Working with Your Water Heater

-Ever been upset turning on the tub faucet for a bath, only to find a gush of ice water?

Better test your Hot Water Heater.

Have you got a gas or electric hot water heater?

For you – Do it Yourself Types! Fixing Your Hot Water Heater.

First check to see the thermostat is not set to low. You would feel awful foolish to go call a plumber and find out all that was wrong was the thermostat had to be turned up.

Is the pilot light out in your gas hot water heater?

take off the cover (some have an inner and outer cover) and look to see
if you see a glow. Follow the copper line to where a small blue flame is. If you see it then probably there is some other thing else wrong with the unit. If you cannot see the flame, first ensure your gas is on, then rotate the control nob to the off position, leave it set thirty, rotate it back to the pilot position. Depress the red button and snap the igniter (if you have a self igniting unit) and you should see the red glow in the inspection window. With ones that don't have a self igniter, hold down the red button and light the pilot light yourself (just like on a gas stove). Remember to hold the button down for a minute. Revolve the unit to the on position.

If the pilot won't light, it might be the thermocouple it's the copper tube to the flame. If its damaged you should give up trying to fix it yourself, and phone the gas utility company or a plumbing fix person

Have you got an electric water heater?
You may have thrown a breaker. It should be labeled in the breaker box. Pop it off and reset it.

One of the other things you can try is draining the tank. that

will flush out any sediment in it and if nothing else increase the life of the heater.

If you believe it might be a damaged pipe and you see water – then the pipe glaringly needs fixed. Or maybe a broken valve, which will also must be fixed.

There are all types of guides on the internet. It'd be a good idea to go read up on how your fixture heater works.

Hot water heater repair is however , a job best left to the gurus like a pro plumbing company.

Denver Plumbing Company is a top notch plumbing company concentrating on water heater mend in Denver Colorado. Putty and Becky Marker are the owners.