Adjusting water-heater temperature involves removing a cover plate on the heater, turning a knob up or down to increase or decrease the temperature and replacing the cover plate. Adjust water-heater temperature with tips from ahome remodeling specialist in this free video on home repairs. Expert: Oscar Moreno Contact: www.morenohomevisions.com Bio: Oscar Moreno is the owner of Moreno Custom Home Visions in Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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plumbing-forums.dunbarplumbing.com – Here is a video which turned into a surprise after we installed and fired up the gas water heater. We knew when taking out the old one that there was deterioration on top the heater. Water was leaking out of the flue connection to the outside which is actually a cast-iron pipe that is not code in today’s standard. That piping, if it was properly drawing flue gases to the chimney above would be somewhere in the nature of 300-500 degrees. Hot enough where you can touch that piping and get burned. Not a safe situation if someone is not aware that it is hot. Dunbar Plumbing – 859-359-4833 Visit our Website at http We advised the customer instantly that there was an issue with the water heater not drawing properly and made sure that the unit was shut down before we left. With that piping that runs outside, we believe the piping is probably clogged full of brick and mortar where the piping turns into the wall with a 90 in and a 90 up inside the chimney. Accessing that pipe would involve cutting the piping and reinstalling another section but the point remains that the piping arrangement is incorrect and dangerous. From the condition of the old water heater it is evident that something has gone wrong with the venting aspect of this unit. When we attempted to operate the new water heater for the first time, we sealed the openings around the holes around the flue pipe entering the cast iron and used an old rag to force the flue piping to warm …
This Habitat for Humanity “deconstruction” video demonstrates a quick and easy method for removing a gas water heater. (electric heater process is similar.) The required tools are: two crescent wrenches, a hacksaw and a 1/4″ nut driver. The primary safety issues here are: 1) presence of gas lines; 2) risk of injury due to lifting; 3) possible hot water hazard. Before removing a heater we confirm that it is a relatively new item. (We typically look for heaters less than 6-8 years in age.) Sometimes the date of mfg. is on the nameplate. But in most cases we just make a judgement based on physical appearance and an assessment of: “will it sell in our outlet stores?” Another sign that a heater is undesirable is that it may not drain freely. This means it has considerable sediment inside the tank. We just leave these alone and move on to other salvage items. The average time to remove a water heater is 5 minutes.
Changing the gas valve on a hot water heater requires safety and care, such as turning off the gas at the gas valve. Learn about using wrenches and screwdrivers to change gas valves with help from a master plumber and heating specialist in this free video on hot water heaters. Expert: Chris Spannagel Bio: Chris Spannagel has been a master plumber for 17 years and is licensed in Arizona. Filmmaker: Chuck Tyler
