they can't seem to figure it out. We've replaced the whole pilot assembly, cleaned the burner, cleaned the air flow areas on the sides and bottom. (We took the whole water heater out, disassembled the bottom, and vacuumed everything!).
Beyond all this, some plumbers have said it could also be the water heater thermostat/gas valve, but this is starting to get quite expensive just to diagnose.
--Does anyone here have an educated guess as to what the real issue is? Any tips to help me get it fixed? Is it simply time to replace?
Here's all the water heater info:
Serial No. RHUN1111U00031
Model No. 22V50FN
MFG. DATE: 01 NOV 2011
Input BTUH: 40,000
Natural gas
Link to the video of the water heater making the "boom/whoosh" sound. https://photos.app.goo.gl/nnRVYeMnSsoLmGaj6
Thanks very much for your help!