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Posted by on November 2, 2007, 4:21 am
> Follow up:
>
> still lit as of this AM (took a nice scalding hot shower) managed to
> replace drain valve last night using a Ridgid brand basin wrench to
> remove the old one. Cost me $35 but is a handy problem solver for
> limited access situations like this. I guess it probably wasn't meant
> to be used with two pipe wrenches turning it, but hey, it worked.
>
> However, it looks like there's a lot of carbony (I assume) junk in the
> combustion area - is there a good (read not messy) way to clean this?
> Is it really a problem or can it be safely left in there? I'd prefer
> not to have to pull the burner if I don't have to.
The burner assembly should come out very easily. At least mine did,
when I replaced my thermocouple. Only takes maybe 10 mins.
I noticed it
> because after the first time it cycled I opened the little inspection
> hole to see if the pilot was still lit and could see glowing red bits
> of carbon in there, looked kind of like the inside of the combustion
> chamber of an old car.
>
> yes I know I should just get a new water heater. There's a lot of
> stuff I ought to replace but can't afford to at the moment...
>
> nate
>
>
>
>
> > Well it may be premature. Still lit since about 9 PM last night. I'll
> > keep an eye on it but I really hope I can limp it along at least until
> > the new A/C is paid off. I did stop and buy a set of welding tip
> > cleaners on the way home, that might have scared it into functioning :)
>
> > nate
>
> > Joseph Meehan wrote:
> > > Pricing varies greatly from one area to another. However there are
> > > still few places where electric will be cheaper, especially is you have
> > > a modern high efficiency gas heater. Where I am, I will replace mine
> > > with another gas when it needs it.
>
> > > ..
>
> > >> So the question... what's the group's current opinion on gas vs.
> > >> electric for a water heater? I keep hearing that gas is no longer
> > >> much cheaper than electric, although my own back of envelope
> > >> calculations don't seem to support that. I also like the much quicker
> > >> recovery time of the gas heater. Is replacing a gas heater with
> > >> another gas heater still worth the extra money? not only would it be
> > >> more expensive to purchase, but I think that while I could install an
> > >> electric heater myself I might feel more comfortable having a
> > >> professional install a gas heater due to gas piping and flue issues...
> > >> I really don't want to blow my house up or kill myself in my sleep due
> > >> to trying to save a few bucks.
>
> > >> thanks for any opinions...
>
> > >> nate
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