Reasons for a Leaking Pensacola Water Heater

Crtinl nt mthing tht n wnt t overlook r put off, i a leaking water heater. Evn
if it jut appears t b a littl leak, lt' tk are f th problem in a timel! manner. "
mn tim #ater $eater %epair &ensaola h notie' a minor leak i a sign f a bigger
problem t han', r jut but t b t han'.
(i' frm th )ibl problem th water heater itlf m b having, n will wnt t make
ur th water leaking ' nt 'amage th floor r walls in th area f th leak *not knowing
whr n water heater i loate'+. ,f tht littl leak b-m a major leak, th water
'amage -ul' b ostl!.
(lso, thr r health onerns with mol' n' mil'ew if th wet areas sta! wet fr a lng
perio' f time. .m mol' spores -n b to/i n' trigger health onerns th E&( warns.
(n', w hv t t a water heater leak g w r fi/ itself.
0t' 1igure 2ut 1rm #hr th 0eak i Cming
Con'ensation -n frm in overl! 'amp weather, a small amount f water un'r r b th
storage tank m nt b a leak. 2thr applianes r a furnae 'rain line m b th ulprit
even. 3 a goo' investigation t b sure.
"k a lk t th plumbing fittings n' th top, i' n' bottom f th water heater ne/t. ,f
th ))r t b 'r!, tht i a goo' sign n' again, m b -ming frm mthing l in
th room. 4t t b overl! obvious, but lk u) 'iretl! bv th water n th floor n'
if n overhea' pipe r mthing l m b th ause.
$r' a goo' test t perform n/t if ll lk alright. 3r! th pu''le f water. &ut m 'r!
))r towels 'wn n top f whr th pu''le w n' hek thm perio'iall!. ,f th sta!
'r! ll i well. ,f nt n' thr i nthing l in th area t -u th water, thn it lk lik
it i th water heater.
2n- it i knw tht th heater i leaking, th firt thing t ' i turn ff th power. 1r eletri
heaters turn it ff t th iruit breaker. 1r gas heaters, t th 'ial t off. ,f th leak i
substantial, bviul turn th water suppl! ff well.
Evn if n i nt feeling overl! omfortable repairing th leak oneself, b helping loate th
soure f th leak will initiall! hl) th water heater repair ompan! tht will assist.
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5. 1irt hek th bottom f th tank. "hr i a la!er f insulation n' th tank -tull h
tw la!ers t it. (n internal leak will uull b evi'ent frm th bottom f th tank. ,f th
water heater i gtting ol'er, th insi'e will eventuall! rust n' 'eteriorate n' will n' t b
replae'.
6. "h temperature n' pressure relief valve, r alle' th "7& valve. ,t -n b foun' n th
i' f th tank n' h a pipe onnete' t it tht runs 'wn th i' f th tank t th
groun'. ,t' purpose i th release e/tra pressure in th water storage tank. ,f it i leaking,
water m seep ut f it b th han'le r run' whr it attahe' t th tank. #ater m b
running 'wn th pipe it i attahe' to. 2n -n repair th leaks fr th valves -n wear
out. $owever, it i goo' t b aware f thi fr th purpose f th valve i t make ur th
tank ' nt blow up...so it' kin' f important t th least.
2n hul' t lt n- a !ear lift th pressure relief valve t make ur m water will
-m ut n' stop gin n- th valve i release'. ,f water till flows r fr m rn th
valve will nt open, it n' replae'.
8. 4/t hek th 'rain valve. ,t i simple nugh t 'o. ,t i loate' n th i' twr' th
bottom f th storage tank. ,t n' t b lose' ll th wa!, obviousl!. "hi i n eas! fi/ if
it i leaking. 9n tim th r ma'e f plasti n' -n wear out. :ut lik testing th
pressure relief valve !earl!, thi hul' b opene' n' lose' t make ur it 'n't lose
u) frm lake f use.
;. 0astl!, hek th tightness f th ol' n' hot water onnetions t th water heater,
loate' t th top. "h might jut n' t b tightene'. ,f ftr tightening thm th till
show th r leaking, replaing th onnetions uull will ' th trik.
,n future artiles #ater $eater %epair &ensaola g int 'etail n hw t han'le m f
th repairs oneself..0et u knw if u ' nt feel omfortable han'ling n f thi !ourself.
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