Hey all, New homeowner here, been remodeling the whole house. Bought a Rheem 50 gal platinum plus gas (natural venting, only powered flue flap no fan) on clearance. Looked in the manual and it calls for B vent. Ran it out the house and up the side above the roof (per local code). Issue I have is I discovered it didn't come with the draft hood that stands off from Rheem. The B vent appliance draft hood connector fits fine, but I'm worried about back draft, CO poisoning etc if it's not okay... Read more ..read more

Hi All, I've got an odd issue that I would appreciate some advice on. I have a very similar issue as the gentleman in this old thread: Water to dishwasher not hot enough to melt soap completely i have a GE dishwasher, only 2 years old. Always worked fine. Now there’s soap residue running down the door when cycle complete. I called a repair service who checked everything, then told me there’s nothing wrong with the dishwasher and that will be $75. They said maybe my hot water to the... terrylove.com Home is about 10 years old and came with builder installed GE Monogram dishwasher and a Ri ..read more

I just replaced an old traditional GE water heater with a new Rheem water heater (also traditional). I have two gravity recirculating loops that worked great with old water heater. They don't work with new heater. After some research, I think it's because the new heater has heat trap inserts in both the hot and cold nipples (made of plastic / rubber flaps). These inserts are doing their job and preventing "leakage" which in my case would be intentional with the hot water rising and cold... Read more ..read more

AO Smith Proline XE 75 gallon water heater (natural gas) Model # GPVX-75L 210 Item id # 100210405 Several months ago the blower motor started to whine. When I lubricated the bearing with WD40 or silicon grease it temporarily fixed the issue. About two days ago I noticed water at the base of the water heater. It covers around 60% of the circumference of the water heater. Heater won't heat water anymore and not coincidentally blower won't turn on. No water in the drain pipe from the T & P... Read more ..read more

Could use some advice here: I'm a DIYer who installed an expansion tank using threaded brass fittings attached to the nipple of my electric water heater, as I'd seen recommended on this forum and elsewhere. However, after six months, I'm seeing a significant amount of what seems to be galvanic corrosion. I used teflon tape on the threads but don't think I got enough pipe dope on that lowest fitting that is corroded (the other threaded connections have tape and sufficient dope). The heater is... Read more ..read more

Hello All, I have a leak from the lower element area of a Kenmore 40 gallon electric heater. I inspected the lower element but couldn't get a good look around the element since the insulation was in the way. I pulled off the old element and was surprised that the gasket looked ok (there was some rust on the outside on the connectors). I installed a new element and pressurized the tank. The leak came back. I can't see any water coming from the element gasket. The tank behind the element... Read more ..read more

Hey all, I replaced my water softener unit and noticed a couple of troubling things about the 8-year-old one that I replaced. The drain line was not installed with an air gap and was full of clumps of algae. Could this have made its way back in the resin tank and grown bacteria in the tank? The brine tank was also non functional so it hadn't backwashed in many months Also the resin itself was a mix of gold and black beads. Is that normal? I could not find anything online about what might... Read more ..read more

Hi, I'm very new to this site. Just had a Rheem 60 gal. electric tank installed which has 2 x 3800 elements. Is the 30amp breaker OK ? (PS: Canadian code ..read more

Hi All, My 10 year old Richmond 40 gallon (propane) water heater has been exhibiting some strange behavior ever since I installed an expansion tank on it here about 6 months ago (due to 180 PSI thermal expansion). I believe the expansion tank install isn't the culprit here, but hoping for everybody's opinions. With the thermostat dial on the default temperature setting, I'll get a few weeks of normal operation (normal temperature), but after about a month, the temperature of the water... Read more ..read more

I have a Honeywell WV8840A5035 L.P. Gas valve on my outdoor water heater. It is for a seasonal cottage and sat idle over the winter. I turned on the gas, turn the dial to pilot, struck the igniter and had a pilot light. I held the dial in until the light flashed green every 3 seconds. The pilot light works fine. The problem occurs when I turn the dial from pilot to HOT. As soon as the dial gets close to HOT, I hear a click and then a green light starts flashing constantly. If I turned it... Read more ..read more