DIY Plumbing Water Heaters Hot Water Heater Problems That You Can Fix
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Hot Water Heater

Hot water heater problems seem to come at the most inopportune times, such as during a shower! Hot water heater problems are not as difficult to handle as you might think. See also hot water heater efficiency tips to save you money.

Common electric hot water heater problems and repairs

Warning: Your electric water heater is a 240 volt appliance. The shock it can produce can be fatal. Turn off the power at the service panel before beginning work. Be sure to label the service panel with tape that will alert family members you are working on the electricity.
  • Hard water contaminants can build up over time: This can create a layer of sediment on the bottom of the water tank. This hinders the heater’s performance and shortens its life. Slow down this process by softening the hard water and lowering the temperature to 130 degrees.
  • Not enough water: Push the reset button on the high-temperature cutoff. Test the thermostats and replace them, if they are not working. Test the heating element. Replace it if it is faulty.
  • Not enough hot water: Adjust the thermostat settings. Reset and then test the replaced thermostats or heating elements.
  • Water is too hot: Adjust the thermostat settings and reset. Test and replace the thermostat or high-limit cutoff.
  • Leaky heater: Check the pressure relief valve. If leak continues, replace the valve. Tighten the mounting bolts on the heating element gasket. Replace gasket, if needed.
  • Rusty tank: Replace the water heater.
  • Noisy heater: Drain and flush the tank. Replace damaged or scale-encrusted elements.
  • Dirty water: Drain and flush the tank. Do this on a regular basis to extend the life of your electric water heater. If drain valve leaks, tighten or replace.

Common gas hot water heater problems and repairs:

Warning: If you smell a gas odor for more than a couple of minutes, close the gas-shutoff valve that supplies water to the heater. Open a door or window to ventilate the room. Call the gas company immediately.
  • Not large enough: If your water heater holds less than 15 gallons of water per family member, you should consider purchasing a larger unit or staggering the use of the hot water within the family.
  • No hot water: Check to see if pilot light is out. Relight it if it is.
  • Pilot light won’t stay lit: Clean the pilot orifice, tighten the thermocouple connections and/or replace a faulty thermocouple.
  • Not enough hot water: Check and reset the temperature controls.
  • Water is too hot: Check and reset temperature control. If too high, have the thermostat professionally serviced.
  • Water leaks: Operate the pressure relief valve. If leak continues and the temperature is okay, replace the valve.
  • Rusty tank: Replace the water heater.
  • Noisy heater: Drain and flush the tank and refill.
  • Dirty hot water: Drain and flush the tank and refill.
  • Relief valve or drain valve leaks: Replace if needed.

You do not have to run out and purchase a new hot water heater for hot water heater problems. Consider these simple hot water heater problems and repairs before venturing out to purchase a new one.

Comments (424)
  • |2009-06-09 20:30:50 stb  - my apt only
    Why does everyone elses hot water work now in all 5 suites in my apt except mine. The hot water tank was replaced, everyone else has hot water except me.
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  • |2009-10-20 21:41:49 Jim  - Hot Water Runs Cold A Long Time Before Hot
    I recently purchased an older house that has a nine year old gas water heater. It seems to be working fine, in that the pilot is on and the outside of the tank is warm to the touch. But it literally takes 4 - 5 minutes for the water to run hot from any faucet in the house. In other words, I waste 4 - 5 minutes worth of cold running water before I get hot water to come out of the faucet. I turned the thermostat all the way up, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. What might be causing this and how can I repair it?
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  • |2010-11-11 12:51:19 Kate
    Have you insulated your hot water pipes? Mine is fine since I slipped on the foam encasement for the pipes. Finish off with duct tape.
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  • |2011-01-17 18:29:34 Anonymous
    U need to check your recirculating line ( the pipe that brings the hot water back to your tank) it may be broken or u may not have one. U can install a pump for this to if you want . Hope this helps :)
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  • |2011-06-06 21:37:45 Pat Garvey  - reply ....Hot water runs cold a long time before h
    It runs cold water first because the water in the pipes has cooled off...Right? It depends on how the house was plumbed. What room gets the hot water first and how far does that hot water line have to travel. Also what does it have to travel through to get to you and is it summer or winter. In one house that I lived in, the kitchen and the master bathroom always got the hot water last. The master bath room sits right over the water heater on the second floor of the house. Why the did not run a line to the master shower last, I will never understand. I understand your frustration completely though. The only other alternative is to install one of those instant water heaters for big bucks under your sink.
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  • |2012-01-05 09:07:59 Michelle  - Chili Pepper
    Jim,
    My name is Michelle. My husband installed a "Chili Pepper" into our house. We had the same problem you have but we live in a 6 year old house. He is not a plumber either.Please go to Youtube and check out this devise. It really works.
    Michelle
    Oh My husband's email is garytexasdelta@yahoo.com if you want to talk ask him about it. I hope this helps.
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  • |2011-06-06 19:52:42 ;o)-
    did you pay your rent?
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  • |2009-06-10 18:43:24 Cari W  - Same problem - Exhast Blower comes on, but gas doe
    I am having the same problem with mine as well. I have had the service tech out several times and I still have the same problem. They now think its a "venting issue".

    Sometimes, it won't light even after I have reset it. I think its getting too much air and its blowing the burner out.

    If anyone has any ideas that would be wonderful becuase I really don't want to spend more money on this.

    Thanks!
    Cari
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  • |2009-02-28 12:39:46 spratley  - gas hot water heater
    what's the best method for cleaning flute inside hot water heater
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  • |2009-02-28 14:13:39 Gman  - Best Way To Clean Out Hot Water Heater
    Hello Spratley,

    Turn the gas/electric off to the water heater (you can sometimes get away with turning the heat way down so pilot light does not go out). Leave the cold water supply valve on to the heater. Hook a hose up to the boiler drain on the water heater and turn the valve on. Turn the handle back and forth; there will be grit in the valve assembly and you need to establish good flow before shutting the cold water inlet valve off to the heater.

    Once established, shut the cold water inlet valve off. THEN, go around and open all hot side ONLY valves in your home so you can break vaccum and allow the hot water to drain from the tank. That boiler drain off the tank is the lowest point of your potable water system so you need to allow it to drain completely out.

    10-25 minutes is the norm for proper draining; you should be able to "shake" the tank to determine it is completely empty. Just because it stops draining does not mean it is empty most times.....usually dir...
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  • |2009-03-16 15:18:18 John  - elect. Hot water heater element
    Which element is suppose to heat first the top element or the bottom one?
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  • |2011-05-15 11:08:26 Joe Nally
    In all modern day electric hot water heaters the upper element allways satisfies first before the thermostat is satisfied and switches power to the lower element
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  • |2009-03-25 13:54:59 Rick  - Reset thermostat?
    I have a few questions.

    #1 How do you reset the thermostat?
    #2 Does the heater run off an internal thermostat?
    #3 Does it make sense to empty your tank and put CLR or someone chemical in to clean the tank out?

    Thanks
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  • |2009-03-25 13:59:53 Gmf  - (a) reset thermostat
    Rick,

    Answer #1 and #2

    Most electric hot water heaters have two thermostats, one near the top of the tank and one near the bottom, and are covered by removable metal cover plates. The thermostats are pressed firmly against the bare metal wall of the hot water heaters tank.

    The top thermostat usually has a high limit switch that will trip if the water gets too hot. When it trips it shuts off the electricity to both the upper and lower heating elements.

    To reset the high limit switch there is usually a red button that you must press. When the upper limit switch trips it is often an indication that something else has gone wrong with the heater.

    Answer #3

    No need, just follow the advice previously stated in the above article and article comments.
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  • |2011-04-15 08:19:50 JJ Nagle  - Hot Water Heater Reset
    Hello,

    I read your post on diy-hq.net and wondered if you might be able to anser a question for me.

    The reset/breaker at the top of the heater has been tripping for a few days now. When I reset it, the water is scalding hot, even though I've lowered the temp on the thermostat. It eventually trips again.

    A friend suggested I replaced the heating elements, but I think it's the thermostat that needs to be replaced. Do you have any advice?

    Thanks so much!!!
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  • |2011-04-17 19:33:09 Anonymous
    Did you get an answer on this? We are having the exact same problem.
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  • |2011-04-18 09:05:47 Jimmie Woods  - No Hot Water
    Yes, we got it fixed. The bottom element was burned out.
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  • |2011-12-22 10:09:54 Mat  - Same question
    Did u figure it out ours does the same thing
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  • |2009-03-31 05:20:36 Anthony  - Electric water is not making hot water
    My electric hot water had a bad element only one side was getting hot I change it out and It showing that it's getting power but my water is not getting hot also if the vales on the water heater is going up and down is it in the open state? P.S. please help !!!
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  • |2010-02-05 00:05:11 Anonymous  - re: no hot water
    kebin2 wrote:
    we just brought a new hot water heater and we changed the top element three times. We drained all the air out of the tank by letting the fauclts run until all the air was gone and still no hot water. someone please help!!!!!!!!!
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  • |2011-08-05 01:04:39 Anonymous
    check the thermostat could be bad also check to see if the reset button needs to be reset just push it in also the values is turned right
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  • |2009-04-07 18:40:50 Laura  - gas hot water tank has pipe that leak water???
    Hi,

    We just moved into our place (with a new hot water tank) and when ever we turn on the hot water (shower, dishwasher etc). Water pours out of the tank and down a pipe into a drain in the floor. Is this suppose to happen? It seems like alot of waste?
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  • |2009-04-08 07:06:53 Gmf  - re:gas hot water tank has pipe tat leaks water
    Laura,

    You have something defective and it could be a number of things from over heating, to a T&P valve. I strongly recommend you have a professional take a look at it because it appears the previous install is not correct.

    If you have a brand new hot water tank this should be a free service check as part of your warranty / installation. Check with the installers.
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  • |2009-04-25 09:55:15 Kathleen  - Help over the Weekend
    We live remote so no plumbers til Monday
    We went on vacation and are now back And no hot water.
    Before we left we shut off water supply, drained all the water lines to the house and in the house to avoid freezing, antifreezed, brker to HW etc.
    All water lines are good and no winter problems occured while we were gone.
    Now the hot water tank is a different situation.
    These are our start up steps for HW.
    Turn on water supply
    Fill tank
    Turn on breaker
    Bleed all taps
    With a electrical tester I can see power going to both upper and lower heaters. No heating noise from the tank
    NO HOT WATER^&%&$%$&^&)()_!!!
    Thanks
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  • |2009-05-03 18:36:00 Tim McCoy  - Gas Hot Water Heater Mystery anyone?
    Moved into this house 10 years ago and have had this hot water problem mystery since then. No one, including our very experienced plumber has been able to figure it out. The mystery is that we only have hot water after we have used a great amount of hot water beforehand. We have to run the dishwasher every night at bed time to have hot but usually just warm water to shower in the morning. Our water is hottest AFTER doing several loads of laundry. We live in the country, have a drilled well and a new water pump. We replaced the hot water heater to only have the same problem continue. The hot water heater is fueled by propane gas.
    Anyone have any ideas what our problem is? We would love to have a hot shower one day.
    Thanks.
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  • |2011-01-22 01:04:40 Jonathan
    I have the same problem, though I find if I fill the bottom of the tub (~2 min of water) and wait ~20 min, the shower water will be hot again. Annoyingly, the water from the sink in the same bathroom is always very hot...

    Did you ever find a reason/solution for this?
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  • |2011-02-19 15:32:08 Shari  - water heater
    We have the same water heater issue as you. Did you ever figure it out?
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  • |2009-05-06 07:53:05 jen  - gas water heater mystery
    only ideas i have make sure the gas is being regulated correctly therefore heating the water when it is supposed to and that the temp is set around 130 on the water heater.
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  • |2009-05-28 23:46:20 NR  - Gas Water Heater's Panel Gets Really Hot but the W
    A month ago, the pilot light wouldn't stay lit. Searches online led me to replace the thermocouple. The pilot light stays lit and we now have hot water again.

    However, I noticed that the water was not as hot as it used to be. When I went to increase the temperature on the gas cock, I noticed the temperature knob was quite hot. The area around the pilot light, especially the outer panel that covers the thermocouple and pilot, seem to be much warmer than I remember. It isn't hot throughout the day, but whenever we use hot water (washing machine, shower, etc.) the water heater comes alive and the knob and surrounding area gets really hot.

    I don't recall the temperature knob being this hot in the past. It might be normal; I really don't know how hot the knob used to be in the past since I never paid attention to my water heater before it stopped working. But I'm worried I might have done something wrong when I replaced the thermocouple.

    I would like to increase the tempe...
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  • |2009-06-06 23:14:33 matt b.  - exhast blower comes on, but gas does not light
    I have had a problem over the past few weeks with my water heater in that the gas is not lighting when the thermostat tells it it's time to heat the water. I think the thermostat is fine because the exhaust vent still comes on.

    I don't know much about water heaters, but it appears to have an electronic ceramic coil-type ignition. When I open a small access panel at the bottom I can see underneath to the gas burner. There is a small electrical module with an on-off switch. Only after I cycle it off and back on does the 'coil' underneath go active and begin glowing orange. A few seconds later the gas ignites and I'm back in business.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance.
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  • |2012-01-15 12:34:26 Brian
    was there an answer on this?????
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  • |2009-06-12 19:43:15 Bernie  - hot water mystery
    Could it be that you cold water dip tube has a hole on the top of the dip tube ? If so then simply replace it.
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  • |2010-01-26 21:34:29 ty  - no
    If your cold water dip tube has a hole in it, that is normal. it acts as a vacuum breaker so if you're draining the tank and you forget to open the t&p valve (or some valve) it will still suck air into the tank to compensate for the space lost by the water draining.
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  • |2009-06-14 10:34:31 DonV  - Gas Hot Water Heater Mystery
    Tim, you are not alone. Came to this site hoping to find a solution to exactly the same problem with our rural propoane water heater. My suspicion is the thermostat; essentially that the "deadband" between shutting off and turning on is too broad, so it has to get cold water flowing into the tank before the thermostat starts the burner. Has anyone seen this?
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  • |2009-06-24 19:19:03 Rudy  - mysterious loss of hot water
    fairly new water heater, worked fine, now all of the sudden I'm only getting lukewarm water out of all of the fixtures in the house. Burner is working fine. No change in water pressure. Thermostat seems to be working fine, Off position turns off burner and when thermostat is turned up burner goes on. Is there a reset button somewhere? Or fixture leaking cold water into the hot? I'm stumped, especially when it just happened all of the sudden. Please advise--Thank you in advance. GE 40 gallon natural gas.
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  • |2010-12-10 23:32:30 Cj  - Re: mysterious loss of hot water
    I've experienced the exact problem and found that my tank has a mixing valve that malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. If you do have a mixing valve it will have two settings, hot and cool try adjusting it first to hot and see if that corrects the problem. If that doesn't work than you may need to replace it.
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  • |2009-06-24 19:23:27 Rudy  - mysterious loss of hot water
    fairly new water heater, worked fine, now all of the sudden I'm only getting lukewarm water out of all of the fixtures in the house. Burner is working fine. No change in water pressure. Thermostat seems to be working fine, Off position turns off burner and when thermostat is turned up burner goes on. Is there a reset button somewhere? Or fixture leaking cold water into the hot? I'm stumped, especially when it just happened all of the sudden. Please advise--Thank you in advance.

