Why Is My Water Heater Leaking [Fix It With These 4 Easy Steps]
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this short video I am going to show you exactly why your water heater is leaking and how to fix it.
You'll Learn:
*Why your water heater is leaking.
* Can it be repaired or will it need to be replaced.
* How to stop the leak and get it fixed.
* Step 4 is a bonus that can save you $600-$1000. Your water heater might be under warranty. The manufactures sometime use codes to let us know what year your water heater was manufactured and if it is still covered under warranty. If it is you might be eligible for a FREE water heater. I’ll give you instructions on how to properly figure this out at the end of the video.
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You just saved me a good nights rest by simply showing how to turn my valve off. No idea how much care a water boiler needed. Thanks for the amazing knowledge and peace of mind tonight.
I just want to thank you for the information provided in this video. Our water heater was dripping water from the inside, so we follow your directions to find out about its warranty. The warranty site was easy to find and provided the information we needed. Luckily, our water heater had coverage for one more year (2022). We took it back to the store and got a brand new one. Because of your information, we saved $550!!! THANK YOU!!!
That is fantastic! Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
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Very informative video! Thank you. I can tell if my water heater is repairable or needs to be replaced before the technician comes.
You saved me! Ihave a leak coming from from the bottom of my tank today and I did not k ow for sure how to stop the leak or how to prevent an explosion! My water was scalding hot. Thanks to you, I turned off the water heater, opened my faucets and circumvented more disaster. Thanks for teaching me.
You are very welcome. Thank you for watching.
Actually this video saved me some face because I thought it was my AC unit and turns out there was a leak in the hose, so per the video, I was able to turn off the valve and the water. THAN, I learned how much a water heater would cost me and I'm very rural, and didn't realize home depot does the work as well. So I was able to learn I had a GAS Heater, get the information from the heater, stop my leaking and got a home depot call going. I could try some of these other tips, but i'm "that girl" and do not wish to mess with things like this. WOOT, new subscriber
This guy is the real honest john...id trust him with all my plumbing and hearing appliances. Too bad im in NY
I'm not a "handywoman" but with your tips, my hot water heater can be fixed!! Thanks!!
Excellent!
Thank you very much, if I were in San Diego I would def use your company. This was very helpful!
That's great to hear and I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for your very easy to understand video. I have a question...should there be water coming out of the supply line from heater to the house if you start to disconnect it? I don't know when you'll answer but I'm working on it today. Merry Christmas Eve! 2021
This was an excellent video. Presentation was clear and concise. But my hot water heater is leaking from the panel in the middle of the tank where you set. And control the temperature.
Thank you for this informative video. Our water heater has been pooling water at the bottom and the landlords have been dragging ass about fixing it. We already had no hot water 6 months ago and there was already a lot of rotting at that time that it was highly likely it needed replacing. The estimated time they are going to fix it will be a week from when we notified them. We are shutting off the water just to help the pooling from getting worse as I have asthma from previous apts with black mold and moisture issues. Given this video, it's likely they never serviced it.
Well the longer it sits the more it will cost to fix. Hopefully they got all the mold taken care of.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 ww had to shut off our hot water for them to finally replace the heater. I missed work and spent money on pig Mats and moisture absorbers and was never reimburses. We used a dehumidifier to prevent mold but water got under the stairs so who knows if we stopped it from growing. VT landlords are never held accountable for mold
Good information! Thanks for the help!
Excellent information, thanks!
If I was in San Diego you would definitely get my business! ❤
Thank you!
Great video! Great explanations! Thank You!
You are welcome!
This video was GRAT! THANK you so much! PLEASE keep up the good work.
GREAT. (sorry for the typo)
great information and helpful enough even though I have done any testing. good vid.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the information. This is great :)
My water heater is Kenmore, bought from Sears 6 years ago. I guess my warranty is gone since Sears is bankrupt now. However, it is made by AO Smith. Does anyone know AO Smith may pick up the bill? Thanks.
I love channels like this. Hard working, grounded advice. Thank you for your help good sir.
Glad to help
Thank you for this video. My water heater was leaking from the bottom, but after I drain it and fill again in 2 days it is no leaking anymore. Can you explain why?
Great video Thanks
And what type of on demand heater can I use for a whole house replacing a natural gas water heater?
I have a Rheem Marathon 75-gallon tank. The pressure release valve was leaking. I replaced the valve. I checked the water pressure on the water line- gauged at 90. The valve still leaks. I can relieve the pressure from a faucet and it stops or barely drips. What are your thoughts? Too hot? I so, how do you lower the temperature? Thanks, Roy
Great video strait to the point
This is the BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!
