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I am not sure if this is normal but my hot water heater which is gas drains constantly, the water heater is outside under the house so it drains into the yard.
My hot water heater is attached to my oil burner. Is there a similar switch that I should turn off before emptying my hot water heater? Hi Johnnie, If you have a drain in your basement floor or a bathroom in the basement, you could drain the water heater into it. Otherwise, you would have to let the water in the heater cool, then full buckets and carry it out.
Dear Danny Lipford, Any suggestions on how to drain the hot water heater when it is in the basement below grade not a walk out? Same applies for the power on electric water heaters, turn the breaker to the heater off, not the main breaker for the house. The purpose is to keep the gas burner or electrical elements from cutting on while the heater is empty.
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January 5th, at 4: On how do I know which one to attach the hose too. Went through all the steps no water will come out what do you think.
What is the best way to take the calcificaton off of the drain so it can be turned? It is frustrating to not be able to find a dip tube for a GE heater. My water heater in in my attic to a 2 storey house, any advice on how to drain it.
Cold water feeds into 2 heaters Applies to gas and electric water heaters Turn up water heater thermostats and add mixing valve to moderate temperature on pipe going to bathroom and .. Where to connect wires going to second tank. In this set up, they could shut off the gas water heater but not the electric. I recommended Connect with me on Linkedin ยท Like the Certified . The townhomes all had (2) 75 Gallon Gas Fired Water Heaters - Water Heater 1.
Danny, Your site says to never drain water when it is hot. Dear Danny Lipford, My hot water heater is attached to my oil burner.
These were installed less than 3 years ago, so they are relatively new. Now, in an effort to conserve electricity we are just 3 people in the house , I switched off one completely. We then noticed that the other functional water heater's pilot was going off every other day, causing no hot water.
We then switched both heaters on 2 days ago, and the problem hasn't reoccurred We had a technician come over today, and he said it could be a problem with the thermocouple. But when I mentioned that one of them was switched off, when the problem occurred, he evaluated the plumbing, said that both feed into the same water line, and that that could be the problem causing the pilot on the functioning heater to switch off. My question is - Does the operation of one water heater affect the other in a setting described above?
Of course, I will evaluate whether the problem reoccurs with both heaters being on over the next few days. First, there are two ways to hook up two water heaters: By clicking "Post Your Answer", you acknowledge that you have read our updated terms of service , privacy policy and cookie policy , and that your continued use of the website is subject to these policies.
Call local gas company Read label on side of each tank for BTU rating. I do this stuff all the time it is my profession. Continual exposure will weaken the flue tubes. How to install recirculation system. But when I mentioned that one of them was switched off, when the problem occurred, he evaluated the plumbing, said that both feed into the same water line, and that that could be the problem causing the pilot on the functioning heater to switch off. Melien's Web site Find all posts by Greg D. Showing pride in their workmanship Syndicated has it bang-on btw.
Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered. Two Water Heaters - One off affecting the other? Can you provide more info about how they're connected to the rest of the plumbing series, parallel, separate hot water distribution pipes?
If it is one circuit, they should be in series. If there are two circuits they must remain in parallel. I had one yesterday where they had one electric water heater and one gas-fired water heater in series. The house was to small to require gallons of hot water. In this set up, they could shut off the gas water heater but not the electric. I recommended that if they did not need gallons of hot water in storage they should have a plumber install a bypass valve so they could use the gas water heater by itself.
With the electric water heater down stream, if you shut it off you get 50 gallons of cold water before the hot water arrives at the faucet. Turning off the upstream water heater if they are the same has no effect on operation, but will save energy loss by not storing unnecessary amounts of hot water. Dual Water Heaters - parallel or series Quote: Originally Posted by gmelien Had a call from someone that just had there home inspected.
Kelly Visit Brian E. Kelly's Web site Find all posts by Brian E. Dual Water Heaters - parallel or series Series has an advantage I think. A shower becomes increasingly cooler because the hot water that is used from the water heater is replaced with cold water at a rate faster than the water heater can heat it up. By putting a water heater in between the cold supply and the other hot water heater, you can warm the cold water first so that the final water heater need only heat up already-warm water.
This series scenario could potentially be setup where you would never run out of hot water while only paying for the energy to "warm" the water of the upstream tank.. So it isn't quite the cost of keeping two tanks hot like you would have to do if they were parallel. Dual Water Heaters - parallel or series One should note that in predominantly colder climates, it doesn't matter anyway.
The energy loss from heating up water on a parallel system that isn't immediately used doesn't disappear. It is lost to the air eventually, which someone is paying to heat anyway Turn off your water heater, go on vacation, come home and feel the water Most of the heat loss is suffered in the piping to the fixtures. Originally Posted by dandersen I guess it would all depend if they service two separate circuits or one.
In some areas where they have ultra lower electric charges in the night use a timer for the middle on the Night. This could be a great idea it the electric heater was the upstream and gas down stream. Nick is correct heat is not lost from water heater for about 8 months when we heat our homes. Roy Roy Cooke Roycooke sympatico. Cooke, Sr Visit Roy D.
Dual Water Heaters - parallel or series If I installed two 50 gallon tanks in parallel, during times of low usage could I not turn off the water to one and just let the pilot burn or turn off the gas as well. Oh, also turn off the hot water outlet. Then, when I've a houseful of people using three showers I could just reconnect and fire up the second of the heaters.
Any problems with this plan? All thoughts are appreciated.