    GE 40 gallon natural gas
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  • |2009-07-05 21:21:29 James382  - gas water heater
    Have a problem with a gas water heater its only a few years old but now every couple of days it goes cold I can't find a reset button, the light for the pilot flash's on and off so I have just been unplugging it and plug it back in a within a min it refires and have hot water again but then dose it all over again in a few days, any ideas what it could be, I live out in the country so I have a dug well and jet pump have no issues with water ever have filters and ultra viote lights in the system, could something be clogged in the heater of just worn out
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  • |2009-07-13 05:57:02 Steven Joyce  - Hot water a-plenty in the morning and day...but no
    This is strange! I live in a very cold area and for some reason I only get 1min of hot water when it is dark. In the morning when it is frosty I can have a 1/2 hour hot shower if I want. We also have no problems during the day. Our kids have a quarter filled bath at 5pm...but for some reason when it is dark we have next to no hot water. This is very embarrassing if we have visitors. The tank is only about 4 years old and has done it for the last 3 years. Does anyone know how to help? Cheers!
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  • |2009-07-14 17:04:00 Joey  - Burner comes on but goes right out...
    Hello, my gas water heater went out so i went to re-light it and when the burner fired up it went out in about 2 seconds. I went to re-light the pilot again and the pilot wouldn't light. I had to wait about 30 mins. before the pilot would light back up and then the same thing happened... the burner fired up the went right out, any easy ideas?
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  • |2010-03-07 10:35:13 Bob
    Had same problem with a GE gas heater. It's a lack of oxygen. Must have tripped the sensor/safety that shuts off oxygen to chamber. By waiting 30 mins enough air entered into the sealed off area to allow the pilot to light again. Once burner was lit it used up all the available oxygen and went out.
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  • |2009-07-26 17:50:06 mike123  - Best Way To Clean Out Hot Water Heater
    I was just wondering why we need to turn off the cold water supply when cleaning out the hot water tank? It seems to me that if you leave the supply on, the added water pressure would help clean out the tank.

    Thanks - Mike
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  • |2009-08-07 00:01:26 zhybridtoast  - Various replies...
    Tim, DonV, et al:
    Some quick thoughts (a pro plumber probably already covered these). Sounds like you could use some pipe insulation--also, I've seen some water circulation devices that keep the hot water moving through the house.
    Perhaps check out the Metlund device?
    http://www1.eere.energy.gov/inventions/pdfs/act.pdf

    Or perhaps your dip tube has cracked or fallen off.

    Rudy:
    Sounds like dip tube to me-"...leaking cold water into the hot..."

    stb:
    Maybe the shutoff valve for your apt? Or the valves near each of your fixtures?

    mike123:
    The cold line is supposed to flow directly into the bottom of the tank (even if it enters the top; see dip tube). If you leave the cold on, it's possible that the water level above will not lower & those floating sediments will not exit the drain. Maybe drain tank and then flush with the cold supply?

    me:
    Stop talking about dip tube so much--and taking up so much space...

    Also, I'm trying to find documentation on the ...
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  • |2009-08-17 20:29:51 LisaGZ  - To thermally expand or not to thermally expand?
    Wondering if you experts can enlighten us? We just installed our very first hot water tank. We had initially requested a contractor (who got back to us after three days) but ended up doing it ourselves in the meantime. Because we were cheeky and just wanted to see how much it would have cost, we asked them to review the costs, and they mentioned that they would have charged us for a thermal expansion tank. Our old hot water heater didn't have one, so we're curious if we need to install one with the new tank? Everything we can find on the web indicates that the determining factor to needing a thermal expansion tank is whether or not a pressure reducing valve (backflow valve) is already in place causing a closed system. We're not sure how to idenfity it, can anyone help? Also, we noticed that the cold input hose to the tank occasionally felt warm to the touch and were hoping that this meant that our hot water was expanding out into an open system. Is this normal, or is this a ...
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  • |2009-08-22 10:24:48 Matt D  - Water pressure after replacing water heater
    I replaced my water heater yesterday and my pressure is very erratic since (hot and cold). Do I need to turn on all the faucets/showers at the same time? Could there still be air in the line that's effecting the pressure?
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  • |2009-09-01 14:26:35 Ashley  - No hot water!!
    We moved into a house about 3 months ago and the hot water was only luke warm! It came out of it in a week.. but now we have no hot water once again. We have changed both elements and the upper thermostat. Yet there is no success.. The bottom element is not getting power... Any suggestions?
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  • |2009-09-13 10:26:33 Jim L  - Water gets too hot and trips shut off switch....bu
    All

    We have this problem with our gas hot water heater. the temps are set in the mid to low range but yet the heater gets too hot and trips the failsafe, leaving us with cold water. Any ideas? Is this something I could fix myself?

    Thanks for the advice.
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  • |2009-09-21 13:55:48 Gman  - Upgraded comments
    you can now reply to specific comments and get email notifications to comments.

    We hope you like this upgraded version.
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  • |2009-09-29 06:42:31 kebin2  - no hot water
    we just brought a new hot water heater and we changed the top element three times. We drained all the air out of the tank by letting the fauclts run until all the air was gone and still no hot water. someone please help!!!!!!!!!
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  • |2009-10-10 07:15:12 Betty  - water too hot and then not hot at all
    Water gets scalding hot from my electric tank and then suddenly there is no hot water at all. There is something wrong with it but don't know what. Thanks.
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  • |2009-10-11 16:50:21 patrice  - LEAKING TANK AN OVERFLOOR
    MY HOT WATER IS LEAKING AN WATER IS COMMING OUT OF THE OVERFLOOR AS WELL AS ON TOP OF THE HOT WATER TANK. MY TANK LOOKS LIKE THE 240 VOLT THAT IS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.THANK'S
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  • |2009-10-18 22:47:20 ricky  - water heater pilot
    yes my water heater won't stay lit and i have reset it twice. it automatically tries to re-light than stops and tries again.
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  • |2009-11-07 01:25:38 Susan  - No hot water
    Hi, a couple of weeks ago, without warning I ran out of hot water. My ex came over and replaced both elements (is that the right term?) and we had great hot water for about a week and a half and then once again no hot water!! What to do??? I'm already behind on my rent and the owner will not send someone out to fix. Is this an easy fix? Is this common? My kids are not thrilled with boiling water for showers out of milk jugs!!
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  • |2009-11-13 22:13:03 walt
    I'V NOTICED WHILE LOOKING AT WATER HEATERS THAT THIER ARE DIFFERENT WATTAGE SIZES. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
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  • |2009-11-16 00:24:28 Jenny
    :D i try to ligth my hot water tank and it wil not stay ligth. it keep going out
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  • |2009-12-06 09:44:49 JS  - Cold water problems
    When we turn on the cold water faucets hot water comes out initally until we run water for a few minutes. Also starting to get water hammering in the house. Any suggestions
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  • |2009-12-06 20:26:17 Paul  - Insufficient Hot Water Supply
    Help,
    I have a 6 year old gas 60 gal hot water heater. In the last month the volume of hot water at all points of use inside the house have a significant reduction in hot water supply at all times. The thermostat setting has not been altered. The water is hot but the supply is much less with less pressure. I thought the water pressure seemed lower on the cold side as well and called the local utility company but they have not responded as yet. Can water pressure cause this problem? One of my neighbors feels the water pressure mat be lower but I haven't asked others about this. Any suggestions before I call a plumber? Thanks for any assistance you may provide.
    Regards,
    Paul
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  • |2009-12-08 18:19:52 Heather  - water heater
    My water heater pilot went out it doesn't sound like there is even gas flowing what should I do.
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  • |2009-12-14 16:19:21 Mario  - Pilot Lite
    My pilot light won't stay lit longer than 15 minutes at a time. I replaced the thermal couple twice and nothing has helped. It seems as if the pilot light flame is not large enough to hit the thermal couple. Is there a reason that the flame is not large enough?
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  • |2009-12-22 11:08:12 LOUISE KUHN
    MY LIGHT KEEPS ON GOING OUT ON MY GAS HOT WATER HEATER TANK WHAT SHOULD I DO
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  • |2009-12-27 09:07:57 ken  - wall dial thermostat over heating house
    we have an old sanvic tlx wall thermostat on the wall the temp is set to come on when the dial is turned halve way only and therefore it is to hot how can the inside of the dial be adjusted to turn on say at 15 degrese and keep temp at this temp rather than the hotter temp. its a council house rented and they wont update system till next year. mean while the wifes asma is suffering because off the over heating and council dont give a toss. during the day we can just turn it back but at night when you are sleeping its kinda hard surely it can be set at lower temp. no thermostats on radiators.
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  • |2009-12-27 11:53:13 Thomas  - no water flow at one tap
    Replaced element in water heater. Everything went fine,except....no water flow coming out of kitchen tap hot side. Have hot water in both bathrooms. I'm theorizing that a vacuum has occured in the kithen pipes.

    Can anyone help to restore water in kitchen?

    Thanks
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  • |2011-01-23 18:11:14 Chad  - no water flow at one tap
    the same thing is happening to me too. I have cold water but no hot in my kitchen sink. Both hot and cold work upstairs in bathroom. I disconnected the kitchen hot but no water came from the pipes, so its not the faucet. Any Ideas?
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  • |2011-01-24 12:23:08 Rich
    I fixed that problem in my shower by removing the valve stem and found that the screw on the back end had come off and was blocking the flow of water. When I was finally able to get the screw out and put in a new valve stem, it worked fine since.
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  • |2009-12-27 14:36:47 ken  - Is This Normal
    I was recently doing some plumbing work and had the water main to my house shut off. I turned on a faucet in the yard at the lowest place on my lot to drain out the water from the pipes. As the pressure and flow was draining off the water became hot. I'm not sure how hot water could get back into the main water unless it was going back out of the water heater tank. Is this normal?
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  • |2009-12-29 16:17:26 greg palacios  - problem with hot water
    We just purchased a 6 year old house that has an electric 50 gallon water heater. we noticed that we only had hot water for about 15 minutes of shower time. we replaced both thermostats and still have the same problem. anyone have any suggestions?
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  • |2010-01-08 19:45:57 joe  - waterheater
    hello i have a 30 gallonwater heater gas heated and the water is durty and the thermostat is turned all the way up and the water is just warm for about 10 mins any one know what going on do i need to replace it or tell me some ideas to improve it thatnks so muchj joe
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  • |2010-01-15 23:53:47 Linda  - funky taste
    I had my HWH replaced a few days ago and have noticed that the how water tastes funky - sort of a chemical taste. I contacted the company that did the installation; they had no clue. A guy came out and tasted the water and said he didn't notice anything, but I definitely do. Any ideas?
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  • |2010-05-10 20:54:09 Seth  - Hot water taste
    I am having the same taste problem with the hot water after replacing the heater inlet valve. Did U figure out the cause?
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  • |2010-01-17 11:10:13 Brian  - New T and P valve and cold water does not run in a
    I recently installed a T and P valve on a gas hot water heater. After the installation, I turned the water on at the street, and the tank began to fill. The cold water in the house is running very slow or not at all. The hot water is flowing properly. Any ideas?
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  • |2010-01-17 15:15:27 Mary  - re: New T and P valve and cold water does not run
    The hot water comes out cloudy, but then clears
    in a few seconds. Do we need to clean the
    hot water tank?
    Thank you, Mary
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  • |2010-05-10 22:42:27 Anonymous
    you might have to drain off about a gallon from the tank drain.we do that every month and it seems to help
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  • |2010-01-22 13:04:49 Peggy Larsen
    Isn't a water heater just a vessel that holds water with the replaceable parts being thermostats and elements? Ours keeps blowing elements. This is the fourth time in a year. Does it need to be replaced?
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  • |2010-02-10 11:23:19 Colm Gallagher  - Condo Owner
    :?:
    I have a tenant who has emailed me stating that her hot water is going cold after 7 to 10 minutes. What should I do with the water heater to keep the water hot longer. Adjust the temp? To me 7 to 10 minute is a long time but I need to keep the tennant happy.

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  • |2010-02-11 14:04:29 PEGGY LARSEN
    Not a single person will tell you that there is a magnesium anode rod in water heaters and once it goes bad you have no choice but to replace your water heater. It is being eaten from the inside out. You can replace the rod but you have to do it BEFORE the damage occurs.
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  • |2010-02-11 14:06:35 PEGGY LARSEN
    Not a single person will tell you that there is a magnesium anode rod in water heaters and once it goes bad you have no choice but to replace your water heater. It is being eaten from the inside out. You can replace the rod but you have to do it BEFORE the damage occurs.
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  • |2010-02-12 12:48:11 r evans
    problem with my electric water heater only getting a bit of hot water for about 10 seconds is it my thermostats or my heater it self wish you could help thanks
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  • |2010-02-22 08:00:42 Reggie  - Home Owner
    My water heater is overflowing and flooding my basement. I'm not sure where it's coming from. I don't want to purchase a new water heater, what should I do? Thanks
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  • |2010-03-02 22:45:46 joanne
    my water heater makes whinny noises and is also very hot to the touch at the bottom hinged area. Is that a real problem
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  • |2010-03-06 00:45:51 Gene  - gas water heater drainning alot lately
    My gas hot water heater is drainning alot here lately. It is 5 years old located in the basement of the house which is 5 years old as well. It drains a lot of water out and seems to be doing it daily or every couple of days that I have noticed in the last 2-3 weeks. We have 5 people living in the house, so lots of baths and laundry daily. Is the tank going bad or is this a normal thing.
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  • |2010-03-20 10:49:22 Melissa
    I ran out of hot water, so I went and turned the heater on and off. It lit the pilot light on ran for about 20 seconds and shut off again for about 20 seconds and started up again and then off again every 20 seconds or so. Is this suppose to happen because I still don't get any hot water, maybe a little lukewarm.
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  • |2010-03-28 12:21:47 Anonymous  - hot water heater leak
    leak is at bottom where leg is welded on can it be fixed or replace
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  • |2010-04-03 11:51:11 Aaron  - HOT WATEWR IS TO HOT
    Hi, I have a problem that started recently at a house i am a handyman on. The customer's water is way to HOT. I have gone through and adjusted the temp control and that didnt work. So then i went and bought a new thermostat and it seems to still be getting way to hot. The reset button also clicks off everyday due to this. What is the issue. I have changed the bottom thermostat, should i have changed the top? Please someone reply that knows, i would appreciate it. THANKS :D
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  • |2010-04-09 10:28:52 Michael  - Aaron--me, too!
    Our heater has the same problem. We were about to try replacing the thermostats... Anyone know what causes this?
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  • |2010-04-09 11:30:10 Aaron  - I HAVE FIGURED IT OUT
    :D I did replace the bottom thermostate and this solved the issue! the part only cost $9 and easy to replace, just shut of the power supply breaker first, then disconnect the 2 wires that are connected to the thermostate. Swap out the old with the new, flick on power and hit the reset botton ( if needed ) and you should be good. I was.
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  • |2010-04-09 12:20:16 Michael  - Great!
    Thanks for the reply, Aaron. I have a question, though. In your first message, it sounded like you changed the bottom thermostat and that didn't fix it... Was I just reading that wrong?
    Good to hear that it is a pretty cheap part. I was afraid it would be $50 or something!
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  • |2010-04-21 20:07:46 Don  - no water coming from hot water spigots
    When turning on cold water spigots in house we do have cold water but when turn the hot water spigot only on - no water comes out of any in house and this just happened.
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  • |2010-08-06 23:35:04 Stacy  - DON--no hot water in any spigots?
    we just had this exact problem..there is a piece behind the spigot control, that needs to replaced,,you take off the spigot control knob and behind it is a valve of some kind and a plumber will charge you a arm and a leg to replace it..try maybe taking it off yourself and replacing it yourself..i hope this helps!
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  • |2010-04-30 12:21:58 R Tocher  - homeowner
    Why is it that when I turn on the hot water in the shower before the cold, there is no water for a minute or so and then hot water. If I turn on the cold water first, the hot water will not come out unless I turn off the cold and then back on?
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  • |2010-05-04 07:47:14 Laren Symonds  - no pilot light
    LP gas water heater. only a few years old. GE brand name. the pilot light will not light at all. yes there is gas. help
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  • |2010-05-09 00:34:26 mjg55
    You migh have to replace the thermalcouple.
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  • |2010-05-09 09:57:25 mjg55  - brown water comming out of hot water side of fauce
    :angry: I changed the leaky hot water tank drain,now all the hot water sides of my faucets are running brown water.How can I fix this??The cold water is running clear.
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  • |2010-05-14 21:46:35 jim  - gas hot water heater problem
    This is a very strange problem. I tried to fix the leak hot water faucet at kitchen. I shut off the main water valve and the valve under the sink and expect the water will be completely stopped. But when I removed the catrige from the faucet the hot water still runing out from the faucet. Why this happen and what is the possible cause? Does it have something to do with the pressure in the hot water tank? Any suggestion or clues will be welcomed.

