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hot water suddenly rusty George 02-12-2007
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Posted by George on February 12, 2007, 9:35 am


Gas-fired HW heater, 7 yrs old.

Yesterday, our hot water suddenly became quite rusty. I've filled and
drained the tank 3x so far, and it's not any cleaner. It may be coming
dirtier, even. The cold water runs clean. Piping to the tank is all
copper. I find no sign that the tank is leaking.

Any insight on how to clear this, or even as to what's going on, would
be appreciated.

Thnaks,
George

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 12, 2007, 10:02 am


> Gas-fired HW heater, 7 yrs old.
>
> Yesterday, our hot water suddenly became quite rusty. =A0I've filled and
> drained the tank 3x so far, and it's not any cleaner. =A0It may be coming
> dirtier, even. =A0The cold water runs clean. =A0Piping to the tank is all
> copper. =A0I find no sign that the tank is leaking. =A0
>
> Any insight on how to clear this, or even as to what's going on, would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thnaks,
> George

Time for a new hot water tank its about to start leaking the glass
lining has probably failed.

how old is the tank? gas or electric?


Posted by Joseph Meehan on February 12, 2007, 12:52 pm


George wrote:
> Gas-fired HW heater, 7 yrs old.
>
> Yesterday, our hot water suddenly became quite rusty. I've filled and
> drained the tank 3x so far, and it's not any cleaner. It may be
> coming dirtier, even. The cold water runs clean. Piping to the tank
> is all copper. I find no sign that the tank is leaking.
>
> Any insight on how to clear this, or even as to what's going on, would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thnaks,
> George

Time for a new tank. It may be a defective tank, or it may have been a
cheap tank and water that is hard on tanks.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit




Posted by George on February 12, 2007, 3:08 pm


On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:52:53 -0500, "Joseph Meehan"

>George wrote:
>> Gas-fired HW heater, 7 yrs old.
>>
>> Yesterday, our hot water suddenly became quite rusty. I've filled and
>> drained the tank 3x so far, and it's not any cleaner. It may be
>> coming dirtier, even. The cold water runs clean. Piping to the tank
>> is all copper. I find no sign that the tank is leaking.
>>
>> Any insight on how to clear this, or even as to what's going on, would
>> be appreciated.
>>
>> Thnaks,
>> George
>
> Time for a new tank. It may be a defective tank, or it may have been a
>cheap tank and water that is hard on tanks.

I just called the manufacturer (American Water Heater) about the
warranty. They said to change the anode rod. I'm in the process of
trying to get it off (no harm in looking). But, does this seem
credible. There's really a lot of rust, and it did start very abruptly.

Thanks,
George

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on February 12, 2007, 4:00 pm


> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:52:53 -0500, "Joseph Meehan"
>
>
>
>
>
> >George wrote:
> >> Gas-fired HW heater, 7 yrs old.
>
> >> Yesterday, our hot water suddenly became quite rusty. =A0I've filled a=
nd
> >> drained the tank 3x so far, and it's not any cleaner. =A0It may be
> >> coming dirtier, even. =A0The cold water runs clean. =A0Piping to the t=
ank
> >> is all copper. =A0I find no sign that the tank is leaking.
>
> >> Any insight on how to clear this, or even as to what's going on, would
> >> be appreciated.
>
> >> Thnaks,
> >> George
>
> > =A0 =A0Time for a new tank. =A0It may be a defective tank, or it may ha=
ve been a
> >cheap tank and water that is hard on tanks.
>
> I just called the manufacturer (American Water Heater) about the
> warranty. =A0They said to change the anode rod. =A0I'm in the process of
> trying to get it off (no harm in looking). =A0But, does this seem
> credible. =A0There's really a lot of rust, and it did start very abruptly.
>
> Thanks,
> George- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Good luck do you have the hedroom to clear the rod vs cieling?


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