Water heater problems are not unusual, but when they arise they can be bothersome and in some cases even dangerous. The hot water heater is designed to use only a few parts, but each part is important and when any part fails, your hot water heater fails to provide you with hot water.
Following are some of the problems your tank can develop:
* You get only cold water which means that the heater is not working. Either the burner is not working or the thermocouple is bad.
* The water is only warm which could mean a problem with the burner or a bigger problem with the tank being so corroded on the bottom that the heat cannot get to the water. Or, the hot water heater is too small for the hot water usage in the home. The dip tube which mixes the cold with the hot water is broken.
* Water that is rust colored probably means the sacrificial anode is bad and is probably in need of replacement.
* The Rotten egg odor could be the result of a number of causes which requires a plumber to find.
* A popping noise or a low rumbling means that the sediment has built up to a point where it percolates when the heater is fired up. Fixing this is a job for a plumbing technician from
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* Higher pitched whining is a problem that should be looked at by a plumber.
* Water leaking around base of heater means the heater is shot. Buy a new model, but try to find a way to keep your heater from being one of the 6 million water heaters that are put into landfills annually.
A Water Heater Repair in Seattle plumbing technician should be the person to fix any of the above problems since a degree of hydraulic technology and piping is required in many instances. Working with gas is not a task the homeowner should undertake. Checking the pressure of a tank is essential, but it requires a special knowledge of this tool and how to use it. There are many things you can do to prolong the life of your tank. Draining the tank annually is a good practice for prolonging the life of the tank.