    Thanks,

    Jim
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  • |2011-01-01 10:12:28 Dan
    The valve under the sink is old or defective. Turn the breaker off to the heater or if gas, turn the control knob on the burner valve to pilot and then turn the cold water valve off to the heater. If that does not stop the problem, turn the main valve off to the house or building. May have to go to the water meter. To restart just do everything in reverse order.
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  • |2010-05-21 11:55:43 Kathy  - Suddenly too hot of water
    This morning when I went to get in the shower, the water was literally scalding! It was fine yesterday, but not today. I know I need to check the thermostat, but what would cause it to so suddenly get way too hot?
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  • |2010-05-25 17:30:42 dan
    Hi I have a propane hot water tank it was shut down for the winter when i went to open my place up this week the hot water tank pilot lit and the fire comes on but wont turn up very much and take a long time to heat up and only warm help'''' :D :ooo:
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  • |2010-06-04 07:51:45 Cheryl  - Hot Water Pressure
    I have had this problem ever since I moved in 9 years ago. I have very little water pressure on the hot water side throughout the whole house. I have to wash all of my clothes in cold water because the water basically drips into the washer if I try to use the hot water cycle. When I go to take a shower the pressure is fine in the faucet, but then goes to a drip when I turn the shower section on. When I wash dishes the pressure of hot water slowly looses strength as I use the hot water. I have had many plumbers try to fix this issue, but no one truly knows how to solve it. Do I need a new water heater or something a little less expensive? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  • |2010-06-04 07:53:30 Cheryl  - Hot Water Pressure
    I have had this problem ever since I moved in 9 years ago. I have very little water pressure on the hot water side throughout the whole house. I have to wash all of my clothes in cold water because the water basically drips into the washer if I try to use the hot water cycle. When I go to take a shower the pressure is fine in the faucet, but then goes to a drip when I turn the shower section on. When I wash dishes the pressure of hot water slowly looses strength as I use the hot water. I have had many plumbers try to fix this issue, but no one truly knows how to solve it. Do I need a new water heater or something a little less expensive? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  • |2010-06-05 12:27:43 AP  - Hot water in some places, not in others.
    My water heater is near the bathrooms, there is plenty of hot water there. Not so in the kitchen, where the water is about 20 degrees cooler. Turning up the thermostat makes all water hotter, but still not hot enough to wash dishes - I'm afraid to turn it any hotter as it's so hot in the bathrooms. Have spent hundreds of dollars in plumbing work with no fix.

    Suggestions? I'm thinking it would be less expensive to install a small demand heater in the kitchen?
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  • |2010-06-05 12:45:42 mike golch
    sorry can't help you
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  • |2010-06-07 03:54:00 Brian  - Is noise coming from hot water system
    I have a slight knocking noise in the ceiling and the gas hot water storage tank is not far from where the noise is coming from. The noise is a slight knocking noise about every 15 minutes. We notice the noise at night while watching TV. I was wondering if the noise would be coming from a faulty relief valve in the hot water system. The system is about 8 years old.
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  • |2010-06-21 10:41:16 Clara
    I have a gas furnace and water heater. I got a new thermostat in Dec. 2009. Now that it's summer and I turned the thermostat back I have no hot water. If I turn it up to 70 or 80 I have hot water in 15 min. What is wrong? Is there a switch I should be turning?
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  • |2010-06-26 12:13:04 Lori  - Hot Water
    Why all of a sudden does my hot water get way TOO HOT !!!...Like almost to the point of scalding me..
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  • |2010-06-29 14:47:19 Craig
    So I just moved in to a trailer with an old electric water heater. The water lines had/has a lot of other problems, so holes i have repaired and some I still need to get to. So after the hole from the main water line was fixed, I got cold water out of the faucets and shower but nothing at all coming out of the hot ones? Any idea what this could be? I've tried a few different things and haven't been able to figure it out yet. Water comes out of the drain in the heater tank but when it comes to the faucets and shower nothing at all...
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  • |2010-06-29 19:26:40 Cheryl
    Please do not send me any other posts from this website. Thanks!
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  • |2010-07-15 02:56:26 Joe  - Help!
    I have a Whirlpool Electric 40 gallon lowboy hot water heater. It suddenly quit working 2 days ago. I assumed it would be the breaker but it wasn't. There is electricity. After consulting with several people all agreed that my problem was probably the thermostats. Since I have been working some crazy hours and my hot water heater is in my crawl space, I purchased both top and bottom thermostats and elements. Drained the tank, replaced everything. Now I still have no hot water. Any suggestions?
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  • |2010-07-21 20:23:57 slog hog
    i have the same problem with the kitchen, it is air stuck somewhere that causes this, try running dishwasher and all hot water for a time, to get air out of system.....
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  • |2010-07-26 20:06:18 Shar  - water heater suddenly slows output
    What could be causing a sudden slow flow from only the hot water faucets? I am wondering if having the gas off for a period of time can have this or other detrimental effects on the water. Thanks for help.
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  • |2010-08-01 21:55:37 lee  - water heater
    electric. i have very low pressure when i turn on my hot water. the water will get warm but not hot, any suggestions?
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  • |2010-08-07 07:46:48 Amy Pobst
    new comment to get this to not notify
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  • |2010-08-16 11:16:03 Kim  - HOT WATER HEATER FAN/MOTOR WON'T SHUT OFF
    Our hot water heater fan/motor has been running for 7 days straight now. It does this every once in awhile. Anyone have any ideas as to why it is doing this?????
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  • |2010-08-16 11:18:15 Kim  - HOT WATER HEATER FAN/MOTOR WON'T SHUT OFF
    Our hot water heater fan/motor has been running for 7 days straight now. It does this every once in awhile. Anyone have any ideas as to why it is doing this?????
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  • |2010-08-16 12:03:31 Dave Unrein  - Home owner
    What is the cause of moisture in the vent of my gas water heater?
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  • |2010-08-16 13:58:48 Robin  - Constant reset of water heater
    We were not getting hot water and I went to the water heater and performed the steps on the device to reset it. I turned off the power to it, turned the dial counterclockwise and then there was one other switch to turn, wait 5 minutes and turn everything back on. Well it works great. I go back upstairs and we have hot water almost immediately. However, in the last month, I've had to do this about once a week. Is it trying to tell us something?
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  • |2010-08-18 21:01:55 Don  - Gas hot water heater
    In my vacation home I have a water heater that is 8 yrs old and has not been used more than 100 hours at 160 degrees in the 8 yrs. We leave the pilot on all the time. My problem is when I heat the water to 160 and turn on any hot water faucet or shower the pressure drop to 20 to 40 psi while the cold water in the house is at 90 psi.
    what is the problem and can I fix it myself?
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  • |2010-08-18 21:05:34 Don  - Gas hot water heater
    In my vacation home I have a water heater that is 8 yrs old and has not been used more than 100 hours at 160 degrees in the 8 yrs. We leave the pilot on all the time. My problem is when I heat the water to 160 and turn on any hot water faucet or shower the pressure drop to 20 to 40 psi while the cold water in the house is at 90 psi.
    what is the problem and can I fix it myself?
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  • |2010-08-20 07:06:50 Ru  - No hot water
    We are in a apt and yesterday we didn't have power for about 20 min and power came back but half power.After that we are not getting hot water.
    What do we have to do to fix it ?
    Thanks
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  • |2010-08-31 12:35:59 kiddd66
    Hi there,

    I have an electric hot water tank that went out. i changed both thermostats and elements to make sure it was fixed. it worked great for about two months. Then teh other day there wasn't enough hot water for my daughter to shower. Any thoughts? Thanks,
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  • |2010-08-31 12:40:41 kiddd66
    Hi there,

    I have an electric hot water tank that went out. i changed both thermostats and elements to make sure it was fixed. it worked great for about two months. Then teh other day there wasn't enough hot water for my daughter to shower. Any thoughts? Thanks,
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  • |2010-09-01 08:39:00 Charlie
    My water heater will run hot water for about 10 minutes, then the hot water cuts off, whats wrong with it? Please help!!
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  • |2010-09-02 20:13:00 storm3865  - Any ideas?
    I just replaced the dip tube today, and the gas burner is turning on after I refill the tank, but the only way to get hot water is to turn off the cold water valve and let the tank completely heat up. When I turn the water back on, I have lukewarm water again. The tank was installed about 7 years ago, but was manufactured in 1999. Any ideas?
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  • |2010-09-19 08:36:58 SEEMA  - PLUMBING
    I can hear a trickling sound of water continuously
    in my basement.Please advise.
    Thanks
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  • |2010-09-20 12:37:42 Anonymous
    can you replace the nut that hot water gos in
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  • |2010-09-21 00:50:40 Gary  - Leaking Gas Water Heater
    I have a gas water heater with noticable moisture for leakage on wood flooring. When it ignites and heats water, I hear water hitting the flame and sizzles as you would on a bbq. It still heats water efficiently.I recently drained it to flush out sediments and was wondering if the valve may be particially stuck open. Athough I dont hear any noise as water might trickle. Is 20 years old and had a good run if its a standard life of unit. Thanks for any help in advance!!
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  • |2010-09-23 08:39:20 Neil  - Electric water heater element failure
    My hot water got real hot the other day for no apparent reason. About 24 hours later the water wont get hot enought. It is a dual element heater, so I suspect that one element got real hot burned out and the remaining one is keeping it luke warm? What do you think? Thanks.
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  • |2010-09-28 21:32:42 Bracey  - Gas hotwater heater gets really hot at bottom
    Does it supposto get that hot at the bottom.
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  • |2010-10-04 18:57:09 Smooth66  - re: Hot Water pilot stays on but the water does ge
    My hot water heater has been off for several months due to the gas being off. I finally got it turned on and the pilot stays lit but i don't get any hot water. This is a ayear old heater. What can be the problem?
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  • |2010-10-05 13:09:37 Michael  - Pilot light won't stay lit
    I just moved into a house and the gas company can't come out til 8 DAYS from now. we can get the pilot light to stay lit but every time we turn up the temperature it goes off, what is the problem?
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  • |2010-10-05 16:07:30 Jeremy  - Reset button
    I have a electric water heater, and here lately the water has been getting scalding hot (not normal), and keeps tripping the red reset button, is the thermostat out on it, and if so how can I tell which one it is, I have never adjusted either of the thermostats by the way, it just started to get really hot all on its own.
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  • |2010-11-21 15:24:58 Anonymous  - re: Reset thermostat?
    Rick wrote:
    I have a few questions.

    #1 How do you reset the thermostat?
    #2 Does the heater run off an internal thermostat?
    #3 Does it make sense to empty your tank and put CLR or someone chemical in to clean the tank out?

    Thanks
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  • |2010-11-22 09:40:06 Anonymous  - re: LEAKING TANK AN OVERFLOOR
    patrice wrote:
    MY HOT WATER IS LEAKING AN WATER IS COMMING OUT OF THE OVERFLOOR AS WELL AS ON TOP OF THE HOT WATER TANK. MY TANK LOOKS LIKE THE 240 VOLT THAT IS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.THANK'S
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  • |2012-01-29 19:58:21 Monica  - Hot water running through overflow drain--need hel
    I have a new electric water heater that constantly has hot water running through the overflow drain under the house. I have checked the thermostats and the overflow valve and all are working correctly. I don't know what else to do, so does anyone have any ideas? Thanks for your input.
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  • |2010-11-29 22:39:28 Nick Juliano  - warer hearte
    replaced both elements have power to top element only 120 to bottom element what's wrong , is there a limit switch in top ?
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  • |2010-11-29 23:27:44 Nick Juliano  - warer hearte
    replaced both elements have power to top element only 120 to bottom element what's wrong , is there a limit switch in top ?
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  • |2010-12-01 18:56:36 Anonymous  - re: re: no hot water
    Anonymous wrote:
    [quote=kebin2]we just brought a new hot water heater and we changed the top element three times. We drained all the air out of the tank by letting the fauclts run until all the air was gone and still no hot water. someone please help!!!!!!!!!
    [/quote]
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  • |2010-12-02 17:02:12 Karalee  - 10 minutes of hot water
    Can anyone help me..... 10 minutes is not enough hot water. 40 gal tank & the tank is 13 yrs old.... trying to repair myself. Any suggestions?
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  • |2010-12-04 10:00:14 John  - Leaking Water Heater Drain Faucett
    I have a gas water heater that is seven years old. It is leaking from the drain faucet. Are those repairable or replaceable? Or, must we replace the entire water heater?
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  • |2010-12-05 17:38:32 kyle mcpherson  - replaced water heater
    i replaced my water heater yesterday.Hot water after a couple of hours, now the water is only warm..checked under the house for leaks,pushed reset, checked the breaker, still no hot water... :angry-red:
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  • |2010-12-10 00:25:01 C. Lee  - Creased water heater
    Has anyone ever heard of the outside of an electric water heater creasing? We just moved into our house a year ago and didn't notice anything on the water heater at the time, but we recently noticed a crease. We don't know if it is new or not. Is this something that we should be concerned about?

    Thank you!
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  • |2010-12-12 22:41:18 Denny  - Water Heater Shuts Off Every Other Day
    Please help! My water heater stops running every other day. What I have to do is unplug the power line and plug it back in and this starts it back up again. I checked the red led light against the chart and it said. Two flashes mean "Max IGN Attemps". If anyone knows how to fix this problem please let me know. Thanks.
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  • |2010-12-21 13:10:10 Bev K  - water slowly leaking form top thermostat cover
    I have a hot water tank in the garage that seems to have a slow leak coming from the top thermostat cover plate and the slow leak is a rusty brown shade also we now have to turn the shower on full before the hot water comes through, where before we would turn the shower control half way and we would get hot water.
    Does anyone know what my problem is ?? The heater is 4-5 yrs old

    Many thanks
    Bev K
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  • |2010-12-21 13:19:30 Bev K  - water slowly leaking from top thermostat cover
    I have a hot water tank in the garage that seems to have a slow leak coming from the top thermostat cover plate and the slow leak is a rusty brown shade also we now have to turn the shower on full before the hot water comes through, where before we would turn the shower control half way and we would get hot water.
    Does anyone know what my problem is ?? The heater is 4-5 yrs old

    Many thanks
    Bev K
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  • |2010-12-30 16:39:29 eugene carfora  - Air (gas?) spits out of hot water faucets
    Ever since a new Bradford White indirect water heater was installed, air or gas spurts out of the hot water (never cold) taps every morning or after a few hours of non use. Problem never occured with the old Bradford White (similar model). Have well water input. Have used hard and soft water input with no change. Have a vacuum release valve mounted on the cold water input to heater.(causing air leak??). Thanks for your input.
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  • |2011-01-02 22:11:33 Brooke  - New Hot Water Heater Still not working
    We replaced our hot water heater because the old one was just putting out luke warm water. Both hot water heaters are gas. We are still having the exact same issue with the new hot water heater.
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  • |2011-01-03 10:28:57 Eden Wilkerson  - New water heater not sending hot water to faucets?
    Just bought a new water heater (gas, 50 gal) to replace a leaking 40 gal. Measured the temp of the water at hottest position on the faucet. Came out to 150 degrees. Problem is that in the shower, with the old water heater, we would set the faucet mid-way to get a comfortable shower. Now we set the faucet to one click less than the hottest position. You would think that with more hot water available to us, we would not have to set the faucet control to high. It's not a question of hot having hot water accessible to us. It's a question of why isn't it getting to the shower with as much force as the old heater. Called the plumber. Basically answered that 3/4 pipe stayed the same. We just need to fiind the new adjustments to our lifestyle. Before I do that, I want to make sure I address everything else. Was there a problem with the way the heater was set up?
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  • |2011-03-13 14:18:00 earl shellhouse
    Eden, your installation is most likely good and if you want to have the extra hot range at the shower try turning the thermostat at the heater up
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  • |2011-01-06 13:44:06 barbara  - Broken water heater
    My 50 Gal natural gas water heater broke AND Water all over. Can we replace the burner which works fine into a propane water heater of the same size
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  • |2011-01-06 18:00:22 Andy
    Hey, my hot water heater started acting up a few days ago. Hot water comes out at first, but it gets cold much quicker than usual. I'm not sure if this next part is coincidence, but the shower pressure increased dramatically at the same time we began having issues running out of hot water?

