social

Maintaining Your Water Heater

February 1, 2005

Maintaining Your Water HeaterMY electric bill dropped thirty dollars last month when I changed the heating elements and put a cover on my hot water heater. The lower element was burnt out so the upper had to work overtime, plus the loss of heat because of no cover. Live and learn.

Advertisement



By Reta

 
Read More Comments

More Solutions

This page contains the following solutions.

August 16, 2018

Date your installation! A hot water heater sits quietly in a closet, basement or garage. Forgotten until it breaks. Well, when our hot water heater needed to be replaced, I was left with water on my basement floor and in a panic to get a replacement. This could have been prevented if I knew when it was installed.

Date of installation written on hot water heater.

Read More...

4 Questions

Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.

December 21, 2012

When leaving a water heater inactive for a long term, such as months at a time, is it recommended to turn "off" the breaker to the heater to keep the sulfur buildup from making it smell like "rotten eggs"?

By Phil

Answers


Silver Feedback Medal for All Time! 282 Feedbacks
December 23, 20120 found this helpful

If the water heater isn't being used you need to disconnect it from the electrical supply, turn off the breaker if it is not supplying electricity to any other outlet, and then drain the water heater.

Advertisement

Draining the water heater keeps mold and other ickys from forming in the unit, and protects an immersed element if your heater uses that type element.

The sulphur smell in the water is a chemical reaction to the build up of minerals on the element in contact with water-because you are smelling it, you must have an immersion element, so drain that heater.

 
December 26, 20120 found this helpful

The Environmental Protection Agency recommends turning off your hot water heater if you are away from home for 3 days or more. It saves energy.

I belong to the Grange, a fraternal non profit organization dedicated to community service and a better life for rural American's. We have a Grange Hall. Because we usually only use the hall once a month, we keep the water heater turned off the rest of the month. It doesn't take long for the water to be heated!

Advertisement

Save energy and save money!

Carol in PA

 
Answer this Question

May 21, 2007

How do relight the water heater?

Naida from Dallas, TX


Answers

By Ace (Guest Post)
May 23, 20070 found this helpful

I called our local Gas Company & they came out to light my gas water heater.

 
Answer this Question
Categories
Home and Garden Home Improvement Maintenance and RepairFebruary 16, 2012
Pages
More
😎
Summer Ideas!
🎆
Fourth of July Ideas!
🌻
Gardening
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2024-06-24 22:14:27 in 5 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2024 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/tf/Home_Improvement/Maintenance_and_Repair/Maintaining-Your-Water-Heater.html