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Water Heating : Installing

Shut off the gas supply at the stopcock installed in the gas line closed to the water heater. The handle of the stopcock should be perpendicular to the gas supply pipe. Also shut off the water supply .

Drain the water from the old heater by hooking garden hose up to the sillcock drain and running it to a floor drain. If you don’t have a floor drain , drain the water into buckets . For your personal safety , wait until the water heater has been shut off for a couple of hours before draining it.

Disconnect the gas supply from the water heater . To do so, loosen the flare fitting with two wrenches or pliers in a soft copper supply line or loosen the union fitting with two pipe wrenches of black pipe supply lines .

Disconnect the vent pipe from the draft hood by withdrawing the sheet metal screws connecting the parts . Also remove vent pipes up to and including the elbow so you may inspect them for corrosion buildup and replace if needed .

Cut the water supply lines. Prior shut off the cold water supply either at the stop valve near the heater or at valve in new condition , replace it with a ball valve .

Remove the old heater and dispose of it properly . Most trash collection companies will haul it away 20 dollars or 30 dollars . Don’t simply leave it out at the curb unless you know that is allowed by you municipal water collection department . A two wheel truck or appliance dolly is a big help here. Water heaters usually weigh around 150 pounds .

Position the new until installation area. If you have flooring you wish to protect formless, settle unit on a drip pan ( available where water heater accessories are sold ).The shallow pans feature a hose bib so you can run a drain line from the pan to floor drain . If the water heater is not level, level by shimming under the bottom with a metal or composite shim. Note you ‘ll need to shift the unit around a bit to have clearance for installing the water supply connectors.

Install a Relief valve and its important to change your supply lines every 5 years. Prepare the new water heater for installation . Before you put you put the water heater in place , add a T & P ( temperature and pressure) relief valve at the valve opening . Make sure to read the manufacturer’s instructions and purchase the recommended valve type. Lubricate the threads and tightened the valve into the valve into the valve opening with a pipe wrench. Note The water heater shown in this sequence came with a T & relief valve that’s preinstalled .

Things may be easy to fix gas heaters have pilot and trip it and relight is , on the bottom in plated gas you will see it through there and little flame will show though the plated glass.

Kitchens and Bathrooms New, Remodeling Kitchens and Bathrooms

Drain Plumbing Water Damage Clean up Sewage Back up Problems

Drain problems causation and trouble shooting

What could cause gurgling in a rarely used wet-bar sink when water drains in the kitchen at one end of the house or in a bath at the other end? Chances are that the wet bar isn t vented or that its vent stack is blocked. You could check by looking for a plumbing vent pipe protruding through the roof above the area. It will look like the ones above kitchen and bath.

Sluggish drainage is one symptom of this problem. Sewer smell is another . When water drains in the kitchen or bath , it siphons water out of the wet bar s drain trap , which produces a gurgling noise. Without the seal provided by water in the drain trap , sewer gas can rise up through the sink and into the house .

If you don t use the wet-bar sink because of these problems , call a plumber to install an auto-vent. With this in place, the other drains won t siphon water out the trap. If you don t use it and don t really want it , have the plumber remove it and close the drain connection . In the meantime you can reduce the sewer gas smell by periodically pouring some water in the wet bar drain to keep the trap full.

Big Backups

Even with vapor venting, trap placement , and pipe sizing , drains still may be slow. This indicates a big blockage farther down the line. The best indicator that a blockage is in the waste line is sewage gurgling up through floor drains and basement fixtures. Solving this problem depends on your septic system type.

If you have a septic system with a leach field , your septic tank may need to be pumped out . This is a job for professional, but it s important to be around when the pumping concludes . Ask the pump operator if the tank was filled with enough greasy scum to cause the drain problems. If not , the pipes in the leach field itself may be the problem . Digging them up may be the only solution .

If your tied into a municipal sewage system , check to see whether any work has been done on your branch line lately . If so , it could have caused problems with your drainage , If not, tree roots may have gotten in the pipes . Hire a professional to auger the line and pull out the tree roots; thereafter , flush copper sulfate root treatment through the line twice year .

Do it yourself

There is snaking the kitchen line , clean out the pop up drain plugs hair clogged.. To access the trip waste linkage above the drain tub. If you cant get your toilet unclogged may have to remove the toilet snake it apply a new wax ring and reset it . Don t understand that process let a plumber handle it is just cheaper and safer, good luck.