We just changed the water filter and now the hot water heater is leaking. Can it be from using the wrong size filter (too small)
Hi, my water heater is leaking from the bottom. I see rust in the water stream. I qualify for a free replacement but it's special order and going to take 2 weeks to arrive. Is there anything I can do to prolong the life while I wait? I turned the temp down a bit. I also cut the pan underneath to avoid excessive pooling at the base. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
asertiv1 the temp of water won’t matter. I’d say call a plumber in your area and maybe they can work with you on timing and warranty.
Excellent video.
Great video!!
Excellent thanks 👍
No problem 👍
super helpful video
Good advice
Mines leaking around the hot water nipple can it be unscrewed and taped? Tank new in 2014
Do you not need to turn the gas off? Or pilot?
You're a God sent
Is it normal for water to be coming out of the overflow pipe? Mines been doing these for a few weeks now. Do I need to relieve pressure from the T&P valve?
Putting the water heater on pilot will work just fine. But to be sure shit off the gas.
My electric water tank was leaking from the bottom, I changed it, and the new one does it as well, what could the problem be...?
Nice and calm.
Thank you!
Any idea why my pvc pipe attached from the wall to the top of the heater is leaking. The L shape 90 degree pipe fitting is leaking
Hi .. I'm getting some gas smell very rarely from near to boiler room and room heater ... Is that a problem ?? And pls let me know is there any chance of firing..
A) call the gas company. Or use liquid soap and lots of water spray on all the connections look for growing bubbles. Check where the last guys worked. My guy left the flex connector hand tight.
There is a leak at the roof of my hot water heater pipe. One of the two pipes on top of the tank is corroded and so it's leaking. Please advice. Thank you!
Mine is too. So far I’ve been unable to get the leaking nipple out. It may be too corroded idk
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It is helpful.
great! thanks!
You're welcome!
What if that valve/faucet at the bottom just suddenly starts pouring out one day, and when you twist it, it stops? (aka no one opened it, it just spontaneously like loosened, I guess?) What would cause that?
New boiler AO Smit Select Signature.
Some time is Whistling and release water for the pressure valve.
Is this normal? temperature is in the heat seating,not to hot
Thanks.
It's possible that there is an issue causing excessive pressure or temperature. It would be a good idea to get this looked at before it becomes a more serious issue.
Mine leaks from the control panel where the temperature is regulated
Mine has a pine size hole in the t&p valve that spraying water out. It's not the seal but the actual t&p metal pipe. So do I just replace it. I saw another video where he just fiddled with the flap and banged on it with a hammer and it removed the buildup and set back tight. Is this a possible solution?
It's hard to tell without knowing exactly where it's coming from. It might work but it also might be time to replace the t&p valve.
In the beginning you mentioned three areas for a leak at the top, the cold, the hot, and the vent collar. Then you said if it's leaking from the cold or the hot then it can be repaired, but you did not mention whether it could be repaired if it's leaking from the vent collar
In no way or shape can we afford a new hot water heater so I guess we’re gonna patch it. Flex tape or calk. We just can’t cough up 600 for a water heater we can’t even afford a plumber.
Cut the water off to it get a shop vac and take it apart and if it's a component leaking then replace it if it's the tank your gonna need a new tank even if you can't afford it
@@jabroski69just won't take a bath or shower. Go back to stoneage
Well I have to cough 1800 so.... yei me.
@@lizgaby9761I replaced mine with a tankless hot water on demand model... $487 USD...
Very good video. Question: Are there alternatives to using an expansion tank?
No. It’s a good thing to have in the plumbing system for everything. Not just water heater.
Great video. Very well organized and helpful. Thanks!
Well thank you. We spend a lot of time thinking about how to hit all the important parts prior to making the video.
We woke up the other day to find water in the bottom pan under the hot water heater and for some reason there was actually dampness of water under where the pan was and also water leaking outside the house through the pipe in the pan that leads outside to drain but we drain the pan and find no more water leaking into the pan what can this be also that the hot water heater is no longer making gurgling type noises as it was leaking or whatever into the pan those noises have stopped and so has any type of leaking but wasn’t sure where the leak is coming from Pam is bone dry now and have no idea what happened does anybody know
Hi, why didn't you explain more about possible scenarios of water leaking from the bottom? I have a Bradford White 40gallon, that is 6 years old. I'm just over a month and days out of the warranty according to them when we called. There is paperwork with a diagram of the model showing possible reasons for leaking coming from certain areas, and it says please don't automatically replace the unit without checking. It also gave condensation as a possible cause.
Because he wants you to pay top dollar for a new water heater.