    Any ideas? I'm going to check thermostats and some of the other things mentioned previously on this forum.

    Thanks,

    Andy
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  • |2011-01-17 13:57:48 Steve  - No hot water in the morning
    I have a 7 year old 75 gallon hot water heater. I get up early in the morning (5 am) to go to work. When I take a shower I have warm water, but not hot water. As the day goes on (after 9 am), the water is hot enough. What would cause little to no hot water in the early morning hours? thank you.
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  • |2011-01-17 18:31:41 Anonymous  - re:
    Anonymous wrote:
    U need to check your recirculating line ( the pipe that brings the hot water back to your tank) it may be broken or u may not have one. U can install a pump for this to if you want . Hope this helps :)
    Sorry I ment you have to install a pump for this you can add a timer to it if you like :)
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  • |2011-01-17 20:37:43 R PARAYNO  - My Gas water heater pilot wont light
    My water is in the basement and during the last heavy rains my basement got innumdated with water which probably reached the pilot light control valve. It's been dry for a while now but I still can't get it fired.
    Any suggestions short of buying a new $500 unit?
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  • |2011-08-31 19:55:51 kelly  - My Gas water heater pilot won't light
    Did you get an answer to this? I'm having the same problem since hurricane Irene a few days ago.
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  • |2011-01-17 20:39:30 R PARAYNO  - My Gas water heater pilot wont light
    My water is in the basement and during the last heavy rains my basement got innumdated with water which probably reached the pilot light control valve. It's been dry for a while now but I still can't get it fired.
    Any suggestions short of buying a new $500 unit?
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  • |2011-01-18 09:16:47 paris289  - New Electric Heater but air in lines.
    I just installed a new electric hot water heater. I replaced the shut off valve on the cold water intake just above the heater. The old gate valve had a bleeder and it was getting a green residue, looked like it was leaking. The one I installed was a ball valve and did not have a bleeder. Now, there seems to be air in the lines. I installed this about 6 months ago and have run water out of every faucet in the house. If no water is run for about 3 or more hours, when I turn on the hot water at any faucet, a small amount of air comes out with the water. It is not imediately, but within the first minute. The longer the water was shut off, the more air seems to be in the line. I never had this issue with the old electric heater, what do you think is wrong?
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  • |2011-01-23 21:02:08 Anonymous  - air in the line
    I (finally) cured my "air in the hot water lines' after changing out the anodes in the heater. The heater came from the factory with Magnesium rods installed; replaced them with aluminum rods, Had the same problem you described except my heater is an indirect oil hot water system w/ well water.
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  • |2011-01-23 21:23:41 christian  - hot water heater problems
    my hot water heater is heating water, and i have cold water running to the trailer. but there is not hot water running to the trailer. i have checked the water lines and the are not frozen,, what is the problem?
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  • |2011-01-24 11:48:53 MIsbah Shakoor  - leaking hot water heater
    My hotwater heater is leaking. I touch every faucet connected to the tank and nothing is wet. Yet every morning I see that there's a puddle on the bottom. My tank is located in my basement. Please advise me if this is normal, can I fix it myself or do I need to call a plumber?
    Thanks.
    Misbah
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  • |2011-01-26 19:16:34 anonymous  - NO WATER OUT OF THE HOT SIDE OF THE FAUCETS
    can someone help, all of the sudden we are not having any water come out of the hot side of the faucets, but water comes out of the cold?
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  • |2011-01-26 21:22:04 Anonymous
    Someone turned off the supply valve to the hot water tank ask kids or neighbors someone who has access to the utility room
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  • |2011-06-07 08:21:47 geniebee  - no hot water out of faucet
    If the problem is in the kitchen faucet try replacing the faucet/equipment. It has a safety mechanisism that shuts it off. It happened to someone i know and it was resolved that way by a plumber.
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  • |2011-01-26 23:44:54 Anonymous
    sounds like the thermost and or the pilot lit is not working.
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  • |2011-01-27 22:51:34 oldsalt
    Gas HW heater is making loud rumbling noises after hot water use. Water is clear and hot. Any ideas?
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  • |2011-01-31 08:25:39 John  - Bolt on element gasket replacement
    I have an old electric HW heater with bolt in style heating elements. I drained it, cleaned out the scale, etc., but could not figure out how to remove and replace the thick rubber gasket. So of course, its leaking. Any tips on getting the old gasket out?
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  • |2011-02-01 10:44:44 Erica Bradley  - Gray Tank above water heater
    Hi,
    The gray tank above my water heater has a slow drip. It says that it is a potable tank? What does this mean and what should I do?

    Thanks in advance for your help!
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  • |2011-02-03 02:41:52 Mary L  - Possible frozen pipe to hot water heater, heater i
    During the snow & ice storm, and extremely low temps we are currently experiencing,we have had to run the faucets here. However, we only ran the cold sides and now the hot water tank is empty since we tried to get hot water. All we got from the hot water side was cold water until it drained the tank and stopped. I suppose the cold water pipe that fills the hot water heater is froze. How do we find the frozen sections to thaw so it will refill the hot water tank? and what should we do about the pilot and flame burning while there is no water in the tank?[/b]
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  • |2011-02-06 20:45:22 Pat  - water heater is cutting off circut breaker
    my electric water heater is causing the breaker switches to go off. I reset the breaker and a few hours later is shuts off again. What could cause this?
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  • |2011-02-08 11:03:19 Tamika Carter  - No Hot water
    I have replaced my electric hot water heater replaced the elements and changed the panel box to my home I STILL don't have Hot water what can be the problem
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  • |2011-02-09 01:38:05 steven peters II  - hot water heater nightmare from tha get go
    I totally rebuilt my 3yr old hot water heater not knowing the problem was in the slab below I dug it out where it goes in and out and rerouted the plumbing and I now have no water in the kitchen and low pressure in the bathroom and I didn't even touch the valves to them.....but the shower has perfect water flow and now I'm just scratch n my head anyone ever had this happen or heard of such a type of errything could go wrong has situation? Let me know if I'm. Missing something other than I prob shouldn't have evn messed with this mess
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  • |2011-02-12 02:55:31 kevin k  - pilot light would not stay on
    I have a 40 gallon natural gas water heater. I had my BFG convertor kit and NAT valve replaced. I am having a problem keeping the pilot light to stay on once I release the red button. I have no problem getting the pilot to light and I also hold onto the red button for 1 minute to 1.5 minutes but once I let go the red button I can see the pilot light go off. How can I fix this problem? Please help.
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  • |2011-02-13 10:43:46 joe  - water heater
    water coming up on top thru the seams don't look good even with main water turned off this is a gas hot water heater about 14 yrs old
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  • |2011-02-15 01:23:30 pete
    My pilot light has all of the sudden started to go out. I relight and it stays on long enough to fill the tank then I would have to relight it again
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  • |2011-09-04 10:36:11 rock
    i'm haveing the same problem did u get any answer?
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  • |2011-02-15 10:02:01 Anonymous  - re:
    pete wrote:
    My pilot light has all of the sudden started to go out. I relight and it stays on long enough t heat the tank then I would have to relight it again
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  • |2011-02-17 09:36:29 jose ramirez  - gas water heater
    does the gas water heater have a reset button for the thermostae. because my water comes out hot but not for long and then it gets cold
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  • |2011-02-18 08:21:32 Anonymous  - re: elect. Hot water heater element
    John wrote:
    Which element is suppose to heat first the top element or the bottom one?
    Anthony wrote:
    My electric hot water had a bad element only one side was getting hot I change it out and It showing that it's getting power but my water is not getting hot also if the vales on the water heater is going up and down is it in the open state? P.S. please help !!!
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  • |2011-02-19 11:33:07 PMC  - problrm w water heater
    We swapped out a gas water heater for an electric Hotpoint HP0902B18643 40 gal. Just to be on the safe side we thought we would replace both thermostats since this w/h has been sitting, unused for two years. Do you know what we should buy? :?:
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  • |2011-02-19 21:34:06 danny  - electric. water heater pressure valve
    my pressure vavle releases water every so often. i replaced it but no help. doesnt seem to have a ryme or reason. could it be water pressure?
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  • |2011-02-23 06:30:49 rose
    Can an everyday person change a hot water heater element? or should a plumber be called?
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  • |2011-02-23 07:35:11 rose  - Warm to cold
    I have an electric hot water heater. The water is not as hot as it used to be. Also, it gets cold quickly. I bought it in 2002. is it time for a new one?
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  • |2011-02-24 12:05:22 Smrl_85  - Electric wAter heater Tiny leak
    Our water heater is over 14 years old. We havent used it for two years and now we are trying to fix it. Once we started the flow of water we noticed a tiny leak around the bottom of the top element, but it's not the element. Is it ok to still use it or are we going to need to purchase a new one?
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  • |2011-02-24 15:02:42 Jen  - Only warm water
    Our house is only 6 years old and the past couple weeks I have noticed we only have warm water no hot water. It will also take quite a while to get warm water. I have tried turning the temperature up on the hot water tank but that doesn't seem to work. Then again can't see why it would when I didn't have the issue before. Any ideas??
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  • |2011-02-24 20:29:16 Clara  - Clara
    Our electric water heater recently has began to blow out air when it has not been used for awhile. its hot and works well other wise. but our electric bill has skyrocketed. Could the two be related?
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  • |2011-02-25 10:48:14 Jeff  - propane water heater
    My hot water heater is hot for me in the morning but when my wife and daughter use the shower after me the water does not get as hot what is the problem????????
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  • |2011-02-25 21:09:24 Roy Benson  - Leaky fitting
    The tank I have has the pop off valve on the top of the unit. Water was leaking around the valve so I pulled the pop off valve off of the unit and applied Plumbers tape and re installed the pop off valve. When I turned the tank water back on it started leaking around the fitting that the pop off valve screws into.

    Do I need to replace the unit or can that fitting be replaced?
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  • |2011-02-26 13:10:12 Jennifer  - no hot water in showers/bath but sinks and other a
    Not quite sure why this is happening but when taking a shower or bath the water does not get hot however when a load of wash or the dishwasher is ran the water is hotter than hot. Also sinks are hot but in the beginning you wouldnt be able to stand the water if the faucet handle was pushed further than half way to the left. Now in order to get the water to be hot the faucet handle needs to be closer to the left side of the faucet which is bizarre.

    Our water heater is only 10 years old. Any advice or suggestions as to what I could do to remedy the problem without having to go out and purchase another water heater would be fantastic. Thanks
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  • |2011-02-26 17:37:12 kay
    Our water heater is leaking and no longer has hot water. Should we replace the heater?? It is only 4 years old.
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  • |2011-02-26 17:39:05 kay
    The water is not coming from the valve but from underneath the bottom (it seems)
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  • |2011-03-01 19:02:01 ray vasquez  - water heater question
    after five minutes, my hot water runs completely out. i have to leave the cold water off and let the hot water come back. anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. then, it comes back with a vengence. my water heater is less than 2 years old. thanks, ray
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  • |2011-03-02 13:08:29 Anonymous  - leaks
    i have a serious leak from the botton of may hot water tank. can any one tell me what might be the problem
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  • |2011-03-02 13:12:41 COURTNEY BAILEY  - LEAK
    I HAVE A SERIOUS LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF MY HOT WATER TANK. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM
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  • |2011-03-02 18:42:26 Lindsay  - Mystery
    I saw someone posted this earlier but I never saw an answer.

    We have sufficient hot water except first thing in the morning. We have a gas hot water heater and normally we dont have problems. Just first thing in the morning. We have payed someone to come fix it and are in just over $500. It cost nearly $900 for a brand new hot water heater, although I'm not certain that would solve the problem.

    Does anyone know what might be causing this? I am SO tired of not having hot showers before work.

    Thanks!
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  • |2011-04-01 12:58:06 Lindsay
    Mystery Solved!

    Replaced the timer for the recirculating system and everything works great.

