The Official Status Update: Part 39 - The Last Boy Scout

[GBuck]

Tyler, do you ALWAYS feel the need to answer others' questions? I know you know everything, but MrsG could have just as easily not cared what color.

 

[HotPocket]

 

[Westside]

Anyone know anything about water heaters????

Maybe what's up.

 

[Westside]

Tyler, do you ALWAYS feel the need to answer others' questions? I know you know everything, but MrsG could have just as easily not cared what color.

No, I just do it to annoy you.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Anyone know anything about water heaters????

Thanks Gary, your a great help.

There is a valve at the top of my electric water heater. I think it's a pop-off valve to relieve pressure. There is a puddle of water around it and on the floor around my heater.

I don't have the heat settings too high, I have never changed them.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Thanks Gary, your a great help.

There is a valve at the top of my electric water heater. I think it's a pop-off valve to relieve pressure. There is a puddle of water around it and on the floor around my heater.

I don't have the heat settings too high, I have never changed them.

I wonder if my control unit is going bad and causing the heater to overheat???

 

[Westside]

Thanks Gary, your a great help.

There is a valve at the top of my electric water heater. I think it's a pop-off valve to relieve pressure. There is a puddle of water around it and on the floor around my heater.

I don't have the heat settings too high, I have never changed them.

youtube to the rescue

[ame]http://youtu.be/5Sm5dHAqTcI[/ame]

 

[DaKruiser]

Thanks Gary, your a great help.

There is a valve at the top of my electric water heater. I think it's a pop-off valve to relieve pressure. There is a puddle of water around it and on the floor around my heater.

I don't have the heat settings too high, I have never changed them.

You used to be able to buy just that valve, I would try that if the leak persists or gets worse.

 

[Westside]

Sam, Are you at home were you can go and look at the water heater?

 

[DaKruiser]

I wonder if my control unit is going bad and causing the heater to overheat???

Is the water hotter than normal?

 

[MrsGungho]

You used to be able to buy just that valve, I would try that if the leak persists or gets worse.

just helped the neighbor replace his early this week. I say we because it was just hard for him to take it off. Took him and I to hold the heater while hubby got it off.

 

[SEIndSAM]

youtube to the rescue

http://youtu.be/5Sm5dHAqTcI

Thanks Westside.

You couldn't find any of those DIY videos with the babes in nighties explaining how to fix something????

 

[DaKruiser]

just helped the neighbor replace his early this week. I say we because it was just hard for him to take it off. Took him and I to hold the heater while hubby got it off.

Cool, was it doing what Sam is describing?

 

[HandK]

You used to be able to buy just that valve, I would try that if the leak persists or gets worse.

Yup what DK said! I would just watch it for a while! and wouldn't worry about it unless your seeing it on a daily bases!

 

[Westside]

You used to be able to buy just that valve, I would try that if the leak persists or gets worse.

best bet would be a plumbing supply house. I doubt Lowe's or other big box would stock them.

 

[SEIndSAM]

Sam, Are you at home were you can go and look at the water heater?

Yes I am at home, and no the water hasn't been hotter. It was cooler when the wife showered a little while ago and when I went down to check the unit I saw all of the water from the pop off valve.

 

[Westside]

Thanks Westside.

You couldn't find any of those DIY videos with the babes in nighties explaining how to fix something????

The only cover certain topics. This was not one of them.

 

[GBuck]

Sam, Are you at home were you can go and look at the water heater?

Screen names only on the forum, please.

 

[Westside]

Yes I am at home, and no the water hasn't been hotter. It was cooler when the wife showered a little while ago and when I went down to check the unit I saw all of the water from the pop off valve.

Can you open the control unit cover and upload a picture of it. along with the manufacturer and model. you might have a bad Thermocouple (fancy thermometer). I/we can then google fue and maybe help a little more.

 

[MrsGungho]

Thanks Westside.

You couldn't find any of those DIY videos with the babes in nighties explaining how to fix something????