What if theres water coming out from behind my gas thermostat? Can that he relpaced?
I have a gas water heater. I can light the pilot and then set the temperature, but after a few minutes it shuts itself off and we could not figure out why. After some observations, I noticed a drip of water splashing down into the flame ring area slowly over time, indicating that the inner liner is cracked or leaking... Apparently, there was a feature designed to automatically cut off the gas flow in this kind of situation.
I have two questions concerning this.
Is this leak repairable?
Why was a leak of this type not covered in your video?
Hey what was the cause of it? I'm currently running into the same problem.
@ShaheenCooking-Vlog the cause was a small crack in the seam of the inner pipe that transferred the heat of the flames to the water chamber, allowing the water into the flame chamber. We found out that this is not repairable, even by the factory.
We ended up replacing it with a natural gas fired hot water on demand system (tankless). The capacity isn't huge, but it is only for a 1 person home/apartment.
I forgot to mention that we have used the hot water heater all weekend since it’s initial leak and water heater seems to be working fine with no leaking I’m very puzzled
Last night, when I came home. I heard water noises coming from my laundry room... I thought someone was running a shower, but water was leaking in my laundry room, possibly from the heater. Could be the pipes or the heater.
Water was probably sprinkling out of the top like a gusher.
this is what i have. installed three in my life - 2 gas one electric so I have some experience. this one is gas. I replaced this one with my own hands due to Sandy in 2012. Basement in NJ. all is copper. sharkbite cold. sweated hot out. sharkbites cold are in great shape. for the hot out, I have the niple, the copper threaded adapter, 4 inches of 3/4 pipe straight up and a 90. the seams of the 90 are leaking. green and corroded. after the 90, i have 1 foot of 3/4 and another 90. again 90 green corrosion and leaking. must be due to moisture in basement and 12 years lol. I want to hacksaw the pipe before the first 90. I want to sandpaper the 4 inch piece due to deposits and then sharkbite 90. after want to use use copper pipe and sharkbite 90 if i need to use a small sharkbite connector after the second 90 so be it. how do i deal with the hot water? good shut off on the cold water side. good ball valve. can shut building off if need to. I am comfortable with the the repair but not with the hot water. How do i repair an active gas hot water heater? thank you.
Can a water heater beep?
My kids took a shower last night, and I heard the typical sounds coming from the utility room (water flowing/running) this morning I woke up and still heard the sound; and found water puddled around & under the tank. I got my hot water heater from Sears appliance about 13 yrs ago. I don't know how sears warranties work anymore.
How did it work out for ya?
I found my leak was the threaded adapters screwing into the top of the tank. Someone did a poor job doping the threads.
Hi Brandon, my water heater is leaking from top. The leak is from the cold water intake side. It seems to me the hose that connects cold water supply and the tank is fine. It is the pipe that is coming from the tank and is connected to the hose. The leak is from the bottom of that pipe and I can see the rust forming from the bottom of the pipe. May I ask whether this is repairable? If so, how to do it? It seems from the video that you imply it is a fixable issue. But I do not know how to do it. Thanks!
Wei Su I would call a plumber or if you can, unscrew that nipple and inspect. 50/50 chance it can be repaired. But start with the repair option.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 Thanks! I am fairly handy with all the tools. I shall give it a shot first and let you know.
Mine is leaking from the lower element access panel. Like gushing out!
So is mine I hooked it up right water never got hot water so I went and looked and seen it was gushing out of tha side panels idk what’s going on?
I just found a horizontal gash or line it's approx. 3 inches across the middle of the tank ....and then its also leaking from around the pipe area from the top side.......I didn't know anything about servicing the hot water tank.....this is crazy....and everything is expensive now during this pandemic with Covid 19.......
Do you know how the damage occurred? You should not be storing miscellaneous objects on or near your water heater. The exterior shell is just enameled steel, duct tape will work to seal it up, underneath it is just the insulation layer.
As for the leak on top, if it is a screw-on attachment point that is leaking, you could try turning off your water and removing it, then add Teflon tape and put it back in... or replacing the bad connection or length of pipe.
Could installing an expansion tank help ?
Having an expansion tank will help to regulate the pressure
I have a electric water heater and it’s leaking from the middle but it don’t look like anode rod.
It’s something else
Do you do video consultations?
Adam Williams we do in person consultations in San Diego County. We do not do any consultations outside of this.
Our Tank leaking in tray underneath the tank.Dont know the reason
Hello my heater is only 2-3 years old and leaking from the bottom what can I do ?
