Hot Water Tank is Leaking? Top 8 Things to Check

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@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

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@JR-mx5pn Ай бұрын

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@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the great evaluation and glad you enjoy the jokes! 😄

@fernandofrancisco3106 Ай бұрын

The joke is so funny 😂

@wishingwell1000 Ай бұрын

I just looked at a water heater. This helped me 1. act as if I knew what I was doing. 2. Feel better about the small amount of water leak. Thank you. 👍👍🙏🙏

@akzorz9197 24 күн бұрын

This helped me diagnose my issue and the cut right to the important info at the beginning was super appreciated.

@jimbolic0809 9 күн бұрын

I hate that I had to look up a video for this issue because my water heater is leaking at the moment... but thank you so much for this timely video!!!

@steelcrusher Ай бұрын

Awesome tips sir. Thank you. 👍

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you liked the video!

@billhandymanbill2775 Ай бұрын

Hi Jay, excellent video! To go one step further, I install a “Flood Master” aka water stop/water cop unit to detect a water leak and it shuts off the inline water supply to the water heater so I don’t get a continuous water flow of flood water should I have a broken water heater or water leak. The sensor is placed at the base of the water heater and when it senses a water leak it sends a signal to the control up to turn off the incoming water heater cold water supply and it sounds a siren to alert me of a problem. It is real cheap “insurance” to protect my basement and its contents!

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

That's a great solution! Thank you for sharing your setup, I'm sure quite a few of us could use something like that too.

@netalekh6443 Ай бұрын

Excellent video!👍 Thank you! God bless you!

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Thank you! May God bless you and yours as well!

@OKBAOK Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info 👍🙏🙂

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

You bet! Thanks for stopping by for the new video!

@philshock3805 Ай бұрын

My electric water heater started leaking last year about this same time. It was a lot of water as I noticed a puddle against the wall inside my garage (water heater is in an indoor closet inside a narrow hallway in a pantry). That meant the water traveled across the tile floor and under the wall. No visible external signs of leaks so I figured it must have been the tank itself. I called a plumber because of where the heater was located. Narrow hallway, inside a closet, 18in off the floor with about 1in of clearance at the top - no way I could wresting it in there myself. They wanted $2,000 to replace it. Holy smokes! My frugal side took over ... "let me think about it". Finally dawned on me that Harbor Freight sells a hydraulic lift cart that raises up and down with a foot pump. Bought a 60 gal water heater from Lowes for $450 ($100 discount for opening a "pro" account), new water lines and a new pan. Bottom line is I replaced it myself for roughly $550 and the Harbor Freight cart worked fantastic!

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

I love it! Glad to hear you were able to successfully get it done yourself and saved $1,500 in the process! Thank you for sharing the experience.

@xanderjensen Ай бұрын

Great stuff my friend. Keep em coming.

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do.

@superchez3781 3 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing ❤

@Brian_L_5168 Ай бұрын

Hi Jay, My 1999 Bradford front side looks fine but back side is deformed & bent & leaking water so I replaced it. Have you seen deformed water heater in your customers? Amazing presentation as always 💯👍

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Yes, I've seen plenty of water heater with dents on them. Most of them don't leak since it is only the outer shell that is damaged but the inner tank is intact. Of course if the impact was hard (if it was dropped) then the chances of the inner tank springing a leak increase as well.. Thank you! Glad you liked the video!

@Eddy63 Ай бұрын

Excellent info as usual Jay & don't forget , a plumbers favorite casino game is craps Aloha my friend

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Thank you sir! Lol! I can just imagine a group of plumbers playing craps. 😂 Aloha and blessings from Hawaii my friend!! Thank you for stopping by, may the rest of your weekend be spectacular!

@bigd3104 Ай бұрын

All good tips where to check for leaks. Most unusual leak i ever had was just a few weeks after replacing my water heater. I was going down to the basement one time and i noticed the dreaded water on the floor again. Aggravating, to say the least. Started looking for the usual suspects for leaks thinking i might not have tightened something correctly when installing it. Nothing glaringly obvious. Got my flashlight to do a more thorough inspection, nothing. I just happened to notice in my flashlight beam a very fine mist coming down that i couldn't see with just my eyes. I started looking at the water lines above for the source of the fine mist. I'd used an 8" galvanized nipple on the incoming water line to the heater during installation. In the very center point of that nipple, right in the seam, i found the source of the mist. Never saw a nipple leak like that before. I replaced it, yes, with another galvanized nipple. LoL. Surely two in a row wouldnt do the same thing. 5 years later it's still good. I've considered a water alarm before but whoever constructed my house had the foresight to make the concrete floor slope just enough and in such a way that when there is a water leak it flows directly into my sump pump pit. Nice! Keep spreading the knowledge Jay. Have a great weekend!