    So happy that after a year, we got this figured out!
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  • |2011-03-04 20:18:30 La Tisha  - A Flood
    My house was recently flooded in the basement. When we went to light the water heater it stayed lit and then went right out and it continues to do that. Now our household does not make that much money so it kinda scares us to call out a plumber without knowing what the problem is and not being able to get free quote. It would really help us if someone could Please help us out.
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  • |2011-03-06 10:33:47 gwapo  - Propane vs. electric water heater
    I currently have a 12 year old propane water heater and since propane is now hovering around $3.00 a gallon, I am thinking of replacing it with an electric water heater. My most recent electric bill relects a total bill of $78.60 bill (total delivery + total supply services combined) for 468 kWh used. Since propane has more than tripled in the past 12 years since I had my propane water heater installed, would it be more economical to replace it with an electric water heater with the info I provided? Thanks.
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  • |2011-03-08 13:01:08 cecilia  - hot water tank
    It sounds like water is continually passing trough pipes but there is not sign of likage any were. Please help me
    Thanks
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  • |2011-03-08 13:11:56 cecilia  - re: hot water tank
    cecilia wrote:
    It sounds like water is continually passing trough pipes but there is not sign of likage any were. Please help me
    Thanks
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  • |2011-03-09 16:51:48 greg  - water heater
    if the pilot light wont stay lit all the time,but i can relight it,does that mean the thermocoupler is bad?i heard if it is bad it wont relight and it just needs to be cleaned.any advice would help.
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  • |2011-03-12 17:00:14 Theresa  - No hot water pressure after replacing hot water he
    I had my 50 gal hot water heater replaced with an 80 gal heater. The water gets hot but there is no pressure from the hot water side of the faucet. Any suggestions on what I need to do to fix?
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  • |2011-03-13 19:27:50 Toni  - Lime build up in electric water heater
    We followed directions to clean water heater with CLR. There was a build up of around 6 inches of lime that settled to the bottom. After 2 times of using the clr we cannot get the water to stop foaming. To add to it we installed a water softener. What can stop the foamy milky hot water? We can still smell the clr in the water no matter how many hours we flush out the water heater. My fear is some of the lime is holding onto the clr. Advice would be welcome.
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  • |2011-03-13 23:58:35 Anonymous  - re: gas water heater drainning alot lately
    Gene wrote:
    My gas hot water heater is drainning alot here lately. It is 5 years old located in the basement of the house which is 5 years old as well. It drains a lot of water out and seems to be doing it daily or every couple of days that I have noticed in the last 2-3 weeks. We have 5 people living in the house, so lots of baths and laundry daily. Is the tank going bad or is this a normal thing.
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  • |2011-03-15 16:23:12 LE  - Electric water heater issue
    My electric bill just doubled. Believe the water heater is the culprit. Had plumber look at it a few weeks ago as husband thought it was leaking. Plumber said no leaks and the sounds were normal. Now I think the heating elements are just on all the time as I just got the electric bill and it doubled from last month, hence the humming noise it always makes, never stops. Now I do use a little portable electric heater but not that much....though I guess it is possible the increase is because of that. I just called the plumber and they said this is normal.... but will check it out with the "guys" and call me back ($108 just to show up...so don't want to waste another $108). Any ideas? It is a Whirlpool 50 gallon electric WH, about 3 years old.
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  • |2011-03-15 16:25:36 LE  - More info.
    also it used to take about 2 minutes or more of running the water to get hot water in the kitchen just about 30 feet of pipe away from the WH, now it takes 12 seconds.....
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  • |2011-03-19 13:05:18 LE  - Figured it out....
    Though no one answered me, I found out the problem.....we also have a point of use water heater under the house....recently there was a leak in the cold water pipe near it...had that fixed, well now the POU WH is leaking, hence the reason why the regular house WH is always on and heating water. So now to get the plumber out to just remove the POU WH and take care of that issue once and for all. Very frustrating, have a call in to the plumber complaining that he should have found the problem when he was under there Feb. 18....as I know it has been leaking since then.
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  • |2011-03-21 15:03:58 LE  - All fixed....
    Plumber came and fixed it today. POU WH was leaking like I said. Found out it was the owner who came back on Feb. 28 (had date wrong above) and said no leaks. He readily admitted he did not crawl in very far, just looked glanced with the flashlight. Lots of ductwork in the way so that was a dumb move. So they credited the $108 towards today, so comes to $108 in all as they bill a min. of one hour and it took them all of 45 minutes and that included them changing the filter under the house too. So all taken care of for the moment!
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  • |2011-03-19 11:24:21 Linda Hopkins  - Hot Water Problem
    When we turn the hot water on first thing in the morning it is only lukewarm even with it turned up all the way. Then if we wait about 15 or 30 minutes and try it again it is hot. This doesn't happen every time we shower, just occasionally. What could be problem? (Our house was built in 2001, so the heater is 10 years old).
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  • |2011-03-20 23:18:45 Mishell  - Hot Water Tank Issues
    Hello, my hot water tank is only heating half of the house. We tried to relight the pilot but it would not stay lit. Are there any tips that you can give us to try before we call a plumber out?
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  • |2011-03-21 12:04:53 Anonymous  - re: Hot Water Problem
    Linda Hopkins wrote:
    When we turn the hot water on first thing in the morning it is only lukewarm even with it turned up all the way. Then if we wait about 15 or 30 minutes and try it again it is hot. This doesn't happen every time we shower, just occasionally. What could be problem? (Our house was built in 2001, so the heater is 10 years old).
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  • |2011-03-21 13:57:05 david  - ewgas water heater
    I just boug a new water heater ad its making a loud humming sound. What can i do?
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  • |2011-03-21 15:07:10 LE  - 
    If that is anything like mine above (leaking POS WH caused our regular WH to run 24/7) then your WH is running constantly, and heating constantly. I would either call where you bought it or call who installed it, also crawl under your house and look for leaks in your hot water line. good luck!
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  • |2011-03-21 14:49:25 JEANNETTE
    :ooo: MY GAS WATER HEATER IS LEAKING HELP
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  • |2011-03-21 15:08:09 LE
    Ummmm call a plumber, or buy a new one, leaks generally mean they need to be replaced.
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  • |2011-03-21 15:03:17 LE  - Fixed
    Plumber came and fixed it today. POU WH was leaking like I said. Found out it was the owner who came back on Feb. 28 (had date wrong above) and said no leaks. He readily admitted he did not crawl in very far, just looked glanced with the flashlight. Lots of ductwork in the way so that was a dumb move. So they credited the $108 towards today, so comes to $108 in all as they bill a min. of one hour and it took them all of 45 minutes and that included them changing the filter under the house too. So all taken care of for the moment!
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  • |2011-03-22 11:52:20 Dawn  - leaking around valve and drain pipe
    I have a propane hot water heater tank and it seems to be dumping water on the floor from the pipe. The valve is shut. Also rust coming from the valve site going down the side of the tank. We've emptied the tank and sediments every year (6 years) now. The tank was there when we bought the house so not sure how old it is. It also is on B for water hotness. When we first moved in the first or 2nd dot would almost burn you. 3 dots then a b and c. It's on b now so we've moved it over and over over the years. My oil furnace heats the water then puts it into the tank where it's connected over the winter months. The tank is stand alone one the furnace is shut off. Is it time to replace the tank or have someone come fix it? Thanks for any and all answers!
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  • |2011-03-24 11:30:41 Anonymous  - re: Water pressure after replacing water heater
    Matt D wrote:
    I replaced my water heater yesterday and my pressure is very erratic since (hot and cold). Do I need to turn on all the faucets/showers at the same time? Could there still be air in the line that's effecting the pressure?
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  • |2011-03-27 11:31:08 Rick  - Pilot light frustrations
    After two new hot water heaters and having the gas company out, my pilot light keeps going out. I can't seem to figure out a pattern of when but it seems to go out after a shower or a running the washer. Please help!
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  • |2011-03-31 21:42:34 Sophie  - re: re: Water pressure after replacing water heate
    COuld you figure out the cause? We replaced out water heater last week and since then we have similar issues. Hot water runs from cold tap and vice versa. We have to leave the taps on and water running for the long time to get cold from cold tap and hot from hot tap. Also hit water doesn't last for more than 2-3 minutes. Very irritating. In the middle of the day sometimes it will run just fine.
    We never had this issue until we replaced old heater with the new one.

    Anyone knows why?

    (We did call the plumber who installed it but when he came water was running fine....Bad timing :(
    Anonymous wrote:
    [quote=Matt D]I replaced my water heater yesterday and my pressure is very erratic since (hot and cold). Do I need to turn on all the faucets/showers at the same time? Could there still be air in the line that's effecting the pressure?
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  • |2011-04-01 12:44:15 Elaine  - water from heater sometimes hot sometimes warm
    About a month ago I noticed that sometimes the temperature of the hot water is different - sometimes hot and sometimes warm. I finally realized that if I take a shower and it is the first time hot water is used then it is warm. If someone showers before me or the dishwasher is ran then when I shower the water is hot. Any idea what the problem is? We did check the thermostat and it was set correctly.
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  • |2011-04-01 12:54:36 Lindsay
    Hey Elaine!

    This happened to me about a year ago. The problem for us was the timer for the recirculating system. Once that was replaced, everything worked great!

    Good Luck!
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  • |2011-04-03 13:58:28 Mike
    I just replced hot water heater and have very little pressure in the kitchen. should I have remvoed the blue plugs on the water heater prior to install. They looked like pressure reducers? I have been told both ways?
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  • |2011-04-07 22:33:04 Jon  - an on going problem
    I built my house 4 yrs ago and now just started to have problems with my electric water heater. Recently I have replaced the upper and lower heating elements and had hot water for a week then al the sudden no hot water. Then last week I replaced the upper thermastat and now today a week later no hot water again. i have checked the breaker and i have power also I checked the reset and it was not triped. what do you think could be wrong? The only thing lleft to change is the lower thermastat.
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  • |2011-04-08 17:44:35 Jim Woods
    Our Hot Water Heater is electric. We get about 1/2 tank of hot water then have to wait 15-20 minutes and we get the rest of the tank of hot water.

    It is very hot, then gets cold. After a wait, it gets very hot again.
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  • |2011-04-09 07:05:41 jon  - found out the reason
    the reason was due to the fact the water heater did not fill all the way up b/c of air and the elements was cracked
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  • |2011-04-10 12:40:27 Douglas  - help
    left hot water on all day and now the water heater is not working
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  • |2011-04-10 16:14:49 Seth Roig
    I have a new electric hot water heater that i put in but im not getting 240v to the bottom element the top one is fine but no power to the lower one i have checked the reset button i dont know what else to do?
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  • |2011-04-14 08:11:23 bill what the hey??  - doesn't make sense
    all was going well...then water heater (gas) broke.....bought a new hot water heater....had it in installed. i now have hot water to all parts of house, except......i have a washing machine in my garage which now does not have hot water. theory is, perhaps line going to washing machine was broke..(pretty big coincidence)..if so, wouldn't the hot water heater be running all the time? cannot figure it out....two plumbers came out and cannot figure it out. any ideas? thank you to any help.
    bill
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  • |2011-04-18 13:05:32 Nathan  - Hot water issue
    My hot water heater is in the attic, the drain leads to the outside. Warm water at times is dripping at a regular rate.
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  • |2011-04-18 14:10:55 Rande  - Small white particles keep building up in the fauc
    Small particles that look like little white pieces of pvc are collecting in my faucet heads. Very small little pieces but they quickly clog up and reduce the stream considerably.

    Could these be coming from my water heater? If so, how can I remove them. Think heater is about 6 years old. thanks, Rande in Jax Fla.
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  • |2012-01-08 17:17:09 Anonymous
    Your dip tube is eroding
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  • |2011-04-19 21:24:12 hilda  - water heater
    Its been some times now, that I press the reset button and get water but since yesterday I pressit and use the hot water and go again the pop up button so what is wrong with the water heater? :angry-red: :angry-red:
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  • |2011-04-20 12:08:58 phillip
    My gas watr is not heating the water. The burner is going fullblast and the water does not heat. I cleaned the thurmo cupling and still no hot water. Can you help?????
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  • |2011-04-20 12:12:29 phillip
    My hot watre tank does not heat the water. It is a gas water heater. The burner is on and runs full blast. There is water in the tank but not hot,(semi warm)but not hot. Have any idea what the problem is????
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  • |2011-06-04 23:56:35 Mike  - Mr.
    Just now seem to be having the same issue as you I am going to turn the heater all the way down and then drain the tank in the morning to see what comes out.
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  • |2011-04-21 18:04:07 jacquelyn bedwell  - hot water in some areas of the house but not in ot
    We have just encountered this problem: our electric hot water heater gives us hot water in some areas of the house and no hot water in others. We replaced both heating elements, this hasn't fixed the problem. What could be wrong?
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  • |2011-04-21 21:45:18 Scott
    My son just purchased a 3 year old home, so the hot water tank is new. The water was shut off when they took possesion yesterday, so I turn on the water and the hot water tank filled. I went to light the pilot light on the water tank and it won't turn on. Any suggestions as to what could be wrong. It's only 3 years old, it shouldn't be the thermocupter yet??

    Scott
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  • |2011-05-11 07:07:09 LH  - Maybe is just needs a good cleaning
    We have a propane fireplace and every year we have to take the logs out, and thoroughly vacuum the whole area including the pilot light, or else the pilot just will not light. Dust gets down in it and needs to get sucked out in order for it to work. If you are using an igniter button it could be it is bad (try using a match then). Also need to ask the obvious question, is the gas turned on for the house?
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  • |2011-05-01 10:27:49 pennytowne  - white sediment in water
    I have white chalk like sediment in my water.I heard there are heaters made in certain years that have a plastic component that disintegrates. I checked and mine was made a few years after that. but am wondering what I can do or if anyone knows anything about this. it is a natural gad water heater,about17 years old.Started outthinking it was the new faucet we put in but find it in all the faucet filters, when I took off the filter it comes in chunks.
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  • |2011-05-02 13:23:06 Twilkie  - Gas tank's water too hot
    We have a 7yr old gas tank that the water is too hot. We keep lowering the temperature on the tank(it is currently set below the middle, just slightly over 1/3)and it works fine for a week, and then creeps up too hot again. It has me worried as I have young children who could easily burn themselves washing their hands. Any idea why it is doing this?
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  • |2011-05-03 08:08:40 JJ  - Water too hot
    Try replacing the thermostats. I was having a similar problem, except while my water was always way too hot, it would trip the breaker on the top thermostat too. I replaced the top and bottom thermostat and now it's working fine.

    I'm not a plumber, so please take this advice lightly. But it worked for me.
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  • |2011-05-02 15:30:22 Tanya  - No HOT water....
    Hi ~
    I have a
    GE 40 gal electric hot water heater that is about 8 years old. It was working fine until about 2 weeks ago.
    I changed both top and bottom elements - (discovered the top one was deteriorated) and now - no hot water.
    The tank is getting power - the thermostats are set to 125 - I have checked and rechecked all the wiring connections - but the water - and the copper pipe on top that should be warm - is cold. I don't know what else to do...
    Please HELP!
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  • |2011-05-03 08:10:20 JJ  - No hot water
    Did you reset the breaker on the hot water heater? There should be a button on the top thermostat. Press it, you should hear a click if it was tripped, and then it should start heating. If not, maybe replace the thermostat??

    I'm not a plumber, but it's just an idea.
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  • |2011-05-07 13:57:18 kelsey palmer  - KCP
    HW is leaking from the relief valve. it is 12 yrs old so im thinking its the whole unit, but is it just the valve? how do I repair this myself?
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  • |2011-05-09 19:46:47 Anonymous
    why dose my breaker keeps trippen for my hotwater heater
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  • |2011-05-10 16:06:20 Somatra  - No hot water!

