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By: AsktheBuilder. on 04 Jan 12, 12:54:12
@zavalza99 Change? the thermocouple.
By: zavalza99. on 04 Jan 12, 03:54:56
hi i want to know ,my pilot light ,dont stay on a high? tempeture,but stay on a low tempeture ,if u cant help me ,please
By: malachy1847. on 28 Dec 11, 16:13:55
@malachy1847 Thanks for the 'Heads Up' regarding your website it's really informative and a credit to youu, as it takes the homeowners through so things but step by step educatingall of us, as you go.........[Maybe this is the wrong? Forum but I was just wondering about the new next best thing being pushed by some Plumbing Contractors...those 'Electric Hybrid water heatertanks'.. the type that has a 'reverse cycle refrigerent compressor' mounted on top feeding a large hot water storage tank..]
By: AsktheBuilder. on 27 Dec 11, 12:42:05
@wgattuso Uh, it's pretty obvious you've not done your homework. I'm a master plumber. Go read my bio. Secondly, it's not my job to tell you what states it may or may not be legal in. If you're interested in that data, go look it up. If you understood basic Physics,? you'd know that you'd NEVER want to put a valve on the cold and hot lines of a water heater. Okay, we're all ready now for your ranting. It's sure to come on your next comment. The one that will get deleted per my Comment Policy.
By: AsktheBuilder. on 27 Dec 11, 12:37:54
@malachy1847 I've got quite a few columns at my website about this. Go read the ones about Tankless Water Heaters to get an in-depth analysis of payback times.?
By: malachy1847. on 27 Dec 11, 01:13:38
Would you suggest a few carbon monxide alarms / detectors fitted in the basement and around the home... maybe if folk could stretch it.. dump the old gas water heater... and go for a 'electric' Hybrid Water Heater.. Just a idea as there could be stack up on pay back plus the Tax rebate...? if your old gas heater is on the way out.....
By: wgattuso. on 22 Dec 11, 20:07:56
YOU SAID!!!!! @wgattuso I hate to tell you this, but the method you've been employing is very dangerous. In many states,? it's illegal. If someone turns off both valves by mistake, the T&P valve fails, and the thermostat fails, the heater becomes? a bomb. Water heaters explode with violent force every year here in the USA. By not having a valve on the HOT water side, the faucets become the secondary pressure relief point. WHAT STATES is it ILLEGAL!!!!! Your a handy man not a plumber!
By: AsktheBuilder. on 22 Dec 11, 20:01:16
@wgattuso Put down the spiked egg nog. You need to be cut off. Where in the video do I say it's "almost an everyday occurrence"? Totally not true. The point is it's possible. Just Bing or Google water heater explosions and there are stories of water heaters that become intercontinental ballistic missiles. Seriously.? Go back 25 years into the Journal if Light Construction to see photos of one that launched through the roof of a house from the basement.
By: wgattuso. on 22 Dec 11, 19:47:20
@AsktheBuilder Your saying if the t&p valve fails? and the thermostat fails while having both hot and cold water valves off is a normal and almost an everyday occurrence. These are three things that have to happen in a perfect timing. You have a better shot at winning the lottery. Please let me know what state the plumbing code say "YOU CANNOT PUT VALVES ON BOTH THE HOT AND COLD WATER LINES ON A WATER HEATER" I live in NY with one of the strictest plumbing and electrical codes.
By: nate379. on 16 Dec 11, 07:21:24
@vrejian You don't put a valve on the hot line because you need to allow for expansion... if the cold and hot side are colds, no where to expand to. Yes the T&P valve "should" open then, but it's not smart to rely on? it.
By: AsktheBuilder. on 21 Jun 11, 21:19:03
@vrejian Easy. Go? to my AsktheBuilder website and read my past water heater columns. Your answer is there.
By: vrejian. on 21 Jun 11, 14:36:51
Why exactly you do NOT RECOMMEND installing a valve on? the hot line as well ?
