Who's the guru around here? I installed a tank in February '19 and I seem to already have a slow leak around the bottom of the tank. Need to pick someones brain.
Who's the guru around here? I installed a tank in February '19 and I seem to already have a slow leak around the bottom of the tank. Need to pick someones brain.
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
Turbo is the man
Snatch it out and get a tankless.
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.
The leak probably isn't from the bottom, but where the water is actually settling.
Disconnect power. Either snug up on the elements or...
Cut off the water, drain tank, remove the elements, and check the rubber gaskets.
Additionally, there could be a leak around the nipples at the top. A little drip will soon saturate the insulation and begin to start draining at the bottom. I'd check there, first.
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"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
for starters. Let's just call them water heaters. Hot water doesn't need heaters.
Electric or gas?
And is it sitting above the surrounding pan (such as on bricks, etc), or sitting directly on the floor/in the catch pan such that the rust be coming from the outside vs the inside?
Add a picture or three so we can understand the scenario a bit better as there can be multiple causes, like USMC indicated.
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Last edited by MolliesMaster; 03-30-2020 at 11:22 AM.
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
Bottom element location insulation has some rust marks on it but feels dry to the touch.
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"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
Looks like someone went water heater shopping at Lowe’s. Did you use those braided hoses and possibly tighten them down too much. If not, call up GE or whirlpool or whatever that piece of junk is and get a replacement. You’re going to have to tell them you have a thermal expansion tank installed and the pressure relief valve is piped independently to the outside. Good luck with their customer service
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14
Why are you trying to heat hot water? Someone probably already beat me to it...
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Is it a water heater? Does hot water need to be heated?
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Mollie, hand tight plus 1/2 revolution. But don’t put them in for the long term. Those fail as they age like nobody’s business
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