    I have just replaced my electric water heater three years ago. Now the how water pressure is really weak. What can it be? The water that is coming out is still hot but barely flowing.
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  • |2011-05-11 07:00:05 LH  -  Somatra-- leak or clog maybe???
    I would think this is not a problem with the water heater. We just had a leak fixed under our house on the hot water line. We had low water pressue due to that, and the fact that our filter for the filtration system (also under the house) was just saturated (hadn't been changed in about 2 years...supposed to be changed every 6 months). Got both fixed and great water pressure now .
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  • |2011-05-14 19:12:24 serita  - hot water tank wont work
    :angry-red: our hot water tank stopworking.we replaced the elemnt 3 times and the thermastat 2 times.it has 220 going thru it but still no hot water.helppppppp have two kids and stuck don't know what else to do
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  • |2011-05-15 11:10:24 Joe  - re:
    Joe Nally wrote:
    In all modern day electric hot water heaters the upper element allways satisfies first before the thermostat is satisfied and switches power to the lower element
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  • |2011-05-16 06:58:09 elynch  - Having to reset constantly
    We replaced the thermostat on our water heater because we kept having to reset it. After 3 weeks of no reseting, now the same problem has started again. What now?
    If this helps our water is scalding hot.
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  • |2011-05-22 12:48:26 Jan  - No hot water
    For the past 3-4 days the hot water was becoming hotter and hotter to the point of scalding. Today there is no hot water. Is this the thermostat? Do I need to call a professional or is this something I can repair myself?
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  • |2011-05-25 15:22:19 need help  - oil water tank, reset keep tripping
    My oil hot water tank keeps tripping, I think it needs cleaning how do I go about doing so? and is there anything else I should be checking while in the process? I have checked all the electrical contacts and there does not seem to be a problem there.
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  • |2011-05-26 21:25:12 Brian  - Reset button on water heater keeps tripping
    I just replaced the lower element and lower thermostat on my whirlpool water heater. The reset keeps tripping after the water gets super hot. The bracket that holds the thermostat was rotted off so I just have the thermostat hanging there. Does it need to be touching the tank in order for it to work. Thanks
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  • |2011-05-28 17:07:12 Wendi  - Not getting hot water pressure in specific areas
    Just replaced water heater and did valve outside. Getting hot water pressure every in the house(dishwasher, washing machine, bath tub) but not in kitchen sink nor sink in bathroom. Already check for air inside line. HELP
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  • |2011-06-01 22:31:44 Adriana  - Pilot re-lit on propane water heater
    Ran out of propane so water heater was off thru memorial day weekend. We re-lit pilot but now burners weem to not want to light. Just a BIG flame settles at bottom??? im turning up thermostat little by little?
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  • |2011-06-05 10:21:26 Anonymous  - re: water too hot and then not hot at all
    Betty wrote:
    Water gets scalding hot from my electric tank and then suddenly there is no hot water at all. There is something wrong with it but don't know what. Thanks.
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  • |2011-06-08 15:47:37 Steven  - water heater
    i installed the gas water heater, but when i open the water valves to fill it, the shower just keeps running not allowing the water heater to fill up
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  • |2011-06-11 01:05:06 Anonymous
    our gas got shut off for over a month, now that its back on the pilot won't turn on at all. :angry-red:
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  • |2011-06-11 01:11:28 Anonymous
    our gas got shut off for over a month, now that its back on the pilot from the water heater wont turn on at all. what can be done??? :(
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  • |2011-06-14 10:20:52 Jesse  - hot water tank in 6" flood... should I replace lo
    My basement flooded with 6" of water while i was on vacation. The lower heating element will light, but seems rusted, inhibiting the flame. Should i replace it or install a new heater?
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  • |2011-06-15 20:48:55 Danielle  - Gas water heater
    My gas hot water heater heats the water for only about 30 seconds then it goes cold. If I wait a couple minutes and turn on the hot again, it will be hot for about 30 seconds again, then go cold again. Any suggestions?
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  • |2011-07-03 11:33:05 Danielle
    I think it's fixed
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  • |2011-06-16 09:49:35 Anonymous
    How can I fix a element on my hot water heater?
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  • |2011-06-19 14:32:17 Lee John  - Hot water keeps Running Out
    Since coming back From my holiday i had a small leak from my overflow tank where i did not turn the water off, luckily enough my dad checked my house and found the damp patch but drained my tank and turned the valve off on the pipe to my tank. When turning the valve back on 3 days ago and turning the hot water back on my hot water keeps running out after a full bath , then leave it for 10 minutes then it will run again but slowly stop ? If any one can give any advice this will be a great help.
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  • |2011-06-19 16:44:46 Bob  - No hot water
    I moved my 220V dual element electric hot water heater 2 ft. I disconnected the power, drained the water, extended the copper supply and discharge lines, installed new #10 wiring, filled it up with water, turned on the power - and no hot water. I checked voltage at all terminals and have 125V. After hours of debating, I purchased a repair kit with w new elements and controls. Still no hot water. I have replaced everything except the damn tank. Anybody got any ideas ?
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  • |2011-06-20 14:23:33 Joel Jimenez  - water heater problems
    My water heater is about 1 1/2 years old, so it's pretty new. I have a GE 60 gallon natural gas water heater. The problem that I am having is that the pilot will turn the burner on and after a couple seconds both burner and pilot turn off. What is the problem? Am I not getting enough oxygen or what?
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  • |2011-06-28 21:51:19 Carol  - Hot Water goes Cold
    When having a shower the hot water seems to quit coming out of the shower head and it is ice cold water only. If I turn the tap off an back on, I get hot water again. Any ideas?
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  • |2011-06-28 21:53:25 Carol
    Forgot to mention...it's a gas hwt.
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  • |2011-06-30 08:08:20 andre robinson  - triping
    hi, my qustion to is,i have install a new water heater,same AMP as the old, but every other day the little red button keeps triping off please help :angry-red: Thanks
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  • |2011-06-30 08:21:18 Anonymous  - 
    Over the motor there is a lid that pops up, there may be a couple screws to remove. Once the lid opens on it hinge check the two tines inside and see if they are dirty. I cleaned mine off and the red button stopped popping up. Dunno, might be your problem
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  • |2011-07-01 11:57:45 steve  - BREAKER TRIPS
    my question is why does my hot water heater breaker at the manin panel keep tripping?
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  • |2011-07-03 10:31:42 julia  - need help
    i got propane 3 weeks ago. i couldnt get it lit. thought that if i left it on pilot lighting setting for a bit than try again it would light. it didnt. the last i tried i accidentally left it on pilot setting for 3 weeks. just realized. umm turned it off. tried lighting again it came on. when i turned it to lowest setting the flame was extremely high and there is this frost subtance on the thermostat area and i think inside. what do i do. i need hot water! is it safe to light it and the flame to be so high. can someone please help me with this one. thanx.
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  • |2011-07-05 06:54:50 Ronnie  - Reset &breaker
    I did not have hot water so i hit the Reset button and then the water was to hot.The next day the same thing happened.And yesterday no hot water again.Now it is no hot water and it throws the breaker.PLEASE HELP
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  • |2011-07-07 09:55:57 Anonymous  - re: Best Way To Clean Out Hot Water Heater
    Gman wrote:
    Hello Spratley,

    Turn the gas/electric off to the water heater (you can sometimes get away with turning the heat way down so pilot light does not go out). Leave the cold water supply valve on to the heater. Hook a hose up to the boiler drain on the water heater and turn the valve on. Turn the handle back and forth; there will be grit in the valve assembly and you need to establish good flow before shutting the cold water inlet valve off to the heater.

    Once established, shut the cold water inlet valve off. THEN, go around and open all hot side ONLY valves in your home so you can break vaccum and allow the hot water to drain from the tank. That boiler drain off the tank is the lowest point of your potable water system so you need to allow it to drain completely out.

    10-25 minutes is the norm for proper draining; you should be able to "shake" the tank to determine it is completely empty. Just because it stops draining does not mean it is empty most times.....usuall...
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  • |2011-07-07 19:07:47 mark schuster  - house owner
    i fixed mine after every thing from hooking the garden hose to my pipes to clean them out to buying a new faucet check your braided hose from the shut off to the faucet now they have a dumb azz really stupid i cant stress enough of the man who of this should be shot they now have a flood safe valve you have to reset it
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  • |2011-07-07 19:11:48 mark schuster
    sorry i didnt put the right title for the above fixit
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  • |2011-07-07 19:10:25 mark schuster  - hot water in kitchen stops ,works every where else
    i fixed mine after every thing from hooking the garden hose to my pipes to clean them out to buying a new faucet check your braided hose from the shut off to the faucet now they have a dumb azz really stupid i cant stress enough of the man who of this should be shot they now have a flood safe valve you have to reset it
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  • |2011-07-10 22:01:02 Hiwot  - Water Heater Leak
    Hi I have a natural gas water heater and the drain valve is leaking, what should I do, it is a plastic one can I replace it with out a help of a plumber?
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  • |2011-08-05 01:16:46 Anonymous
    yes very easy just turn off the gas drain the tank change the valve fill the tank back up turn on gas u done
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  • |2011-07-18 09:49:46 Beau  - Water not getting hot
    Drained the water heater using the two simple steps shown to us by the plumber.....now the water is not getting hot? What did we do wrong?

    Beau
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  • |2011-07-18 15:17:26 Larry Walsh  - Hot Water Heater Issues
    My hot water heater is not keep the water hot. The pilot is on and when I raise the heat, I here the gas kick in but it doesn't stay on long and the water just is luke warm.

    What would cause this?

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  • |2011-07-19 08:07:03 Rhonda  - Hot water heater not reheating water
    Ok, here's my issue. I could really use any and all input. I can't afford a plumber right now.
    Last Thursday I came home and there was a lot of water in the lines, then no hot water, it was ice cold. They had shut the water off to our neighborhood some time during the day and turned it back on. Later than evening it was still cold, not hot water at all. My husband found that the breaker had tripped, reset and went to bed. The next morning we had hot water, I took a shower and almost ran out of hot water. That evening I came home and the same thing air in the lines and cold water. Ever since then, when we get up we have hot water, but after that runs out we have cold the rest of the day until the next morning. What could be wrong? We never had this problem before last Thursday when the water had been shut off.
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  • |2011-07-19 18:03:45 franki Bagley  - propane hot water heater
    I have a propane hot water heater that we cannot seem to keep the pilot light lit and then when we get it lit it wont fire.
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  • |2011-07-19 20:28:16 pete  - Electric hot water heater stoped heating
    I live in a mobil home and have an electric hot water heater. Recently A water line broke. We had to drain the lines to do repairs...Now I have no hot water...Anybody have any ideas to what happened and is it something that I can fix...Thanks....Pete
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  • |2011-07-22 18:12:07 Anonymous  - pilot lit but water luke warm?
    pilot lit but water is only luke warm at best any ideas?
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  • |2011-07-25 15:16:06 ML  - Some faucets get hot water, others do not
    Hello - My hot water works in half the house, and doesn't work in the master bath. How do I fix this? It works in the kitchen and second bathroom just fine. Thanks!
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  • |2011-07-26 20:23:20 Cindy  - Pressure valve leaking when doing laundry
    The last two water heaters I have both leak from the pressure relief valve only when I am doing laundry. Why would this be? :?:
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  • |2011-07-26 20:25:58 Cindy  - pressure relief valve leaking when doing laundry
    The last two water heaters we have had both leak from the pressure relief valve only when doing laundry. Why would this be?
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  • |2011-07-27 16:03:11 rashmi  - water heater not wrking
    I had flood in basement 3 days ago. water heater stop working. I relight the pilot. than turn on the thermostat/gas valve by turning to medium hot marker. The burner turned on and then stopped. My friend told me that change the pilot assembly. I did it. Problem did not solved. I changed the Thermostat/gas valve. Problem still exist. What should I do next.
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  • |2011-07-27 19:03:11 Jason  - Jay
    I have an electric hot water tank, its about 6 years old and has started to go super hot and then cold, after it goes cold the only way to get any warm water is to hit the reset switch on it? Do you think its shot or can you give me some advice on how to fix it?
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  • |2011-08-05 01:11:06 Anonymous
    change the thermostat
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  • |2011-07-28 07:47:02 Lou  - No hot water
    Please help, when I run my faucets whether it is hot or cold I receive cold water, when I run the shower I receive cold water, please suggest what I can do or where you think the problem originates from? Thanks
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  • |2011-07-29 09:13:22 LaDonna L  - No hot water coming out of the faucets
    I moved into an older home that sat for about a year where we installed a new GE electric hot water heater. After having the water turned on in the home we waited for 1 hour before turning on the water heater to be sure it was full. Now when we turn on any of the faucets the cold water comes out fine but when we turn on the hot water nothing comes out. HELP
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  • |2011-07-30 11:16:27 nancy jean  - Hot water heater heats sometimes but not all the t
    For some reason, my hot water heats when it wants to. I increased the temperature and it gets a little hotter on days that it doesn't work properly. I've had it for about 10 years. Is it time to get a new one?

    Nancy
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  • |2011-07-31 23:06:50 Anonymous  - re:
    Peggy Larsen wrote:
    Isn't a water heater just a vessel that holds water with the replaceable parts being thermostats and elements? Ours keeps blowing elements. This is the fourth time in a year. Does it need to be replaced?
    eugene carfora wrote:
    Ever since a new Bradford White indirect water heater was installed, air or gas spurts out of the hot water (never cold) taps every morning or after a few hours of non use. Problem never occured with the old Bradford White (similar model). Have well water input. Have used hard and soft water input with no change. Have a vacuum release valve mounted on the cold water input to heater.(causing air leak??). Thanks for your input.
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  • |2011-08-05 12:18:21 david  - hot water heater problems
    Does anyone know what to do with my gas hot water heater, the pilot will light & the burner will light but then about three to five minutes everything will go out even pilot ? what do i try to do before i go crazier than i al ready am....??? :0
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  • |2011-08-06 14:19:06 Keith LAJuene
    What psi should I have for a 50 gallon tank
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  • |2011-08-06 14:21:42 Keith LAJuene
    help please
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  • |2011-08-10 21:52:48 kat  - no pilot light
    :( my water heater is gas i have no pilot light yes i pd my bill
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  • |2011-08-11 14:15:36 Julie  - Reset
    My water is extremely hot and the reset switch blows at least once a week. What should I do?
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  • |2011-08-12 06:47:07 paul  - no hot water
    since draining and removing a living room radiator i now have no hot water,please advise what i need to do that doesnt involve a plumber,
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  • |2011-08-12 20:33:45 Jamie  - Gas water heater
    The pilot light on my gas water heater is lit but the water heater is not heating up water, what should I do?
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  • |2011-08-15 11:49:28 Faye  - Boiler not sparking
    My boiler (Potterton Neatheat 10/16) is not lighting up. I had it serviced and new part were fitted about 4/5yrs ago. The heater was installed initally in 1990. It was working perfectly fine but now it is not igniting to light the pilot. I can't afford a call out myself (skint) and would like to know what the possible problem may be and is there any way it can be fixed. There is also (now and again) a smell of gas. Help!!
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  • |2011-08-15 15:18:03 CHARLES RAY BONNER JR
    MY HOT WATER HEATER FLUTE IS STARVED FOR AIR.AND WANT VENT.
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  • |2011-08-16 04:24:57 Anonymous
    just installed a new electric water heater,
    water come out real hot then the red switch
    pop out and we have to reset and it start all
    over again,
    can any one help thanks
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  • |2011-08-16 09:50:39 gail  - Help
    My water heater is about three years old,at 4pm yesterday it was working fine.I took a shower. At about 10pm I went into the kitchen to do the dishes,I turned on the tap and no hot water.I went into the basement and I had water all over the floor and water was coming out of the top of my water heater from a small round hole. I shut off the water to the house Help can anyone give me any ideas?
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  • |2011-08-16 13:40:57 John Sheahan  - drain hot water tank
    Installing Cpvc to repaced Old Galvinze do I need to drain Hot water tank after shuting off Main water line.?
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  • |2011-08-16 16:52:55 tim  - water heatere repair
    i changed my element and my reset button switch and my hot water still wont come on
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  • |2011-08-17 12:52:44 earl  - water keeps running out of relief valve
    got water bill and it was up 30$ ,LOOK UNDER HOUSE AND WATER WAS STEADILY RUNING OUT of the relief valve pipe

    soon as i turn the water BACK on it runs out of the relief valve

    should i drain the heater ?
    replace the valve?
    turn the heater down?
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  • |2012-01-01 09:16:46 Mike
    I have the same problem, have you figured out what the problem was?
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  • |2011-08-17 21:08:01 tile guy  - No hot water
    I'm not getting any hot water from any faucets/showers etc... in the condo, however I do notice a slight temperature change when I hold my hand under the faucet and turn it from hot to cold. Cold being slightly cooler.
    The pilot is lit on the water heater and the dial is turned to the hot position. The supply pipe coming out of the heater feeding the house is hot. Can someone tell me why I'm not getting hot water in the house?
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  • |2011-08-17 21:10:27 tile guy  - no hot water
    I'm not getting any hot water from any faucets/showers etc... in the condo, however I do notice a slight temperature change when I hold my hand under the faucet and turn it from hot to cold. Cold being slightly cooler.
    The pilot is lit on the water heater and the dial is turned to the hot position. The supply pipe coming out of the heater feeding the house is hot. Can someone tell me why I'm not getting hot water in the house?
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  • |2011-08-18 08:36:28 Jamie Brummett  - Either to Hot or Freezing
    Our hot water, was freezing, then we reset the red button! The next morning it was so hot I couldn't even take a shower! Then the water is freezing again! What is going on?
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  • |2011-08-20 14:56:05 Kirk  - overflowing water heater
    Water heater is over flowing from the top. shut off water to the house. Clogged line? How do I fix
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  • |2011-08-22 00:29:34 Ellen  - Noisy heater
    We always have hot water in kitchen and bath BUT every time you turn the hot water on, the noise from the water heater is like rocks boiling. You can hear it in the bedroom, three rooms away from the tank. Heater is about ten years old but other than the noise it works wonderfully.
    Will I wake up one morning to have the area flooded?
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  • |2011-08-22 20:27:37 robert long  - Expansion tank has pin hole and leaking water
    I need to know if you can cut water off to expansion tank and still use water heater?
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  • |2011-08-23 15:34:20 barry  - gas water heater temp varies 40 degrees on one set
    I have a gas water heater and the company came out and replaced the thermostat when the water would not stay a reasonable temp. It does not fire up until the water is cool and then keeps heating until we are in the scald zone. i can expect that the temp will drift 10 or 15 degrees but 35 to 40 is huge! but the company tells me that I am stuck with it. They will not tell me what the normal range for a setting is on the thermostat is.
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  • |2011-08-27 15:51:41 Patrick McCorvy
    I have what might be a simple problem. Our water heater is in the garage and uninsulated. During the Summer months we have a massive shortage of hot water. I'm sure it has something to do with the temperature in the garage, but I'm not sure what its effect on the water heater is. Will a water heater blanket help the issue or is it thermostat related?
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  • |2011-08-29 16:30:32 Dan  - Old Water Heaters
    I have 3 old water heaters in a chain (water into #1, which feeds #2, which feeds #3, which feeds the house) in my vacation townhome. Trying to decide if I should swap them out for one new 75 gal tank, or just wait for 1 or 2 to fail before incurring the expense. Seems to me that if one or two fail, I can just bypass them in the chain and keep on showering. Make sense?
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  • |2011-08-31 16:40:34 lillian  - re:
    my hot water heater was in a flood, 3 days later, it will not turn on. What should I do?
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  • |2011-09-04 10:27:13 rock  - piolt wont stay lit
    how do to clean hot water tank pilot orifice
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  • |2011-09-06 10:40:27 Anonymous  - can't restart gas hot water heater
    had to turn off hot water heater recently and now I can't restart it. repair man replaced thermocouple and got it going, but I had to turn it off again and now I can't restart it again; it exhibits same symptoms as before; electronic igniter doesn't spark and gas doesn't flow at all; I've read here that it's the thermocouple, however I just put in a brand new one, so what could be the issue?
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  • |2011-09-08 13:04:53 Crys  - Left water on over night in my bathroom. Now no ho
    I left the water on in my bathroom over night. Flooded my bathroom. Now its days later and i cant get any hot water in my house.
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  • |2011-09-09 07:40:53 dt
    I have a electric hot water heater that is only warm on the bottom half. I have replaced both elements and the lower t-stat. This did not correct the problem it is still only warm on the bottom half.
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  • |2011-09-09 09:41:48 ibc  - Troubleshooting a Tank Type Water Heater
    Place bucket under overflow pipe. Open and flush T&P valve clear of debris. If leak remains from valve, replace valve.

