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It's only 4-5 years old but it's a whirlpool and as I understand this seems to be a common problem with their product. When you say it's easy to install, how easy? I'm considering having someone...

Right now we can't afford to replace the tank unless we absolutely have to, so we are going to just replace the thermal cupple since the pilot keeps going out. I have whirlpool sending me the...

Did this too. I even took a shower and ran the bath while our contractors were searching for the leak. As mentioned, we may have found the source and if not, at some point we will replace the...

We actually had 3 plumbers out PLUS 2 contractors PLUS a bath/shower expert. Not a thing was found. So, we did what we could to try to find the problem from underneath. We knew it was a temp fix...

We've been having a heck of a time trying to locate a water leak that we've been dealing with for a while now. We originally thought that the water we started to see on the ceiling of our kitchen...

We have and it was originally thought to be rubber but the City (who tested it) wasn't able to draw final conclusion b/c although it "acted" like rubber the checmical make-up wasn't matching up. I'm...

Thank you everyone for your input. At the end of the day we probably would prefer to just replace with a good quality tank. BUT...we're really trying to find the silver bullet that will eliminate...

I'm seeing mixed reviews on tankless systems. After a very aggrivating day dealing with the pilot going out on our whirlpool water heater we're deciding whether or not to just replace the whole...

The reason we are considering replacing the water heater is b/c we woke up this morning to no hot water. Had some trouble getting the pilot to light. Plumber got it up and running. The pilot blew...

Are these good water heaters? A recommendation was made to replace our whirlpool water heater b/c they think the thermal cupple is wearing out. The tank is only 5 years old, but seeing as we are...

Well, perhaps my tapping on the expansion tank is the cause of my issues this morning. Woke up to no hot water. Noticed the pilot wasn't on and tried to ignite it and once I did that there were...

Thank you! If we have a bad expansion tank, would you know what could be causing it to go bad? Like I said, it's only a year old.

Can someone advise me if our expansion tank is set properly?

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I ask b/c we took a walk this weekend and noticed in...

No there isn't an odor (at least from what we can tell). I understand that manganese is primarily a result of well related set-ups. We are on city. Although we will check this weekend, I don't...

Although I've had my water tested a couple of times, I think I need a more in depth type of test. When we first started having issues with black specs the plubmer took it to a local place and they...

We thought the same thing but 2 plumbers have advised that where it sits is fine. When we had the original expansion tank removed, that too didn't look like it was the problem. We didn't see any...

Interestingly enough, part of me thinks that we have two separate problems.

I have to check to see what I have it set at. But I lowered it mid-summer to save a little mula and within 2 weeks I...

Aluminum (which I think is what is recommended) - also when the plumber took out the old one it wasn't really in bad shape. Water heater isn't that old, perhaps 5-7 years.

We don't have either.

Anything else?

If this insulation is not right, is there any chance that the black specs are coming from that? Although I suspect it would be rather difficult to get into the hot water heater since they are on the...

We've been dealing with this on and off for exactly a year. We first noticed it in the dishwasher. Our son's bottles were coming out with some signficiant black specs on them that would smear. In...

Unsure why it's there. This is how it was when we bought the house. Inspector and 2 plumbers later didn't say anything so I figured this was normal.

Not so normal, huh? I haven't gone up there...

I supposed I need to take a peak. In the event they aren't flex connectors, is there anything else that leads to or part of the hot water heater that may have "rubber" connected to it that might be...

Since clearly changing the anode rod, expansion tank and PRV haven't solved my smear-like, black spec issue, I figured the last resort is checking the braided flex connectors.

While I believe I...

Expansion tank is relatively new as well. That was installed last fall. Plumber who looked at it says he really felt it was the PRV itself and that needed to be replaced. While it was a high...