The water heater works fine, so i would just like to repair the leak First, i turned of water source (red rectangle) on the top, and i even turn of hvac now (it it cold today) Somebody suggested capping the spigot with a copper garden hose cap, which seems like it should work
Only it's still leaking around the cap.
I purchased a water heater from lowes a few days ago (apparently it was a non name brand 40 gallon)
The water heater did not come with nipples so i purchased some from home depot and went at it with good ernst I installed the nipples with teflon tape (3 wraps) When it rains i go to the hot water heater and i can hear water dripping inside the vent pipe However, there is no water on the top of the hot water heater
Where is the rain water likely entering the vent? If the valve leaks, lift the lever to test it If it keeps leaking, it might need to be replaced. On sunday, i flushed the water heater (done annually a preventative maintenance)
On wednesday, the pilot was out
The pilot would light immediately. Smith power shot so it. I have a 3 year old navien 240a tankless water heater A lot of water continuously flows through the condensation line even the heat exchanger is not operating
The leak can only be stopped when i close the cold water inlet Most technician said there might be a leak in the heat exchanger Hi, my oil fired boiler started leaking water about 2wks ago It leaks about.5 to 1.0 liters of water per day, maybe more
Here are some q i have
How dangerous is this situation Is my boiler going to run out of water and cause serious damage or do i have time to shop around for a. Navien 240a tankless heat exchanger leaking from the area circled in red Any idea what the root cause and fix is?
I went to basement for laundry and seeing water heater leaking, it just started leaking and i noticed on time, so not much damage to basement floor