    Reduce thermostat setting to prevent tank overheating and opening T&P relief valve.

    Inspect bottom of tank by looking through combustion chamber. If water marks or heavy rusting is noticed or if water is noticed setting in combustion chamber bottom, then the water heater needs to be replaced.
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  • |2011-09-10 16:31:45 Anonymous
    how do you replace a T&P pressure relief valve
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  • |2011-09-12 09:08:00 B Collings  - Water suddenly too hot
    I have an electric hot water heater and the water temp has suddenly become scalding. 160 degrees plus. Older unit...Something going bad?
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  • |2011-09-14 16:52:52 Bonnie
    My water heater is staying on vacation. This happened once before and they said it was because of the lint from the dryer. It took them 5 minutes and they had it going. Not sure what they did. Can someone help I would like to fix it myself instead of paying someone to come out
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  • |2011-09-15 09:34:32 DeAnn  - REALLY hot to luke warn
    The other day the water was coming out REALLY hot as if someone turned up the thermostat to the hishest setting. By the end of the day it was luke warm if even.

    My husband changed the heating element and it helped for a couple of days, but now it's running hot again. ??
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  • |2011-09-17 00:14:48 amanda  - Water Heater exploding
    Our water heater released all of the water out of the top like an explosion a few weeks ago. We burnt up the elements and the thermostat. My husband replaced both the upper and lower elements and thermostats today. About 3 hrs later it exploded again almost like there is to much pressure building up in the tank. What could be causing this and how do we fix it? Thank you for any suggestions.
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  • |2011-09-20 11:27:40 Craig  - leak at the cold water connection
    Hi,

    I have a gas water heater.

    Water is leaking from the connect hose at the cold water valve. Turned the cold water off and although the pressure on the leak decrease, it still leak a constant flow but water turned hot. If I started a slow drain the leak stopped but as soon as I closed the drain valve the leak continued hot. Is it normal for the hot water to back up to the cold water connect line? I figured I'd just change the connect lines but wanted to make sure the hot back flow is normal prior to making the change. Thank you for your help.
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  • |2011-09-20 11:40:20 Eddie  - Circuit Breaker
    The circuit breaker for my water keeps flipping to the off position. How can I fixed this?
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  • |2011-09-20 14:29:46 t. rex  - need advice
    replaced hot water heater and now there is no water coming to the second floor....the heater is in the basement......any suggestions??
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  • |2011-09-21 16:13:25 Doug  - gas water heater
    I have a gas water heater that the pilot light keeps going out. I relight it and it fires up, heats up the tank to warm and then goes out. I replaced the thermo-coupler and it does the same thing, help!!!
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  • |2011-09-25 09:43:30 Nora
    What is supposed to happen when you release the valve on a leaking heater
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  • |2011-09-26 14:53:04 J Smith  - No Hot Water
    Last week, because of a possible water leak in an adjoining condo, I had to shut off the water to my electric water heater & turn the breaker off. I was out of town for a few days after this & when I came home 2 days ago, I flipped the breaker back on & turned the water back on. That first day, I was able to do some laundry & get a shower in but now, I cannot get any warm water. What could be causing this? I'm currently a little behind on rent so I'd like to avoid calling my landlord if it's something I can fix.
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  • |2011-09-27 08:14:03 Magan  - brand new water heater
    A week and half ago we had a brand new water heater installed in our house. However the hot water smells gas. Please help.
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  • |2011-09-27 15:50:27 Crys  - Do Not Reply
    Do Not Contact
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  • |2011-09-27 21:10:31 Pedro  - hot water coming out of both sides in the tub
    My question is I'm having problems with hot water coming out of the cold side in the tub? All the other faucets work great just the tub. Any suggestion to what problem i might be having and would i need a plumer to fix it or could i do it my self.Thank you for any information you can give me
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  • |2011-09-29 11:59:55 Bill  - Electric WH
    I have an older water heater, approx. 7-8 yrs.
    2 days ago, we noticed the hot water temp had shot WAY UP, to where you could not put your hands in without scalding, today, it is barely LUKE warm. I live in Arizona so just the temperature in the garage where it is, keeps it at that temp if power were turned off.

    Any clues? Elements need replaced?
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  • |2011-09-29 21:38:52 Troy  - Gas WH
    I just bought a foreclosed home and since we've moved in the hot water has been it or miss.

    It is always warm and sometimes when you turn it up it gets very hot. Other times you turn it all the way up and the temp stays the same. I have the setting on the water heater turned to 8 on the knob that has 10 settings. Any Ideas?
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  • |2011-09-30 15:32:06 Greg H  - DrainingHot Water Heater
    I went to drain and flush hot water heater due to some rumbling in pipes. It has not been drained or flushed in several years. I close inlet water valve, opened drain valve and opened a sinck hot water valve and only get out about 1/4 gallon of water. I have completed several flushes with similar results. I am thinking this is signs of a problem. I am thinking run until fail unless there si something I can do if this is indications of a problem that can be corrected.
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  • |2011-10-01 07:39:34 Bill  - gas water heater not giving hot water.
    My pilot is lit yet I am not getting any hot water throughout the home
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  • |2011-10-02 08:56:36 Erin Eile  - Why can't I get hot hot water into my bathtub?
    I can get hot water into all faucets throughout the house, however, my faucet to the bath tub only fills it with mildly warm water. (It's a one handle faucet that goes from cold to hot water == but at the very hottest, it comes out only warm). The hot water comes from a coil in our oil furnace. Note: hot water comes to all other house faucets. The faucet is only about a year and a half old as I had the bath tub replaced then however I still had this problem with the old tub set up (hot and cold were separate). I thought putting in a new faucet would resolve it but it has only made it worse.
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  • |2011-10-03 15:09:02 roger  - gas water heater
    I have a gas water heater that is leaking cold water from somewhere, It is not from the pressure relief valve as I have replaced it last year. It has to be from the inside the outer case, but before it gets warmed from the flame
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  • |2011-10-05 17:05:07 Welborn
    How to turn off the water going into the water heater? The valve threads on the top was turned too far I think. I want to empty the tank (thru connecting a hose at the bottom, but it keeps filling up as I empty the tank thru hose) temporarily to secure the floor underneath better. Help us please.
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  • |2011-10-09 13:02:46 omprakash  - water turning in cut off lifht
    i having one water heater made lexus usha. when i am switching on its going to cut off mode inspite of heating mode. pls. advice how can repair
    thanks
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  • |2011-10-10 12:15:58 Dale  - Hot wat er heater does not re-heat water
    I continue to have to continue to re-light the pilot light so that the water will be re-eated. What's going on?
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  • |2011-10-10 13:22:44 david
    I have a drip coming out of a valve(?)\at the base of the electric water heater. It has no handle but could be a drain. I have not access to the heater except a 5 x 10" opening in the wall at the base of the heater. Do you know what is happening?
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  • |2011-10-11 08:01:04 steve
    i check my elements with an omn meter what sould be the restines in the reading if its bad

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  • |2011-10-11 13:26:33 Jody Wallace  - heater
    IS IT NORMAL FOR MY FIFTY YEAR OLD UNDER THE FLOOR GAS HEATER EXHAST TO MAKE THE WALL NEXT TO IT HOT
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  • |2011-10-11 19:27:19 AC
    If your pilot won't light, and if it's a new WH install, you might need to purge the gas line. We just installed a new HW, and the pilot wouldn't ignite until I purged the gas line.

    I cracked the gas line at the flare fitting - just until I heard gas escaping, and counted to 30, and re-tightened the valve. Be careful not to loosen the flare fitting (the fitting the hose attached to - between the gas line and the gas valve on the WH) while doing this - you'll need two wrenches. I'd strongly suggest not smoking while doing this, or having any open flames nearby, etc..

    Wait until the released gas has cleared the area (this is going to depend on where the WH is,and how much ventilation there is - at least 15 minutes, probably longer in a basement), then try to ignite the pilot again.
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  • |2011-10-13 01:29:05 tony  - hot water heater
    Yesterday the water coming out of the shower was very very hot and today i have no hot water.What do I do?
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  • |2011-10-15 06:53:22 curious  -  gas water heater drainning alot lately
    My gas hot water heater is drainning alot here lately. It is 5 years old. It drains a lot of water out and seems to be doing it daily or every couple of days that I have noticed in the last 2-3 weeks. We have 2 people living in the house.Is the tank going bad or is this a normal thing
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  • |2011-10-16 09:43:53 christy  - Very little water pressure in shwoer
    Intalled a new electric 40 gallon hot water heater yesterday . Same size we had before . Went to take a shower today and the water comes out like a trickle . The hot water hardly runs. Would adjusting the tempreture on the new hot water heater give us more hot water pressure ?
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  • |2011-10-17 09:54:58 tye  - hot/cold water problems
    when i use my hot water my burner comes on and heats water right away. after aBOUT 5 TO 10 minutes both my hot and cold water run out and take serveral minutes to come back. my well is not running dry and i still have lots of pressure in my water pump so why is the happening
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  • |2011-10-18 12:01:54 Anonymous
    solid fuel heating, my rads are hot but i have no hot water the pipes that enter my storage tank dont get hot to heat the water. cheers
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  • |2011-10-18 13:33:13 Average  - No hot water!
    What is the diagnosis on a 100 gals gas water heater that produces no hot water?
    Pilot is lit
    Model# T100 75N
    Serial#RMLN0206D07685

    Thank you
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  • |2011-12-01 22:39:08 christy  - Barely any hot water
    We replaced our hot water heater and now the new one we have started out not giving any hot water then our power went out and it started working and the water was really hot..now its barely hot and takes forever to heat back up to warm water again. when we turn the hot water on you can hear air sputtering through it to. what do you think the problem could be?
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  • |2011-12-03 08:53:54 John
    I have hot water, but the pressure has recently dropped significantly to almost nothing. When I increased the temperature the pressure increased while the unit is heating the water.
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  • |2011-12-03 13:11:00 Anonymous  - re:
    John wrote:
    I have hot water, but the pressure has recently dropped significantly to almost nothing. When I increased the temperature the pressure increased while the unit is heating the water.

    I just flushed the Water Heater and I still have low pressure..

    PLEASE HELP!!!
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  • |2011-12-03 13:54:42 L  - low pressure causes
    We had issues with low pressure and our HWH always being on, turns out we had a a leak under the house in a hot water pipe. Also our filtration system's filter had not been changed in like 2 years, so got both fixed and great pressure now. So check for water leaks. Good luck.
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  • |2011-12-03 20:41:11 Anonymous  - re: low pressure causes
    L wrote:
    We had issues with low pressure and our HWH always being on, turns out we had a a leak under the house in a hot water pipe. Also our filtration system's filter had not been changed in like 2 years, so got both fixed and great pressure now. So check for water leaks. Good luck.


    Thank You
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  • |2011-12-04 04:10:12 J  - Water heater
    I replaced my water heater with a 50 gal gas every things working
    On the water heater but no hot water I can hear water running
    In house don't know were its coming from If there's a Leak can that
    Cause water from coming out hot
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  • |2011-12-04 15:10:30 Cathy  - i live in a hud apt,housing for seniors
    :?: i live in a apt for senior that is hud housing,i put a report as this problem has been getting worse with my hot water heater,when i put the report in on wed,i was getting just about enough hot water to cover my hinnie,and that's with nothing but hot water on.,well it got worse,and because i have 2 medical reasons i'm suppose to be in hot tub of water soaking every day,i had to call the emergency no,on sat,because i almost didn't have any hot water,and my legs were hurting bad ,since i had not been able to soak them since wed.the manager called me back,and kept asking so you have no hot water at all,i said not to take a bath,so she said ok she would have mantenance come check it,which he had already done and said i needed a new hot water element,any way he was very upset,and said not a word the whole time,but you knew he was pissed.it took him maybe 15 min,because our hot water heaters are in acctic,all he did was turn it up all the way. well i let the hot water run,untill it w...
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  • |2011-12-06 07:54:08 Anonymous  - re: LEAK
    COURTNEY BAILEY wrote:
    I HAVE A SERIOUS LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF MY HOT WATER TANK. CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM
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  • |2011-12-08 23:08:19 leslie
    Hot water heater will not shut off and no hot water some one help please
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  • |2011-12-09 09:26:28 jose garcia  - only luke warm water
    a week into winter season our water heater just suddenly stopped giving us hot hater so we did what was told to us ... 1-changed the elements 2-changed the thermostasts 3-changed the braker 4-drained the tank refilled with clean water ... yes before working on anything electrical the braker was shut off ... help its cold !!!
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  • |2011-12-09 13:30:45 Fralynn  - All parts replaced and still not hot water!!!
    We have replaced both elements, thermastats, fuses and we still have no hot water, power supply to the tank is not lost, what do we do?? HELP :0
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  • |2011-12-09 22:53:53 Jamie Torgerson  - No cold water
    :angry-red: hello i just tried to run my cold water and nothing would come out and i turned on my hot water, water did come out. What is going on none of my appliances will run and i checked all my water valves and they all are on. i called my public utilities and they did nothing to help. PLEASE HELP
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  • |2011-12-10 08:09:13 kevin  - electric hot water
    no hot water from electric hot water heater,cold water is running have cut off all water supply inside house went outside to check meter meter is spinning. checked under house for leaks did not see any or any wet spots on ground
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  • |2011-12-10 11:19:09 Robyn  - no heat
    my overflow tank was leaking and a plumber came out and replaced it, before he came we shut off a lot of things trying to stop the leak, but couldn't. Now we have no heat and don't know what the spigots are for and don't know what to do. Can you help? Thanks.
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  • |2011-12-10 17:17:20 Tremayne
    How do I reset my electric water heater. I have a whirlpool. Its been working just fine p until today. i'm getting no hot water.
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  • |2011-12-11 10:19:19 Michelle  - How to get elements out
    Weve used the speacial wrench and still no luck.weve even tried wd 40 to
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  • |2011-12-11 10:28:38 Michelle
    Weve used the speacail wrench and cant get them loose.weve even tried wd40 and still no luck.
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  • |2011-12-11 18:52:17 Chris  - Electric water heater leaks
    I purchased a brand electric hot water heater about 4 years ago & now it's leaking at the bottom around the entire water heater and it's not from the drain Valve.can someone please tell me if I'm gonna hav to replace or is there something I can do to fix this one ??thanks
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  • |2011-12-12 10:12:23 Tom  - No hot water or hot water pressure
    I have two 50 Gallon water heaters linked together.