By: MrStrictlyStock. on 19 May 11, 15:03:27
@HUGGCLIFF As long as Type "C" pipe (single wall) is 9" from combustibles, it is perfectly safe and complies? with the Plumbing Code. However did you determine that it was a fire hazard?
By: MrStrictlyStock. on 19 May 11, 14:54:33
A Di-electric union is a vast improvement over the old brass transition fittings, but one should be aware that the piping is no longer electrically continuous. The cold and hot metallic piping systems should be bonded to the main bonding jumper at the service disconnecting means. When a di-electric union is used, both systems need to be bonded. This is usually done at the water? heater with clamps on both pipes and a continuous #4 or #6 to the ground rod and then to the service disconnect.
By: AsktheBuilder. on 28 Apr 11, 21:18:25
@WinterHaven I cover operating costs of water heaters at my AsktheBuilder website. Go find my Tankless Water? Heater columns using my search engine. When you read all the comments and notes, it will blow you away how little fuel a gas heater can use.
By: WinterHaven. on 28 Apr 11, 18:48:11
Just curious how much propane? does it take to operate a month? (gallons).
By: AsktheBuilder. on 19 Mar 11, 11:48:46
@SPB282008 Truth be told it happens here in the? USA each year. There are heaters that explode violently. You can look it up online.
By: AsktheBuilder. on 23 Jan 11, 10:28:17
@lillulu79 When you go to the water heater manufacturers' websites, you know Rheem, State, etc. and read the descriptions about mobile home tanks and regular domestic residential heaters, what exactly do they tell you?? When you do this, please come back and share that with the rest of us.
By: lillulu79. on 22 Jan 11, 02:02:27
My hot water tank gave out on me last night. :( I believe it was i had the temperature too high ( could that be a problem). I have a question what is? the difference between a mobile home water tank and a traditional home?
By: EvilCensor. on 08 Jan 11, 14:34:18
@AsktheBuilder - Thanks, really appreciate the fast reply - I had inadvertently omitted to add one even though I was advised I should (getting old and forgetful). It will now be put on the todo list,? if I remember to make one :o)
By: AsktheBuilder. on 08 Jan 11, 13:06:20
@EvilCensor No such thing as a stupid question. Best part, you answered it. To isolate the fixture so you can work on it while the rest of the house enjoys cold water. It allows you to have water access in case you? set the house on fire while soldering. :->
By: EvilCensor. on 08 Jan 11, 12:52:58
Excuse what may be a stupid question - but why do you need a control valve on the cold line directly into the water heater? I have a control valve close to it - however it would shut off the entire water supply to the house - is it simply for convenience so you can isolate the water? heater supply or is there something more to it?
By: brill24161. on 08 Dec 10, 15:29:59
My 50 gal water heater is not filling with water. Pilot light still lit -- water not coming out of hot water taps throughout the entire house. When cold water taps are turned on, water comes out of faucet okay. Tested? drain, hooked up hose to empty. No water in it. Water line enter into the water heater is "on" position. One story home, no frozen pipes -- live in southwest. Home warranty company doing everything they can to NOT pay for repair. Please advise if possible!! Thanks!!!!
By: AsktheBuilder. on 03 Dec 10, 12:06:10
@wgattuso I hate to tell you this, but the method you've been employing is very dangerous. In many states, it's illegal. If someone turns off both valves by mistake, the T&P? valve fails, and the thermostat fails, the heater becomes a bomb. Water heaters explode with violent force every year here in the USA. By not having a valve on the HOT water side, the faucets become the secondary pressure relief point.
By: wgattuso. on 03 Dec 10, 02:26:55
He said "have just one control valve on the water lines going in and out of the water live" but then said dont put one on the HW side. I am a plumber an I always put a valve on both sides. because when you replace the water heater, cold side, you dont have to shut? the building down, and the HW side you dont have to drain the HW lines out of the house, when you get passed the T&P valve just open it up to get air flow.