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

That's a unique leak story, thank you for taking the time to share! Luckily you saw it with your flashlight. I wonder how long you would have looked around for the leak otherwise. May you never experience any water leaks again! Thanks for stopping by, have a marvelous rest of the weekend!

@JohnDoe-ej1lw Ай бұрын

Hey Jay, I once had a water heater that was leaking from the flue vent into the heater making it rust out 🤷‍♂️ Blessings my friend

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Oh interesting! So it wasn't even condensation but water was coming in through the vent? I wonder if the chimney on the roof was leaking. Thank you! I always receive blessings. May the Lord bless you and yours as well!

@joemygawd Ай бұрын

Got a broken pilot light starter on my gas tank. Its a PITA when I do yearly maint. manually re-lighting pilot each time after I drain.

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Ah that does sound like a hassle. I have a question though. Why not just leave the pilot on while you drain the water heater? The tiny pilot flame staying on even with an empty tank won't do any harm.

@joemygawd Ай бұрын

@@WordofAdviceTV Yes, good idea.

@davidmckinney6577 Ай бұрын

Hey 👋 buddy I hope all is going well with you and your family I've been busy helping my uncle but now he is in the hospital looking to pass away anytime. They did a full body scan and the cancer is everywhere in his brain and stomach and bones and now he is at the end of his life and also my aunt his oldest sister she is in the nursing home with last stage dementia and she had a couple of seizures and now she is in a coma this is her second day being on hospice she of course can't eat or drink it's a sad time when one goes the other will follow unfortunately. Just a rough time. I'm pushing myself to try to visit both and help but it's out of my control now. I'm having extreme difficulty with my arthritis. But anyway I hope you are doing well buddy I hope and pray the little baby is doing well and healthy. I had to fix my veterinarian water heater last Monday the hot water line blew off and it made a huge mess I had to replace the line I used a shark bite..take care buddy and God bless you and your family give everyone a hug for me love you all so much ♥️. Good video buddy ♥️.

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Hi David!! I missed your comment so replying to it late. Good to see you here! Sorry to hear that there is so much illness and death happening around you my friend.. Plus your arthritis getting worse sounds terrible too. I pray for you when I remember, may the peace of the Lord be with you and may you be fully healed and restored in Jesus name! I paused writing this and prayed for your healing just now too. (why wait until later right?) Family and I are doing good, baby is healthy. This must be the same veterinarian you told me about before. They are lucky to have you around to do these kind of repairs. (Shark bites are so convenient!) Interesting how it often happens that the topic of my video coincides with what is going on in your life. As always, we appreciate the love, hugs, blessings, and prayers! May God bless you, sending love and blessings from Hawaii!! 🌴☀♥🙏

@davidmckinney6577 Ай бұрын

@WordofAdviceTV hey buddy good to hear from you 👍 well my uncle passed away yesterday morning he is at least at peace and out of pain.he fought it to the very end he just didn't want to give up.its sad but he is in a better place now..they are planning his funeral now. And to make matters worse my aunt which is my uncle oldest sister she is looking to pass away anytime. She has been in the nursing home for 3 years she has alzheimers or dementia and she is at the final stage of it but she fell in the nursing home and got a severe concussion and it caused her to have seizures and she had two of them and now she is in a coma state and they have brought in hospice and it's literally a matter of time she hasn't eaten in a few days or drank anything and when she passes away it will just leave me with one aunt on my mom's side of the family and she isn't holding up good because they are really close knit family. I am doing better now and I thank you so much for your prayers 🙏 ❤️ tell everyone I said hello I love you all.

@pinballrick6031 Ай бұрын

I once had a persistent slow trickle of water crossing the sidewalk and dripping into the street in front of my house. I searched for weeks for the source. It just had to be a leak in the sprinkler system. No luck. Finally, some shrubs next to the house started dying. I noticed the ground there was not only wet, but very warm. The water was coming from the water heater! Kind of weird that this drain on the side of the house behind my front porch was probably 20 feet from the water heater in the front garage. I occasionally open up the pressure release valve on the water heater to make sure it’s functional. Apparently, it didn’t completely close the last time I tested it. I played with the valve and the leak stopped. At my current home the water in my well is very very hard and iron rich. My water heater rusted out at the bottom. I replaced it under warranty. I would expect it to happen again except one particularly cold winter my water softener, (in an outdoor cabinet), froze and broke. All the media ended up in the bottom of my water heater. I’m not sure how healthy that is and I can’t flush my water heater anymore, but maybe that media is protecting the bottom of the tank from rusting out? I should probably install a something to filter the iron out.

@WordofAdviceTV Ай бұрын

Oh wow, those are all interesting scenarios! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences! Not being able to find the leak in the first one must have been pretty frustrating. The shrubs dying out reminds me of how I used to be taught at the gas company that a blot of dried out grass could mean that there is an underground gas leak.