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Posted by mikepier on December 8, 2006, 8:41 am
Last night I noticed the drain valve on the bottom of my HW heater was
leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing this?
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Posted by mikepier on December 8, 2006, 9:51 am
mikepier@optonline.net wrote:
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> Last night I noticed the drain valve on the bottom of my HW heater was
> leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
> it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
> valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing this?
Sorry, posted in wrong forum, but feel free to post opinions.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on December 8, 2006, 11:57 am
On this group, someone is sure to remind you that you don't heat hot
water, it's already hot. So, you can have a water heater, but a hot
water heater is redundant and repeats itself over and over again.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
mikepier@optonline.net wrote:
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> Last night I noticed the drain valve on the bottom of my HW heater
was
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> leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
> it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
> valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing
this?
Sorry, posted in wrong forum, but feel free to post opinions.
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Posted by DIMwit on December 8, 2006, 7:20 pm
And Stormy puts the 'Kick Me Hard" sign back on!
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> On this group, someone is sure to remind you that you don't heat hot
> water, it's already hot. So, you can have a water heater, but a hot
> water heater is redundant and repeats itself over and over again.
> --
> Christopher A. Young
> You can't shout down a troll.
> You have to starve them.
> .
> mikepier@optonline.net wrote:
>> Last night I noticed the drain valve on the bottom of my HW heater
> was
>> leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
>> it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
>> valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing
> this?
> Sorry, posted in wrong forum, but feel free to post opinions.
>
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on December 8, 2006, 11:57 am
Might rust after awhile. some of the gas valves I've used have been
steel. Others have been brass, and diecast.
Aside from rust, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
Last night I noticed the drain valve on the bottom of my HW heater was
leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing this?
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> leaking and no matter how many times I tried to tighten it or adjust
> it, it still leaked. The only part I had available was a 3/4" gas
> valve. I put it on and it worked. No leaks. Any concerns doing this?