    Yesterday I replaced both elements and both thermostats in the two water heaters because one of the heaters was no longer heating and I only had water for 2 showers in the morning and there are three of us. Prior to this, we have never run out of hot water in the 6 years we have been in the house.

    After replacing, I have no hot water at all. All the cold water I want, but when I switch to hot in any of the faucets, it loses pressure and slows to a trickle.

    Any ideas?
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  • |2011-12-12 18:45:55 Anonymous  - re: only luke warm water
    jose garcia wrote:
    a week into winter season our water heater just suddenly stopped giving us hot hater so we did what was told to us ... 1-changed the elements 2-changed the thermostasts 3-changed the braker 4-drained the tank refilled with clean water ... yes before working on anything electrical the braker was shut off ... help its cold !!!
    the crazy thing is that when i shut off the cold water once the tank is filled i can hear the elements heating turn the water om e;ements turn off but i get a little hot water
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  • |2011-12-18 21:17:14 joe  - pilot line damaged
    took me two hours to figure out. the push button has a line leads to pilot tip where spark lights up the pilot. well that line was too close to the burner, so it's damaged, no spark, no pilot.
    since the burner chamber is fully closed, I had to break that small glass window then manually light up pilot.

    Great job, GE engineers! what pieces of cheap sh**t you made.
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  • |2012-01-12 04:12:52 Blang  - Blang?
    Stop swearing.
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  • |2011-12-22 14:56:55 t  - Replace Hot H2O Heater...still have problems
    I had a 20 year old 40 gallon gas water heater. I replaced it yesterday because even at the hottest setting the water was not staying hot long enough for 2-ten minute warm water showers. With the new hot water heater the water is hot at the beginning of a ten minute shower but definitely becomes cooler during that same shower. Why would I suddenly have issues with the hot water, especially after putting in a new hot water heater?
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  • |2011-12-23 13:16:07 kamran  - my water stops
    I have well water with pump .My wife noticed it slows down and now completeply stopped.Any one knows what to do?
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  • |2011-12-26 11:53:09 Dave
    I have well water and have used a sediment filter for many years. Check that first to see if it's clogged.
    The next thing is to check to see if your tank pressure is holding up. There's a rubber diaphragm inside that tank that keeps the pressure up against air in the top of the tank so that the water can move through your house.
    For mine, the gauge should be around 80psi. A breach in the diaphragm would cause immediate loss of pressure.
    If the filter (if you have one)is clear, and the tank seems OK, the last thing would be the well pump. They last around 12-15 years. I just had mine replaced. It's pricey, but it actually doesn't take long to do if your well cap is above ground and accessible.
    Please call a licensed well repair company for that!
    I hope this helps..
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  • |2011-12-26 12:58:26 Shockie34  - Leaking gas hot water heater
    The water is leaking from the drain valve. How do I replace it.
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  • |2011-12-27 14:44:10 Kristi3565  - furnace or hot water heater problems?
    We have been having an issue with our furnace. It will kick on but heat will not come out of the hot water baseboards. We bled the heaters but the furnace does not run long enough. New problem-we now have no hot water either. Furnace is still kicking on. Please help.
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  • |2012-01-02 08:53:03 Eddie Walls  - Wires to thermostat
    I installed the hot water heater and connected the two hot wired to the top of the thermostat and the ground to the tank. We have replaced the element which it only has one. Very small tank. And we have fire to the element on both sides but we still have no hot water. What else can be wrong?
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  • |2012-01-03 13:49:45 steve skeen  - rust locked element
    Heating element needs replaced but was leaking and threaded part is rusted to tank. How do I free the element at this point?

    thanks

    steve
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  • |2012-01-03 20:57:05 JORGE
    my water heather not coming on the reset button dont do anithing it dosnt go in is that norm,al
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  • |2012-01-04 11:37:15 hustonsgirl
    Wasn't getting alot of hot water from my US craftsman water heater.We replaced both heating elements. But still we are only getting about 20 gals of hot water and its a 40 gal. tank can anyone give me some advice.
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  • |2012-01-05 15:08:18 Candice  - Hot water only last 3-5 minutes
    New to us home: we just moved in although this is not a new home (2004). We had a professional inspection done prior to moving and nothing was "wrong" with the water heater. However the water only stays hot for a short period of time approximately 3-5 minutes before cooling and going cold. The unit does have a running instahot system which we were told has nothing to do with the problem we are having. Anyone have a suggestion to what might be the problem...
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  • |2012-01-06 10:25:04 Millie  - Burned cable on water heater
    The top element of our electiric water heater has red wires, one of them looks burned. The hot water runs for about 8 minutes and then gets cold. Is this something that can be repaired or do I need to purchase a new hot water heater?
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  • |2012-01-06 14:03:59 Michelle  - Hot water is not hot
    Hi can someone help me please, I have a Halstead Ace Boilder and the pressure keeps dropping and the water is not very hot, in fact it can be very cold.

    Can someone help me with this problem : :( :(
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  • |2012-01-07 14:46:04 larry  - Hot water leaking
    I recently observed that a lot of hot water comes out from pressure relief valve every day, Is that a pressure relief valve problem or temperature control system’ problem. Does Someone know the reason?
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  • |2012-01-07 21:07:39 clarence
    how do you check the high temperature limit switch.when water gets to hot the reset button pops. Need to check the high temperature limit thermostat. Thansksg
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  • |2012-01-08 07:56:54 MJD  - hot water heater - no hot water
    Thank you! we discovered we had no hot water yesterday; through reading a bit on this site and scrupulously following the directions on the hot water heater we re-lit the pilot and all seems to be working. I'm wondering, after 11 years, why it stopped to begin with?
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  • |2012-01-08 11:34:06 wendy  - hot water heater
    we just changed both elements and the thermostat thing and now when our water heater is heating up it will throw the breaker about 15 mins into heating up..what could be the problem?
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  • |2012-01-08 12:06:00 Kenneth Wells  - Insufficient hot water
    I have a 6 gal Bosch GL6 installed, we run out of hot water. Because of limited space I need to install an aditional 6 gal water heater in line to produce a larger volume of hot water, how do I make the installation?
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  • |2012-01-08 20:25:07 Wes  - hot water heaer refilling
    I noticed this evening that my son took a hot shower using up al the hot water and it took the hot water heater roughly 2 hours before the water was hot enough again to take a shower . I this normal ?
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  • |2012-01-11 11:55:25 Celia Mack  - My Toilet
    Why does my toilet bowl get extremely hot when you flush it? and that includes the seat. It's almost unbearable. :angry:
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  • |2012-01-12 09:52:27 Kelsey  - no hot water in morning in apt
    Hi, I've been in my apartment for about a year and a half without any major problems. SOmetimes have to let the water run for 5 minutes to warm up. Suddenly in the last two weeks the water in both showers will not warm up in the morning. It gets to lukewarm at best. Water in sinks is warm, just not showers. Then at night its hot again in sinks and bathrooms. They've been out a few times and run the water at 10 or 11 am and say it gets hot in 10 minutes. Very frustrated to not be able to take hot showers in the morning now. Any ideas??? ;)
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  • |2012-01-12 09:56:09 Kelsey  - no hot water in morning in apt
    Hi, I've been in my apartment for about a year and a half without any major problems. SOmetimes have to let the water run for 5 minutes to warm up. Suddenly in the last two weeks the water in both showers will not warm up in the morning. It gets to lukewarm at best. Water in sinks is warm, just not showers. Then at night its hot again in sinks and bathrooms. They've been out a few times and run the water at 10 or 11 am and say it gets hot in 10 minutes. Very frustrated to not be able to take hot showers in the morning now. Any ideas??? ;)
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  • |2012-01-12 13:53:13 Karen  - My water doesn't stay warm
    My hot water heater doesn't keep the water very hot. When the water is replenished and heated it is really hot! Is this normal?
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  • |2012-01-13 20:18:38 tim  - no hot water
    I took my elements out of my electric hot water heater today to see if they needed to be replaced. I put it back together excatly how I took it apart, now I have no hot water at all.. I let the tank fill completly full before suppling power The elements are getting power but there is no hot water, any suggestions would be greatly appericated... Thanks
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  • |2012-01-15 02:03:57 Sam  - water goescold
    My Mother-in-law's has a gas hot water system. It takes about 7 turns of the tap for the hot water to register and about 3/4 mins into the shower it goes cold again. The hot water itself is too hot to keep on without adding cold so I don't think it is the temperature setting. Do you have any ideas? Thank you!
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  • |2012-01-15 11:46:11 chris  - Water Heater T/P Valve leaking - ANSWER!
    After 3 weeks of trial and error, I finally found out WHY my dang water heater T&P valve was spitting water. This is Jan 12 currently, but back in August, the city sewer line collapsed out in the street. They dug it up and chopped my water line. The installed a new line and valve. Since that time, our water heater slowing degraded to having hot water for 10min, done. Keep in mind the water heater was 5 years old. Then the T/P valve was dripping.. Then the drip became steady, just got worse. We had no choice but to replace the water heater, the dip tube (cheap plastic tube that runs cold water to the bottom to heat since hot water rises to the top) We had white chips coming out and new the dip tube was trashed... Anyhow the new water was installed and the T/P still kept leaking. I thought I had to counseling after that..lol. Come to find out, the pressure was kicking 90PSI to my house, I went out in/out for 1 day trying to find a sweet spot of pressure for good pressure in the house ...
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  • |2012-01-19 22:51:43 franco  - sales
    GSW WATER HEATER 50GALLONS POWER VENT.
    LED STATUS: A B.
    PROBLEMS:MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF IGNITION ATTEMPTS HAS BEEN REACHED AND SYSTEM IS IN LOCKOUT.
    HOW TO FIX IT?
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  • |2012-01-20 09:24:09 Chip  - Hot Water Problem
    I am not getting hot water. The tank is 5-years old. I have replaced both elements, both thermostats, and breaker within the last 24-hours and still no heat.
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  • |2012-01-20 21:58:33 Anonymous  - Cant get a full tub of hot water?
    I have flushed the hot water tank several times now and I still cannot get a full tub of hot water, the tank is a 33 gal taank what might be my problem?
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  • |2012-01-20 23:26:41 JessicaV  - Help
    I have a GE hot water heater and it has stopped working. I changed the 2 elements and the thermostats but I still have no hot water. It won't turn on and heat the water. What else can I do?
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  • |2012-01-21 11:29:36 Jeff  - Black soot out of vent
    I have a 75 gallon bradford-white propane fired water heater. I noticed alot of black soot deposit out of the direct vent exhaust. I checked the burner area and noticed that the flame is very yellow (i am told propane should be prodominately blue) and alot of black soot covering the bottom of the tank. The unit is approx. 7 yrs old. All other appliances in house that run on propane are fine. Any suggestions? Thank you.
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  • |2012-01-21 11:35:26 Janet
    our hot water heater continuously needs to be reset(daily). Is this a major problem (it is to us!) or is it something we can fix?
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  • |2012-01-21 13:06:57 George Sparks  - Hot water goes from scalding to cold and back with
    My mothers water at every faucet in the house experiences this issue. She has a manufactured home and she claims that the problem is a mixing device behind the wall of each faucet.
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  • |2012-01-22 09:27:02 ken
    I have a State Select , energy efficient , 50 gal. hot water tank, 10 years old. It has the electric motor on top for the exhaust and a small pump on the hot water side to keep hot water circulating at all the bathrooms. For the third time in a month, we woke up to cold water. The first time was a month ago, the second was last week and the third was this morning. I just re-light the pilot, turn the valve to on and it takes off and works fine until the next time it goes out. I suspected the wind but we've been here ten years and it never happened until now. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you

    Ken
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  • |2012-01-22 11:01:52 Ken Wells  - Energy Efficent
    If applicable, check the thermocouple, this might be the problem
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  • |2012-01-22 17:47:10 Suzanne  - WONT WORK AT ALL
    I have recently had to replace a hot water heater in one of my rental homes because it was not working. It is a small tank but it produces NO hot water. I have had everything replaced and have spent WAY more than I intended to but STILL there is absolutely no hat water. Any ideas as to what the problem could be?
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  • |2012-01-22 23:03:37 Mary  - electric water heater with no hot water
    Hi! We just recently had a new house built and moved in five days ago. Our electric water heater ran fine the first three days, but then it stopped producing any hot water. We tried reseting it and even turning off the breaker to it. However the thing doesn't make any noise and refuses to give us hot water. Do you have any ideas why this might be happening or how we can fix it? The water heater is brand new. Thank you for any help you can give.
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  • |2012-01-23 09:38:01 Dan  - Rotten Egg smell from hot water only
    We purchased a home at the end of 2011 that sat empty for about 1 year. The hot water has a nasty rotten egg smell to it and I have tried draining the tank a couple of times to get as much of the sediment out as possible. We are on well water and just last week were able to get a water softener installed so hard water was running through the pipes until a week ago. Any thoughts on what else I might try to alleviate the rotten egg smell?
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  • |2012-01-25 06:06:57 Kenny  - Pump near the drain line of my water heater
    I have a new house that has water pressure problems. Some of the faucets has the proper pressure but most have very low pressure. My problems started about a year after I bought the house. On the outside of the water heater there is a pump attached to a copper line. The copper line is attached to the side of the water drain nozzle. It is not attached to the part of the nozzle that a water hose would be attached to in order to drain the tank. I have been told that this is a pump for pressure. Is the pump bad or do I have other problems? Thanks!
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  • |2012-01-25 12:08:47 Mike  - New tank - 5 minutes of hot water
    I have a brand new electric hot water tank (installed yesterday). I replaced it because my old tank had corroded and we were only getting 5 minutes of hot water.

    Now, with the new tank, I am STILL getting 5 minutes of hot water in the shower before it goes freezing cold.

    Why Why Why?????
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  • |2012-01-26 12:56:09 Karen  - water presser from gas hot water heater
    We have a gas hot water heater and have always put a filter on the water going into it from our well, but we have lost pressure and don't know if it is the heater or water well. Any suggestions?
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  • |2012-01-28 02:04:43 Anonymous  - gas hot water heater
    I have replaced the dip tube, burner, thermal coupler, thermostat and still no hot water help what to do next
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  • |2012-01-28 10:19:08 Jamie  - Have to turn on a second tap to get hot water
    Hi
    Our Hot water heater has been working fine for over a year, but now we only get warm water out of the taps, unless you turn on a second tap at the same time, than you get very hot water, turn the second tap off, back to luke warm.
    Any Ideas?
    (It happens on all taps)
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  • |2012-01-29 20:07:23 Monica  - Overflow Drain Issue
    I have a brand new electric water heater that constantly has hot water running through the overflow drain under the house. I have checked the thermostats and the overflow valve and all are working correctly. Does anyone know why we are having this problem and can suggest a fix? Thanks, I appreciate any advice. I see several other people on this site have the same issue, but haven't seen any responses. Does anyone know why this is happening?
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  • |2012-01-30 00:24:09 ssm  - Hot water intermittant problem
    My hot water tank (Sears Make Kenmore),when whole water is used, it doesn't heat water for long time, sometimes for 3-5 hours. I have to shutoff its incoming water and then wait for about 40-45 minutes. Even then sometimes when this water is used it, the water from hot pipe starts coming cold one immediately.Even if i do check at tank output end it is cold. Once it is hot it may go for one week.Sometimes after one showrr is taken , the wtare is cold. The tank burner is working fine all the times. Any technical problem with tank please advise..
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  • |2012-01-31 13:43:15 jerry
    No hot water. relit pilot and it worked for about 5 minutes and everything shuts off. Did it three times and got the exact same result.
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