Dgold
Avoid DIYer
All,
This morning my wife reminded me to flush the sediment out of our water heater. Municipal (N. County San Diego) water is very hard and we get tons of white sediment in our faucets. To my surprise, after a year, very little sediment came out. Upon further inspection, I appear to have bigger issues on top of the water heater. Pics below.
Anyone know what this is? Almost looks like growth you see near geysers - like there's calcium in steam and the deposits create a very organic looking structure. There's also a small puddle of water on top - from steam or condensation I'm not sure. Lastly, the pressure relief valve may have an issue, because the pipe drains to the outside, and voila... there's water there too - nice and copper green. A bunch of pics below. If anyone can help me determine if this is worth my time to fix, or if I should just rip it out and replace the whole thing, I'd be grateful.
Thanks,
David
This morning my wife reminded me to flush the sediment out of our water heater. Municipal (N. County San Diego) water is very hard and we get tons of white sediment in our faucets. To my surprise, after a year, very little sediment came out. Upon further inspection, I appear to have bigger issues on top of the water heater. Pics below.
Anyone know what this is? Almost looks like growth you see near geysers - like there's calcium in steam and the deposits create a very organic looking structure. There's also a small puddle of water on top - from steam or condensation I'm not sure. Lastly, the pressure relief valve may have an issue, because the pipe drains to the outside, and voila... there's water there too - nice and copper green. A bunch of pics below. If anyone can help me determine if this is worth my time to fix, or if I should just rip it out and replace the whole thing, I'd be grateful.
Thanks,
David