Paresh
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Hi
I am a newbie DIY as it relates to plumbing - but am in general handy with tools and other items at home.
Last evening the hot water across all the faucets stopped (except for trickles). I flushed the water heater and it seemed fine. As soon as I close the water inlet valve, the flushing stops and as I open the valve the flushing comes back on. Based on this I presume the water is going in the heater. I cannot figure out if the water coming out is an issue. I don't think the faucet or other pipes are clogged (I back flushed the faucets using a dime to push the cold water through and it seemed to be fine).
I opened the hot water line on top of the heater and it had a triangular plastic piece in the water heater - wasn't sure if something is getting stuck on the output in the water heater - I couldnt pull it out and was worried about breaking something there. The other thing I also noted was the tank doesn't seem to hold much water (it is a Rheem 40 gal). As soon as I start flushing, if I stop the inlet valve, it immediately stops . This is even after waiting 30-45 minutes of no flush, in which case I would presume the tank should be filled and the flushing should continue just from the tank even if I close the inlet valve.
Any advice / help on this one? I probably will have a plumber come and look at it later today.
thx in advance
Paresh
I am a newbie DIY as it relates to plumbing - but am in general handy with tools and other items at home.
Last evening the hot water across all the faucets stopped (except for trickles). I flushed the water heater and it seemed fine. As soon as I close the water inlet valve, the flushing stops and as I open the valve the flushing comes back on. Based on this I presume the water is going in the heater. I cannot figure out if the water coming out is an issue. I don't think the faucet or other pipes are clogged (I back flushed the faucets using a dime to push the cold water through and it seemed to be fine).
I opened the hot water line on top of the heater and it had a triangular plastic piece in the water heater - wasn't sure if something is getting stuck on the output in the water heater - I couldnt pull it out and was worried about breaking something there. The other thing I also noted was the tank doesn't seem to hold much water (it is a Rheem 40 gal). As soon as I start flushing, if I stop the inlet valve, it immediately stops . This is even after waiting 30-45 minutes of no flush, in which case I would presume the tank should be filled and the flushing should continue just from the tank even if I close the inlet valve.
Any advice / help on this one? I probably will have a plumber come and look at it later today.
thx in advance
Paresh