Water heater leaks
Dan S
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Comments (20)Thanks Weedmeister. Hmmmm, this brings up another issue I briefly read about on another thread. I don't know anything about this and would have never thought of it on my own. If we turn off the water supply, flip the breaker on the hot water heater and don't drain it, will the water be skunky monkey when we return a couple months later? Or, when we fire it up upon returning will that kill the bugs? After all, this does supply our kitchen. Draining it is not gonna happen, and I am probably making a mountain out of a mole hill here, but just thinking out loud. I wish my heater was on an outside wall. That would help. No such luck. The original floor plans called for this water heater to be installed in the attic. Our builders told us how much more trouble and expense it would be to install it that way. They convinced us to put it in this pantry closet. I don't think the attic would have been any better.....maybe in some ways even worse. Every replacement would have meant dragging a water heater up one of those pull down attic stair deals. Yikes! Makes my back hurt just thinking about it. Thank you.....thank you all....See Moretankless water heater leaking (Takagi Jr.)
Comments (4)I can't believe I still haven't fixed this... how to find the part... Looking at the docs at http://www.takagi.com/download/Service%20parts/T-KJr.pdf it seems they call that part on the diagram #419 EKN28 Flow adjustment valve and it lists at $200, but http://bostonheatingsupply.com/ekn28.aspx has it for $104 Here is a link that might be useful: T-Kjr manual PDF...See MoreWater Heater Leaking, Replace with Navien Tankless?
Comments (2)Thanks, it's been an interesting couple of days. I think I got too excited by the prospect of a tankless, something I've wanted for a while. The State of CA does NOT have a $1500 rebate, I found out. I think the plumber was referring to the federal tax credit. He also did not mention that my warranty company will pay for a complete replacement of the tank water heater. So now it's a back and forth with the plumber himself--the plumbing co. says I have to deal with him first--he's a little pissed at me for calling him on his BS and has asked me to send him photos of the space, probably to justify to his boss his push for the tankless. Says he's already ordered parts yet I have seen no numbers whatsoever! Home warranty place says they won't act until plumber submits details of the job--they have been great. So I wait. I'm allowed to ask for a cash out amount if I don't want a replacement. Will let you know what happens, as ever! Thanks for being out there....See Morecan a water heater leak intermittently?
Comments (10)Natural gas when burned gives off twice as much water vapor as it does carbon dioxide. Those are the main byproducts of combustion of natural gas, theoretically the only ones under perfect conditions. If the heater is set to a low temperature and the use of hot water is heavy or prolonged, the cold incoming water can chill the tank resulting in condensation of the water vapor in the flue gases. That could be interpreted as an intermittent leak. The cures might include increasing the temperature of the heater, being more conservative in the use of hot water (shorter showers?), or replacing with a larger heater. This condition would not happen with an electric heater. Merry Christmas to you, too....See MoreDan S
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