Reasons for a Leaking Douglasville 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 &ouglasville '( 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 to0i n) trigger health onerns th E1( warns.
(n), w hv t t a water heater leak g w r fi0 itself.
2t' 3igure 4ut 3rm #hr th 2eak 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. 4thr applianes r a furnae )rain line m b th ulprit
even. & a goo) investigation t b sure.
"k a lk t th plumbing fittings n) th top, i) n) bottom f th water heater ne0t. -f
th **r t b )r!, tht i a goo) sign n) again, m b .ming frm mthing l in
th room. 5t 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 n0t if ll lk alright. &r! th pu))le f water. 1ut 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.
4n. it i knw tht th heater i leaking, th firt thing t ) i turn ff th power. 3r eletri
heaters turn it ff t th iruit breaker. 3r 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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6. 3irt 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).
7. "h temperature n) pressure relief valve, r alle) th "81 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 e0tra 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. 4n .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.
4n 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).
9. 50t 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! fi0 if
it i leaking. :n 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.
<. 2astl!, 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 &ouglasville '( g int )etail n hw t han)le m
f th repairs oneself..2et u knw if u ) nt feel omfortable han)ling n f thi
!ourself.
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