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Posted by THO on October 28, 2006, 8:06 pm
> > It looks like I may need a new hot water heater. We lost hot water and
> > when I checked it out, there was water dripping from the emergency
> > release valve and a large amount of water on the floor (but less than
> > when the 2nd hot water heater died). The pilot was out also.
> >
>
> If all the leakage came from the safety valve, you might have a
> repairable problem. The valve, expansion tank, regulator could
> be looked at. Did the leakage from the safety valve put out the
> pilot?
>
> Bob
There didn't appear to be any water in the area where the pilot is. The
2nd floor's hot water heater is about 3/4 the size of ours but the
amount of water on the floor was perhaps 33% of what was there 2 months
ago when the 2nd floor tank leaked from the bottom. The pipe from the
safety valve was dripping a bit. After checking that the pipes and tank
were not warm, I tried opening that valve and only a bit of water came
out; it wouldn't close all the way unless I pushed down on the center
pin that the lever is attached to.
We did have some heavy winds today and a basement window was open. In
the past, that has caused the pilot to go out. That's what I thought had
happened when I heard there was no hot water. Could the pilot going out
have in any way caused the release of water?
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