Hot water tank issues

[nzwasp]

Well so far its been a day with my new rheem tank. Install was about an hour as I had already drained the tank and also the guy didnt replace the venting pipe with a new one because he said if I was too have a inspection today it would fail on the furnance piping as its the same stuff. So I will address that at a later date.

I can see the part that people have to replace on rheem tanks and other tanks with intellivents. The gas ignition goes on and off multiple times a day and this is the bit that is required to be serviced. You can order the part from amazon.ca for $20 - I was thinking of ordering it just so I had it on me if I ever do have that issue.

[raceman6135]

Originally posted by cidley69
My tank is GE, made by Rheem, and is dated 2007. The pressure relief valve started leaking and is getting worse.

Is this a part worth replacing, or a symptom of the tank going bad, and may as well replace whole thing?

The part will cost somewhere around $15 to $20 and is very simple to replace yourself. For that price, I would replace it.

My house was built in 1999 and has the original water heater. I purchased this house in 2010, and a couple years ago, I had to replace a leaking T&P valve. No longer leaking, and the water heater still works as good as it ever did.

[A790]

It's worth noting that an '07 hot water heater is not likely to be as efficient as a 2015 model.

[CompletelyNumb]

Originally posted by Strider
Aren't you the guy with the uncle who's an independent plumber and gouged a Beyond member for 2x the cost on a hot water tank?

Edit: I knew this bullshit smelled familiar
http://forums.beyond.ca/st/364200/ho...ter-tank-cost/

Note to self, don't listen to sputnik about plumbing, and stay away from Silcraft.

[jhmed]

Just had Pete the Plumber replace our 40gal tank and we were $885ish after tax.

Woke up to no hot water, couldn't light pilot, didn't wanna fuck around and decided I wanted a new tank. Called Pete The Plumber, told them I had no hot water and wanted a new tank. They asked a couple questions and quoted the price. They came out same day (earlier than the promised time -- bonus!), installed quickly, guy was friendly and did a good job. No complaints here.

[suntan]

Originally posted by A790
It's worth noting that an '07 hot water heater is not likely to be as efficient as a 2015 model.

Having changed from an '02 tank to a 2013 model, there was no difference I could see on my utility bill. I'm probably saving pennies per month at most.

[A790]

Originally posted by suntan
Having changed from an '02 tank to a 2013 model, there was no difference I could see on my utility bill. I'm probably saving pennies per month at most.

Weird.

When I replaced my hot water heater from 1998 with a 2014 model I noticed a fairly significant difference.

[speedog]

Originally posted by A790

Weird.

When I replaced my hot water heater from 1998 with a 2014 model I noticed a fairly significant difference.

Did you have a kid move out at the same time?

One less feeder in the house certainly makes a difference.

[A790]

Originally posted by speedog

Did you have a kid move out at the same time?

One less feeder in the house certainly makes a difference.

Nope, the only change was the hot water heater.

[suntan]

Originally posted by A790

Weird.

When I replaced my hot water heater from 1998 with a 2014 model I noticed a fairly significant difference.

I can see that happening. There were massive code changes around 2000.

[Nufy]

Bump !!!

What are the recommended plumbers around these days...

My John Woods Pro series pilot light wont stay lit.

I am wondering if I should repair or replace at this point.

Not a single issue after install in 2011 until now...

[The_Penguin]

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Bump !!!


My John Woods Pro series pilot light wont stay lit.

I'd replace the thermocouple first. Worth a try.

[ExtraSlow]

Based on my last hot water tank thread, it's always the thermocouple.

[Nufy]

Nope...Pilot light wont light to heat the thermocouple.

[Nufy]

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Based on my last hot water tank thread, it's always the thermocouple.

Truer words have never been spoken...

Swapped out the 10 dollar t-couple and all is good again.

It took a bit of surgery due to the location but all is good again.

Now to go check for leaks...(Where's my lighter...)

[ExtraSlow]

I'm not a plumber, but somehow, it's always the thermocouple. I don't get it, but it seems to be true. Glad you found and fixed your issue.

[The_Penguin]

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Swapped out the 10 dollar t-couple and all is good again.

Wow who knew?
Good to hear!

[dj_rice]

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I'm not a plumber, but somehow, it's always the thermocouple. I don't get it, but it seems to be true. Glad you found and fixed your issue.

For mine, I was getting very low hot water flow, so I changed out the dip tube, which was a beotch to remove as old one was rusted bad. And then I couldn't get it to re-ignite, changed the thermocouple as well, still wouldn't light. Gave up trying to fix it, did ghetto boiled water showers for a few weeks LOL only because I was trying to find a cheap Kijiji guy to supply/install but nobody would call back. Ended up just going to Home Depot, bought a new tank and let them install it (Friesens) $1130 later. I think I chose 9 year warranty

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Side note/rant -- wtf is with plumbing companies that will only provide quotes in person with a $70-$150 service call? Sounds like a solid business plan to me... charge people $150 to come to their house, quote $4,000 for a water heater, get asked to gtfo, pocket $150, repeat, profit.

I had the same frustrations. I made a point go with a company who did not play those games, and when every single plumber called me to follow up (you can tell how badly they want their site visit money), I stated that as my reason for using someone else. Complete money grab, it's specifically done so the customer is more likely to green light the job with the plumber already in the home since they are already invested financially. And if you decline, they still get some money and the customer is punished. You an offer to send pictures, videos, sign something to not hold them to their estimate, etc. they don't care - they just want you invested so you agree to do the whole job with them. It's extremely predatory, so fuck that. Weekend rates were more like $300 when I was calling, just to get a quote.

Side note: I talked to more than one plumber who won't even sell John Woods tanks because they cause too many warranty headaches.

[ExtraSlow]

Fucking Clearview charged me $200 service call and quoted me a $5000 water tank. Fuckers.