January 27, 201412 yr In doing some reading on the thermal expansion tank it said high water pressure could cause things such as leaks overnight and toilets running for no reason. Check and check for me. For the plumbers, wouldn't a properly functioning flow regulator fix that? Ideally, yes. However, as most folks who have ever attempted a plumbing project on their own would attest to, there is little about plumbing that ever ends up being "ideal". 99 times out of 100, the way you find out your regulator is broken is by something going wrong, i.e. - leaks. Leaks around a hot water heater leak HOT water. As an inspector once told me while looking at a new water heater installation that he was inspecting, "We can't let our babies get scalded."
January 28, 201412 yr $350-$450 Now thaaaaaaaat's sounding a little better. I'm assuming your first plumber's number isn't even in your phone's call register any more, right? :lol2:
January 28, 201412 yr Author Now thaaaaaaaat's sounding a little better. I'm assuming your first plumber's number isn't even in your phone's call register any more, right? :lol2: What first plumber?
January 28, 201412 yr Clyde do you hear any water hammering? Say when the washing machine starts to fill or when you turn on a water spigot do you hear a hammering noise or pipes shaking?
January 28, 201412 yr Author Clyde do you any water hammering? Say when the washing machine starts to fill or when you turn on a water spigot do you hear a hammering noise or pipes shaking? Yes. Also the toilet occasionally runs on its own.
January 28, 201412 yr Did any of the plumbers check your water pressure at a spigot to see what your in house pressure was
January 28, 201412 yr Author Did any of the plumbers check your water pressure at a spigot to see what your in house pressure was 110ish.
January 28, 201412 yr Really sounds like your pressure regulator. You should have an expansion tank installed as well. All this does is when your hot water heater kicks on, it gives a place for the hot water to expand. Check with your water district also. Reason I say this is my parents just had the same thing and there was a problem at the main with the pressure. Water district fixed the problem at the main and put a new pressure regulator on free of charge since it was their problem.
January 28, 201412 yr 110ish. That's way to high. Definitely your pressure regulator. Pressure that high and you run the risk of bursting a hose and you don't want that. Reason I said about the water district is because if you pay to have everything fixed and the problem was at the main your going to pay for no reason.
January 30, 201412 yr Lot's of good info. here. It seems to me, the uneducated, that there is a problem with the flow regulator and/or the other issues. However, I have never had a house with an expansion tank for the hot water heater. I have had two replaced in the past three years, and the subject has never come up. Is it possible some heaters have them internally? I'm going to take a closer look at my HWH's tonight.
January 30, 201412 yr Author Lot's of good info. here. It seems to me, the uneducated, that there is a problem with the flow regulator and/or the other issues. However, I have never had a house with an expansion tank for the hot water heater. I have had two replaced in the past three years, and the subject has never come up. Is it possible some heaters have them internally? I don't think it's possible. It would seem to defeat the purpose of the tank.
January 30, 201412 yr Lot's of good info. here. It seems to me, the uneducated, that there is a problem with the flow regulator and/or the other issues. However, I have never had a house with an expansion tank for the hot water heater. I have had two replaced in the past three years, and the subject has never come up. Is it possible some heaters have them internally? I'm going to take a closer look at my HWH's tonight. Who's installed your new tanks? If it's a legit plumber, I'd think they could face losing their license by not doing jobs up to code, and might be more up-to-date on safety issues. Some schmuck from Lowes or Home Depot that does installs may not be worried about that. And if it was you, then not knowing about it, would explain the absence.
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