Atwood Hot Water Heater Leaking

Jerry i had and atwood e3 water heater for 10 years never did the pressure valve leak.

Atwood hot water heater leaking.

Pressure valve leak by. After draining or flushing a water heater it is common for the drain valve to fail to close completely. You can see the corrosion from minerals in our water it s been doing this a while apparently. Any way to repair this.

It works but too well. A leak in the drain valve at the bottom of the water heater is another common issue. I have a jayco 195rb with atwood g6a7 gas only water heater. Shut off the water supply to the water heater also shut off the electrical power if you have an electric water heater.

This drain valve can be capped with a hose cap or you can replace the drain valve completely with a new valve. As discussed above when sediment builds up in the bottom of a water tank for years and years it will eventually corrode through the bottom of the tank and begin to leak. Even with temp dial on white rodgers control set to lowest position the water gets scalding hot. Had to replace it this year with an 900 00 atwood e4 water heater and ever time the water heats up the valve leaks.

Closing in on the vicinity will allow the contractor to narrow down the source of the water and confirm if it is an actual leak or not. Looks like a bad design. If you intend to do it yourself these are the basic steps to do so. If a leak on your water heater is suspected after doing all the steps above the power and water valve must be switched off.

We are ou read more. It s not the fitting but actually on the tank inlet. Check where the water is coming from. Lastly the most common cause of a leaking water tank.

Looks like we have a leak on our inlet side of the atwood water heater a pinhole leak in the part that connects to the pex. Drain the water out of the water heater tank by opening the valve at the bottom of the tank near the floor.