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What To Do When You Have A Hot Water Heater Leaking Problem
SUMMARY - Water heaters often have leaking issues, particularly older ones
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This information shows what action to take in simple steps and
covers a wide selection of hot water heater leaking problems in a
clear and understandable guidehttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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Water tank leaking is never a positive event to occur in your daily life and we never want to see this
happen
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There is often different degrees of severity of water tank leaking which ranges from a very small puddle
to a mini-flood
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What is important to note is that you do not ignore the
problemhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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You should immediately take action straight away as in the long run you will potentially save a lot of
money, hassle and time
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A small leak can very often turn into a much bigger leak and in some cases can cause the hot water tank to fully rupture
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Look at the size of the water tank and imagine all that hot
water all over the floorshttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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So what causes your water tank to leak? Well there are many reasons why your hot water tank is leaking and they can usually be
determined by the exact location of the leak itself
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Firstly though, make yourself safehttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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If you have an electric water heater turn it off
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Turn the water supply off as well, after you find the location of the leak as it may actually stop once the water supply is off
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Now you can find the water leaking location so we can find a solution to the problem
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You should check that the leak is not coming from any overhead pipes and
make sure that you check the pipes that are attached to your hot water
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If the leak is actually coming from one of the pipes then
consider yourself luckyhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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All you will have to do is simply replace - don't bother trying to repair here as the cost involved is relatively cheap
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This means that you will not need to replace the water tank
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Now find the exact location of the water heater leakage so you can apply the correct solution for
your problem
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If the leak is coming from underneath the hot water heater, then it could be two things
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The leak can be explained in two ways, one possibility is that the valve (called the drain
valve) is faulty and leaking (this needs replacing) or that the water tank has rusted at the bottom
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A rusted water heater tank is never a good thing and is a sign of
failure, you should immediately consult expert advice and ideally
look to replace the water heaterhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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If the location of the leak is from the top of the tank, then you should first check the TP valve
(temperature-pressure) first
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This is usually the main reason of leakages from the top of the
heaterhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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If the valve is responsible for the leak, then you have two solutions
to try, firstly reduce the temperature inside the heater, this
can often stop the leakhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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If this does not work try flipping the valve as dirt often gets stuck
inside, if neither of these work then you should replace the valve
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It is very important to get this fixed, the main reason being is that this valve
makes the heater safe, if the valve is faulty , that means pressure can build
up, more pressure than the tank can handle and BANG - no more heater and
a flood in your househttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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Is the heater leaking from the tank itself? You will find in most cases that this is down to rust
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This in a funny way is a good sign, as it signifies that the water
heater is failing and it is time to either call a plumber to assess or
simply replace the heaterhttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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The reason being is that the hole where the leak is coming from will only grow and eventually the tank
will fail and hot water will be thrown all over the place
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Repairing the heater is not really advisable and is not an
option most plumbers will givehttp://www.waterheaterleakingsolutions.com/
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Not only would it be quite expensive to repair, the parts inside would need to be
replace (like the anode rod) so it does not fail so quickly
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