Probably bad news if steel tank is leaking.
1) Copy following link for do-it-yourself troubleshoot walk-thru:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Leaking-water-heater.html
2) Drain tank and set in a drip pan with drain line to outdoors.
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Water-heater-drip-pan-2.jpg
http://waterheatertimer.org/Water-heater-will-not-drain.html
3) If tank ruptures, it will flood home
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SOURCE: A.O. Smith Water Heater Problems
ok here is how a heater works - there is a high setting cut out and a low settin cut out. The cycle is as follows. The water heater first heats to a preset temperature , say 120 degress. You draw water and the temp in the tank drops to say 90 degrees at which point it fires again- sensing that if it doesn't you will run out of water.I think that this setting has been set too low to say 75 degrees and you get cooler water because the heater cannot catch up. You must find this control in book at set the differential to twenty degress.This will stop you from running out of hot water.Just for the record less reputable companies will do this on purpose over a coulpe visits adn tell you the heater is failing and must be replaced. Get a book. In the mean time I need your model # so I can find this setting for you.Wait to hear from you. Allen
SOURCE: GE Profile Smart Water Heater leaking at top/no hot water
Hi, has your problem been solve yet? please respond
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SOURCE: New water heater, shower hot then only warm water in 5 minutes
try this, set the bottom therostat if it is electric , 10 degrees hoter than the top is set , if gas have no ideas
SOURCE: Reliance gas water heater 40 capicity, has a leak on the top
Most likely only one of the pipes is leaking but weaping enough to cover the top and indented places near both inlet and outlet. This leak has most likely penetrated all the insulation and is a problem throughout the tank wrap insulation...If you are able to blow air continuously long enough to determine which connection is leaking then fix it. It will likely to take quite a while to dry out all the insulation if the water has migrated down into the tank wrap... If you determine that the insulation is waterlogged, you may be able to drill several small holes in the external cover.
good luck
SOURCE: Rheem small 6 gallon water heater vibration/noise
If the water heater is working fine than I would not worry about the function of the water heater. What the problem may be is that some of your WATER LINES HAVE MOVED, AS THEY WERE NOT SECURED PROPERLY. The sound you may have heard was the Copper or PVC(Plastic) lines just getting back comfortable. I Suggest checking that your water lines are secured about every 3 or 4 feet with the proper ancjhor....Metal for metal pipe, copper for copper pipe, etc. Sometime as in my house, pipes are run through a hole drilled through a stud or a piece of wood, usually when hot water is run through this pipe. You can here an expansion of the water line interacting with the pipe expanding, if the hole in the wood was not drilled big enough......Experience of remodeling a very old house.......Joe
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