When leaks appear to be coming from the bottom, they are most likely internal and will need to be replaced. If you have any other questions, you can check out our website at www.quickwaterheater.com for more details. We have a lot of useful FAQs and pricing information.
Mine is leaking from the middle of the tank itself there's a panel on there with a sticker on there showing that you could burn your hands on that panel itself is where it's leaking from
"If you are watching this video, your water heater is probably leaking" then proceeds with video intro then another 3 4 mins before talking about how to stop the water from leaking. Literally had to sat there and listen 4-5 mins while my water leaked into my basement :))))))))))))
Did you die! Que in scene from the hangover. ; ) love you. Sorry to make you watch me for 4-5 thousand hours.
Wish you were in the Bay Area, CA
My hot water heater is leaking from very top mount release valve joint connection, NOT the Valve itself. 21 yrs old
Is it dangerous to have power going through it and the water is shut off?
Our water heater is 5 years old and leaking from the bottom... why? Is it fixable?
Possibly was damaged in shipping or installation. Call local plumbers, find one who can give you a free inspection and recommendation to see if they can determine if it can be repaired. Also, check your warranty through the company or plumber who installed it...
Would turning off the electricity to the hot water heater stop the water heater from leaking?
No, but you would want to turn the water shut-off valve on the cold water line going into your water heater.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 Thanks for responding to my question, but I've since found out it wasn't my water heater that was leaking. It was a pipe under my kitchen sink. Other videos have said I need a basin wrench in order to stop the leak.
I sure wish you were in Arkansas!
Mines leaking from the side.. not the top or bottom
You say the cold water nipple leaking is repairable, easy fix.
Why is the PRV different and not repairable since both are threaded and unscrewable (if corroded and leaking). Thanks
Technically they are repairable. Almost times. But, it takes a lot of time and not a guarantee every time.
My 20gl heater leaking internally water fall on wires
Sorry for not responding sooner, but the best thing to do in a situation like this is to shut off the water and gas to the water heater.
Are there any tanks that are NOT steel?
There may be some options out there but we don't use them specifically so I can't speak on that. As for an on-demand water heater, there are some tankless options that have a recirculating pump but there are some recirculating pumps that can be plumbed into your system that will work for a tank system.
My water heater leaks when the AC is turned on. Can it be fixed?
It’s most likely condensate from the air conditioner. They are not related in any way.
My hot water heater is leaking underneath? I’m thinking it was rusted out!
Have it looked at by a trustworthy professional.
No hot water in apts four plex.
Check the recirculating pump.
My hot water heater is leaking from bottom and it’s is only 6 months old 😢
Video begins at 0:53
My water heater pilot went out, as I went to clean it below. Just a little moisture came out. It's not gushing water out. There is no build up of water. Very minimal moisture.
AND i could attach a hose, to drain things.
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If the tank is leaking will it cause the breaker to trip
Electric water heater
It can but not always.
@@quickwaterheaterfiltration5292 i just looked at the wiring at the top. Its full of water and the connection are all rusted. What shall i do
Ok
Mine is leaking from the bottom, but this is in my apartment!
The guy who replaced our old water heater left the old one in our basement-just so it could take up room in our house. Is that normal?
My plumber not only left the old water heater in the basement he also took a dump on the floor is that normal?
my water heater is leaking from the elements. i dont know what the problem could be.
Manda Cheung the water heater is most likely in of replacement. But, you can try and replace the elements first.
Is the hot water still working, just leaking out of there?
If no, get replacement heating elements to install, and continue reading through the yes response.
If yes (or you have the replacement elements), first turn off the water, then turn off your breaker for the water heater, and drain the water heater using the house outlet down bottom (garden hose to bathtub or outside, etc).
Next, unscrew the heating elements. If reusing, clean them off with a nylon brush if they are caked up, or just replace with new... wrap the threads with Teflon tape to provide a positive seal and reinstall (or wrap Teflon on the new ones and install).
Turn on water, bleed air out through the t&p valve or through your faucets, and then turn your breaker back on. (Dont turn on breaker without water in the water heater!)
Good luck! (This was posted in case others have this problem... in my case, I had no leak, it just had no working elements... in my old house. My replacement elements were only 35 dollars.)
You didn’t even show the part of how to fix it!
My geyser is leaking from the top
If it’s leaking from a connection you are good. If it’s leaking from the bottom you need a new heater.
You didn't say what to do if leaking from the bottom.
Why is Peter Andre telling me how to fix a valve?
You keep saying you and I agreed that maintenance it's important but what happened you just bought a house and the person that previously owned it then take care of the hot water making it seems like everyone who's watching this video doesn't understand the importance of maintenance