Charlotte Home Inspector water heater maintenance.wmv

[wrozier]

I notice in your video you have lawn mowers and other gas powered devices next to your water heater with a exposed pilot light. that is a disaster waiting to happen. never store gas near a open flame. this has become a major problem that the water heater industry has addressed. all new water heaters are FLAME VAPOR IGINTION RESISTANT (FVIR). these new water heaters need preventive maintance. tightspotvacuum brush is a great tool for that job.

[utubepunk]

Thanks for the video- very informative. How long do you let it drain? Did you have to power it off @ the breaker before you started working on it?

[tstatech]

Those plastic drain bibs won't seal if you allow hot water to pass through it. He will be lucky if the drain bib sealed when he closed it.

I shut them down and then drain water from a sink until it is cold. Then I drain the tank and then partialy fill and drain the tank several times until no more sediment or slime comes out. I will sometimes replace the plastic drain bib with a brass one. Dont neglect the burner and flue.

Most gas H2O heaters are not vented correctly. Check GAMA tables.

[nighthawk5556]

would u really even have 2 turn the water off? all ur doin is draining sediment from the bottom, right?

[FlyRobDog]

cool video! I had a problem where my pilot light would not stay on. I fixed it for about 6 bucks.

i also made a video on how to fix your pilot light.

its in my profile.