From the monthly archives:

January 2010

My water heater is leaking, how much time do I have left?

in Gas, Electric, & Oil Tank Types, Tips for Homeowners

Your water heater is leaking, but it’s still providing hot water.
It’s time to replace the water heater but money is tight, and you need to know how long you can wait until is fails all together.  Don’t worry, we’ve heard that hundreds of time before.
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In fact that’s almost normal because no body plans on [...]

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January 10, 2010

How to know if your water heater is under warranty.

Tips for Homeowners
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January 9, 2010

What are dielectric unions, and do I need them?

Related products

I’ve had some talks with other plumbers about dielectric unions, it seems that nobody agrees whether or not they are necessary.  We use them on our water heater installations because they only cost 8 bucks for the pair, and if they don’t help they certainly don’t hurt.
I have searched a bunch of web sites and [...]

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January 6, 2010

Thermostatic Mixing Valves, do I need one?

Safety topics

Hot Water Danger!
Every year, thousands of people in the U.S.A. suffer serious thermal shock  or scalding injuries in their bathtubs, sinks and showers. This problem doesn’t happen to often with traditional water heaters, but indirect water heaters, and booster (any kind of storage tank running off of the boiler) can cause serious problems.   Boilers in [...]

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January 5, 2010

Water heater safety.

Safety topics
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Below is basic help information about safety for tank type water heaters.
Safety Concerns:
If you smell gas, do not try to light the water heater. Do not turn on or turn off any electrical switch. Immediately contact your gas supplier, but if ur gas supplier doesn’t answer your call, call your local fire department.
Never store gasoline, [...]

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January 1, 2010

How to Flush your water heater.

Electric water heaters
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How to Flush your water heater:
Before flushing the tank you should turn of your electric supply off in the circuit breaker panel just in case their is some strange problem. (elements will burn out if left on without water) Their is no need to turn the gas off for a gas water heater.
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