Heater had not been turned on for 3 weeks turned cold water on and rust came out for3 minutes
The tank needs flushed out ! heres how. Water heater manufacturers recommend flushing sediment from your storage type
water heater periodically.
If your water heater is gas, set the gas valve to "Pilot" to prevent the
burners from coming on while you are flushing it. If your heater is electric be
sure to turn off the circuit breakers. With an electric water heater, if the
water level drops below the heating elements and the thermostat turns the
elements on, the heating elements will probably burn out quite rapidly. Connect a garden hose to the drain valve at the bottom of the tank, Close the shut off valve on the cold inlet to the water heater. open the temperature/pressure relief valve at the top of the tank by lifting the
lever. Leave the valve open. Open the drain valve at the bottom of the heater allowing the water to flow out
through the garden hose. when the water is clear your finished. close pressure relief valve on top of tank and turn water back on.
Open a hot water faucet in your house, and let it run until no air bubbles
come out.
Turn the heater back on, and with gas units re-light the pilot light if
necessary. good-day !
Flush water heater.
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If water is still rusty, then anode rod has depleted or stopped working, and tank is rusting Anode needs to be inspected and replaced
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SOURCE: elec. hot water heater
thanks for your question, sounds to me like you have a burned out bottom element in the tank, depending on how old the tank is, the amount of calcium in the tank, will determine if you should repair or replace, if your tank is fairly new, then you will first have to shut the power off to the tank, turn the water off at the shut off, drain the tank, write down the model #, the serial #, what brand, and the ratings on the lower element too, go to the hardware store, buy a new element and element wrench, return home, write down which wire goes where on the element, very important ! remove wiring, remove element, that's the hard part most of the time, install the new element, rewire, close all panels, refill tank, do not turn the tank on before filling !! then after tank is full, turn power back on, you will have to wait about an hour for hot water, if the unit looks to old, then replace it. I would say anything over ten years is worth replacing, hope that helped ya, thanks again for your question, let us know what happens, mr.grzz
SOURCE: rheem tankless water heater error code C4 13??
check diaphrapm valve or micro/switch best of luck
SOURCE: GE gas water heater lights for only a few seconds.
Called GE and there is a glass vile under the burner that is defective and cuts off the oxygen.
They are mailing out a replacement to my house & have contracted a plumber to install. waiting 4 days now. They say that the glass vile incinerates and there is not any thing left to it. The burner area is full of black soot. will post again one fixed.
Testimonial: "This is an accurate description of my own follow up. That device, a TRD, was the indeed the problem. "
SOURCE: MY Atwood 6 gallon water heater will start heating
I have an Atwood GCA6AA Combination 110VAC/LP gas w/ electronic ignition. Manufactured 5/13/08. It was operated without being full of water. The 110V still heats but the gas operation appears to be locked out. I have 12VDC at the control panel. I have jumpered the thermal cut-off to no avail. I have 12VDC to the circuit board thru the BRN 3 wire. Is there a way to reset the ECO switch? Is the pricey circuit board the next step.?
Thanks,
Joel
SOURCE: The relief valve coming out
The exspansion tank is more than likly the problem. The temperature/presure valve may also be the problem. Replace both. To replace the exspansion tank turn off the supply water coming into the water heater. Open the relief valve and purge the presure off the tank. drain the water heater slightly below the temperarture/presure valve to replace. The exspansion tanks screws off. Use new teflon taope on the threads when replacing both the exspansion tank and the T&P valve. This work can be compleated by the homwowner with some mecanical inclination.
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