Comments on: how do i troubleshoot problems with my hot water heater? http://waterheatersource.com/water-heaters/how-do-i-troubleshoot-problems-with-my-hot-water-heater/274/ For those who need help on water heaters... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Kos http://waterheatersource.com/water-heaters/how-do-i-troubleshoot-problems-with-my-hot-water-heater/274/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Kos Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:07:51 +0000 http://waterheatersource.com/water-heaters/how-do-i-troubleshoot-problems-with-my-hot-water-heater/274/#comment-740 <a href="">Lauryn</a> Well to start off Im a Plumber and this is a common problem to say the least. But and I hate to use that word. But you didnt say ifd it was Electric or gas That plays a big part in it. And also what size it is 40/50/75 gal If its Electric it could be a Element that is out If its gas The thermostat could have went out on you. Not all the way but the easy way to say this is lets say the HWT thermostat thinks the water is 135DEG- But its only 90DEG This would cause this problem. If you would like to E-Mail me with Model #- SER# What kind IE- AO Smith/Bradford white (whatever kind it is) How many gal Electric or gas If you give me the numbers off the tank you wont need to give me the Gallons on it the numbers will tell me everything I need to know. The one thing I can tell you is that most people use there tanks year after year and bever maintain it. And thats Why I replace so many in a year. On the bottom side of the tank you will see a hose bib. It will be brass or plastic. What you need to do is hook a hose up to it and open the valve and let out about 10gal of water or untill its clear. This will flush out any dirt in the tank and give it more life. NOTE- Sometimes when you open a plastic valve they never want to shut off correct and they drip. If this happens to you open it and close it a few times this works sometimes if not then you will need to replace it. ( REPLACE WITH BRASS) You could use a cap on it but this is not the correct way to do this. 1 Other thing even though the tank goes from warm to very hot. You should never put it all the way up. There are a few reasons for this. 1 You will burn the He** out of yourself or someone that uses it and does not know you have it that hot like a child 2 it tanks the life out of the tank. Anyways E-Mail me with that And I will tell you what to do if you have not solved this yet GoodLuck Lauryn

Well to start off Im a Plumber and this is a common problem to say the least.
But and I hate to use that word. But you didnt say ifd it was Electric or gas That plays a big part in it.
And also what size it is 40/50/75 gal
If its Electric it could be a Element that is out
If its gas The thermostat could have went out on you. Not all the way but the easy way to say this is lets say the HWT thermostat thinks the water is 135DEG- But its only 90DEG
This would cause this problem.
If you would like to E-Mail me with
Model #- SER#
What kind IE- AO Smith/Bradford white (whatever kind it is)
How many gal
Electric or gas
If you give me the numbers off the tank you wont need to give me the Gallons on it the numbers will tell me everything I need to know.
The one thing I can tell you is that most people use there tanks year after year and bever maintain it. And thats Why I replace so many in a year.
On the bottom side of the tank you will see a hose bib.
It will be brass or plastic. What you need to do is hook a hose up to it and open the valve and let out about 10gal of water or untill its clear. This will flush out any dirt in the tank and give it more life.
NOTE- Sometimes when you open a plastic valve they never want to shut off correct and they drip. If this happens to you open it and close it a few times this works sometimes if not then you will need to replace it. ( REPLACE WITH BRASS) You could use a cap on it but this is not the correct way to do this.
1 Other thing even though the tank goes from warm to very hot. You should never put it all the way up. There are a few reasons for this.
1 You will burn the He** out of yourself or someone that uses it and does not know you have it that hot like a child
2 it tanks the life out of the tank.
Anyways E-Mail me with that And I will tell you what to do if you have not solved this yet
GoodLuck

]]> By: syracuse_knight http://waterheatersource.com/water-heaters/how-do-i-troubleshoot-problems-with-my-hot-water-heater/274/comment-page-1/#comment-739 syracuse_knight Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:25:19 +0000 http://waterheatersource.com/water-heaters/how-do-i-troubleshoot-problems-with-my-hot-water-heater/274/#comment-739 <a href="">Lanelle</a> How old is it? Is it gas or electric? If mineral deposits are a problem, like lime or rust, a good thing to do is hook up a hose to the drain spicket of the water heater and flush it out for apoxamitly 10-15 minutes. If electric check the upper and lower elements. If one of these are malfunctioning you will get about half the hot water Lanelle

How old is it? Is it gas or electric? If mineral deposits are a problem, like lime or rust, a good thing to do is hook up a hose to the drain spicket of the water heater and flush it out for apoxamitly 10-15 minutes. If electric check the upper and lower elements. If one of these are malfunctioning you will get about half the hot water

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