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Troubleshooting Guide For Gas Hot Water Heater

The water heater is a necessity in Oklahoma where the temperature can go below the freezing point. Numbers of families own a water heater but they are not taking care of maintenance. Here we will share few troubleshooting ideas that can save some money from buying a new water heater.

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Troubleshooting Guide For Gas Hot Water Heater

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  1. TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDEFORGASHOTWATERHEATER SEPTEMBER 2016 WATERHEATERMAN

  2. INTRODUCTION Waterheatersareadailynecessityandwithoutpropermaintenance,youmayfaceseveralissues. Installinganewwaterheaterisalsoacostlyinvestment.Herewewillshareafewbasictroubleshootingideasthatcanhelpyousavesomemoneyfrombuyinganewsystemorcallingaservicemanforrepairing.However,itshouldbekeptinmindthatrepairingagaswaterheatershouldbedonewithcautionastheycanexplode. Makesuretoturnoffthegasbeforetakinganyattempttorepair!

  3. NOHOTWATER Youmayfacetheproblemthatyourgaswaterheaterisnotproducinganyhotwater.Firstly,wesuggestyoucheckthepilotlightifitison.Also,makesurethatthegasvalveisproperlyfunctioning.Thegasvalveprovidesgastothemainburnerandthepilotlight.Thegasvalvewillshutoffthegassupplyifthepilotisnotlitwhichwillhindertheproductionofhotwater.Incasethegasvalveisnotoperating, replacingitwillbetheonlyoption.

  4. WATERTOOHOT Sometimeswatergetsheatedquicklyandthemostlikelyreasonforthisisthethermostat.Athermostatispartofthegasvalveandhelpstoadjustthetemperatureofthewater. Unfortunately,athermostatcannotberepairedifnotworking.Youwillneedtoreplacethethermostat withtheentiregasvalve.

  5. BLACKORRUSTYWATER Blackorrustycoloredwateristhecauseofdissolvedanode.Theanoderodisanimportantpartofyourwaterheater.Itconsistsofmetalwhichoxidizesinplaceofthesteelinyourtank.Thusithelpstopreventanyleakinthetank.Whenthemetalgetsdissolved,thewaterturnsblackorrustyasthetankstartstorust.Tryreplacingtheanoderodwithanewonetosolvetheissue.Theusuallifeofananoderod isabout5years.

  6. PRESSURERELIEFVALVELEAKING Thepressurereliefvalveusuallydoesn'tleakmuch. However,ifthereisanyleakthenitmaybeduetoeitherhighpressureinthetankoradefectivevalvewhichventswater.Also,checkforanysedimentstohave settledinthevalve.Ifthevalveiswillstopfunctioning.Checkthe notseatedproperly,itfollowingissuesandif thevalvecontinuestoleakthenyoumayhavetoreplace itwithanewone.Replacingthevalveis howevernot toocostlyandcanbedoneinanhour.

  7. HOTWATERTANKLEAKING Leakinghotwatertankcansometimesturnouttobeabigproblem.Leakscanbefoundin4possiblespots,thewaterlines,thepressurereliefvalve,thedrainvalve,andthetankitself.Leaksnearthebottomofthetankaregenerallyduetothedrainvalveswhileleaksatthetopoccurfromthepressurereliefvalve. A waterlineleakmaybeduetotoomuchpressureofthecoldwatersupplyandhotwateroutletline. Condensationatthetopofthewaterheatercanbeanothercauseofleaking.

  8. Theaboveguidecanhelpyousolvesomeofthebasicissues.However,ifyouneedanyprofessionalhelptorepair,maintainorinstallanewWaterHeatersystemthencontactusformoreinformation.Theaboveguidecanhelpyousolvesomeofthebasicissues.However,ifyouneedanyprofessionalhelptorepair,maintainorinstallanewWaterHeatersystemthencontactusformoreinformation. 1709S.Fretz,Suite130 Edmond,OK73013 405-844-TANK(8265) http://www.waterheatermanokc.comwaterheatermanokc1@gmail.com

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