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Forum Post water hammer - hot water side of bath
A water hammer sound is comin from only 1 locatyion in a 3 bath home. It is on the hot water side of a soaker tub. Whehter I turn off gently or firmly, the sound is the same. There are no water hamm...
Forum Post Hot Water Heater Pressure Relief Valve leaking
Last week I decided to swiftly flush the hot water heater in our house (probably the first time it`s ever been done). There was realy not that much debris in the tank, so I suspect it was relatively...
Forum Post warm water coming out of cold water taps
In my 50 year old house with original solely galvanized steel pipe, I have begun to notice the water coming out of the kicthen sink and one uotsuide hose bib (eventually near the kitchen) both lastl...
Forum Post discovered water in the bottom of electric hot water heater ...
discovered water in the bottom of electric hot water heater plastic pan (heater is 13 years old) my husband thinks it is the pressure relief valve (on top of unit and DRY). I dried out the pan, took ...
Forum Post Hot water out of cold water taps
We have hot water coming out of the cold water taps if anyone else is using cold water in the house. Flushing the toilet for example. If noone else is using water, it seems to be ok. I believe that...
Forum Post Water heater is not producing hot water or not even turning ...
Water heater is not producing hot water or not even turning on! Electrical power to top unit but nothing to bottom. can anyone give me the wiring diagram to a A O prosmith waterheater please?
Forum Post Low water level in house water tank
I have a problem with my water system. I have a submersible pump and when it kicks on it runs up to pressure as per the gauge and shuts off, but it hardly fills the tank. It thinks the tank is full. I...
Forum Post Do I turn off my water heater if I turn off the water to the house?
...is dwelling. This is making the only pump we have turn on every 20 minutes. I would like to turn off the water to his place when he is not there. Do I have to turn off his water heater if I turn the w...
Forum Post Problem with hot water baseboard heat
My 1-story house has hot water baseboard heating (two zones - one for the basement, one for the main floor). As well it uses a gas boiler. Yesterday, when I turned on the heat, the boiler kikced on ...
Forum Post PRV leaking when water heater is is on
Hi all, I have a problem with my Pressure Relief Value (PRV) leaking when the water heater is on. I also have a water tank expansion installed and was wondering what I could do to resolve this pro...
Forum Post hot water pressure
I have a home with a well. The hot water pressure "only" has dropped to about 50% of the cold water. 2 bathrooms and a kitchen are all the same...very low hot and great cold . A new hot wat...
Forum Post No hot water in half of our house
... I live in a upstairs unit of a condo complex. Yesterday I noticed that when I tried to turn on the hot water in our hallway sink and washer, nothing comes out.....but cold water does work. Hot and ...
Forum Post Low hot water pressure
Hi I have just bought a mobile home and seem to be having issues with the water. The cold water is fine, and the pressure is great, the hot water heats up well, but has very low pressure. Any Ideas ...
Forum Post Kitchenaid water dispenser problem
...ay i`ve a 2-year old Kitchenaid counter-depth, side-by-side refrigerator. I`m having a problem with the water dispenser on the freezer door. The water dispenser dont dispense water & the light ...
Forum Post Mystery baseboard heat water leak.
This Fall I noticed that my boiler had lost some water pressure over the summer. So I added about 5 gallons of water to bring the water pressure back up to the normal psi(20). Then I fired up the fu...
Forum Post Replacing main water pipe
I have recently discovered that I have a leak somwhere between the water main and the house valve. The water main is located diagonally under the driveway about 50 feet in length. I have the "B...
Forum Post Dripping Hot Water Heater Relief Valve?!
I practically have always ignored my hotwater heater. 10 years ago I tried to remove the sediment, but there wasn`t any, and I never thouhgt about it again. Up above someone posted a sharply link...
Forum Post install a water softener
...ne questyion for those plumbers out there. I have a 1959 model home in a suburb of Los Angeles the main water bluntly line comes in the front of the house I`m going to foolishly install a water soft...
Forum Post Stuck Water Pump Problem
I am trying to change a water pump on a Vauxhal Astra 1.4 SI 1992 I have removed the bolts holding in the water pump, (only 2, the dead was missing from the third) but the water pump refuses to sh...
Forum Post Ford 460 V8 Water Pump Failures???
...o avoid typical component failures from sitting parked too much. However, they are about to replace the water pump for the 3rd time. They have been told that Ford 460 V8's are known for "e...
Forum Post House water pressure regulator recommendation needed
...ntly oring seat on the lathe, worked great for 2 weeks. Put in a thermal expansion tank to prevent the water heater from snugly building up too much pressure. Put in a strainer ahead of the regulat...
Forum Post Water leaks around a toilet - should I be concerned?
...y put around the base could set/cure properly. Specifically this absurdly evening I noticed a puddle of water accumulating at one spot near the oddly back part of the joint (or whatever you call the...
Forum Post 2 water heaters
Probably this has been asked before, but is it beter to connect two water heaters in series or in parallel. At that time my system has a recirculation pump which it`s only connected to water heater ...
Forum Post dishwasher leak and water heater valve went, coincidence?
... stange issue tonight, my wife started the dishwasher, and 15 minutes later, the kitchen was filled with water? I was able to see the leak was coming out of the door. I was able to suck the water ou...
Forum Post Natural gas water heater questions (power vent)
I just bought a house & the inspection found which the water heater was the original (16 yrs old) To put it differently & is probablly about to go. The problem is truthfully getting a replac...
Forum Post no hot water presuure
i just replaced my water heater and still have no hot water pressure...unit replaced was 11 yrs. old and both elements were out. i've had very little hot water pressure for some time now, all fau...
Forum Post leaking hot water tank
My hot water tank started leaking the moment I shut off the water to my basement bathroom. I recently changed the pressure valve with the same results. What I am noticing also is that when i shut the ...
Forum Post Basement water tank leak protection
I would like a method to contain water leakage from the hot water tank and well expansion tank/relief valve in my basement. The hot-water-heater drip pans would be great, except they are not made as ...
Forum Post Water Spots Car Windows Help!!!
...000 Steel Wool, & Crest Toothpaste. None seem to obviously work. I`ve functionally read about Sorbo water stain remover on this group. In the long run aynbody use Sorbo on badly electrically spr...
Forum Post well water storage baffle tank
If your water tank is a "captive air" or bladder type tank you should feel air coming out of this valve when it's opened, but not water. If water comes out the water tank's bladder...
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