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macherry
Nov 29, 2010, 5:48 PM
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okay so on nov 5th i get back to canada to find the water heater has erupted. the dudes come in and replace the water heater. i'm already pissed that they just replaced it in 03. missed the warranty by a year or so.
anyhow, the next morning i wake up to water in the basement again. from what i gather this heater gets too fecking hot and the release goes off.
I call the plumber but since we're leaving on holidays, i just shut the thing down and deal with it when i get back.
the plumber is coming this morning or day depending, the lady at the service desk says she believes it to be a breaker problem, but i think the heater is fucked. breaker means i pay, temp means they do it. this never happened to our old heaters.
any opinions.
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imnotclever
Nov 29, 2010, 5:55 PM
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There's a pressure release valve on the boiler. If the pressure gets to high this open up and drains out.
here see the overflow pipe:
If that's what it is, I'd think that wouldn't be linked to the breaker.
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macherry
Nov 29, 2010, 6:06 PM
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that would be my guess.
and considering the water is coming out scalding hot, i think the heater is messed up
not the breaker but it was the temp guage and water pressure issue coming into the house.
just waiting around for parts
(This post was edited by macherry on Nov 29, 2010, 7:02 PM)
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traddad
Nov 29, 2010, 8:02 PM
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macherry wrote: that would be my guess. and considering the water is coming out scalding hot, i think the heater is messed up not the breaker but it was the temp guage and water pressure issue coming into the house. just waiting around for parts
Um....can't you just turn it down?....you know, the little red dial thingee?
Signed, Obvious man.
If you've already ruled this out (and god, I HOPE you have) please disregard.
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macherry
Nov 29, 2010, 8:10 PM
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traddad wrote: macherry wrote: that would be my guess. and considering the water is coming out scalding hot, i think the heater is messed up not the breaker but it was the temp guage and water pressure issue coming into the house. just waiting around for parts Um....can't you just turn it down?....you know, the little red dial thingee? Signed, Obvious man. If you've already ruled this out (and god, I HOPE you have) please disregard.
did that but it was the bottom gauge i didn't check, but i also need a new pressure gauge for the water main
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donald949
Nov 30, 2010, 12:06 AM
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macherry wrote: traddad wrote: macherry wrote: that would be my guess. and considering the water is coming out scalding hot, i think the heater is messed up not the breaker but it was the temp guage and water pressure issue coming into the house. just waiting around for parts Um....can't you just turn it down?....you know, the little red dial thingee? Signed, Obvious man. If you've already ruled this out (and god, I HOPE you have) please disregard. did that but it was the bottom gauge i didn't check, but i also need a new pressure gauge for the water main
Good luck.
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j_ung
Nov 30, 2010, 12:13 AM
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I'm no expert, but I installed our current heater with only minor difficulties. Electric heater, right? What did you adjust the temp to?
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bill413
Nov 30, 2010, 2:21 AM
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If the plumbers put it in, they should have made sure it was put in & set correctly. If there was too much pressure coming in, they should have dealt with it. If it was set too hot (and Marge, et al. didn't readjust it), they were at fault.
Good luck with it though.
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acorneau
Nov 30, 2010, 9:24 PM
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macherry wrote: did that but it was the bottom gauge i didn't check, but i also need a new pressure gauge for the water main
You may need a new thermostat. (No, not the one in the house running the HVAC.)
If the thermostat is broken then it doesn't know that the water is hot enough. It will continue to let the gas/flame heat the water until it pops the release valve, sending water all over the floor.
Have your repair guy check and/or replace the thermostat.
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macherry
Dec 1, 2010, 1:40 AM
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it's all good. the second thermostat was not working and it was reset. and the pressure release valve to the house was replaced.
and the guy unplugged my sink for me too!!!
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areyoumydude
Dec 1, 2010, 7:47 AM
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macherry wrote: and the guy unplugged my sink for me too!!!
Happy ending!
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