So i just did this to my water heater . i smell a little gas coming from the valve itself. i did a lot of tests and it definitely coming from the valve itself. i scoured the internet for more info and it seems to be a common complaint and according to HW, its normal . some kind of vent hole . so in you opinion with all the ones you have installed, is a little gas coming from the valve normal ? thanks
So I would look very closely at your valve and make sure that it’s not cracked. It’s aluminum so sometimes you get these hairline cracks and that’s how the gaskets out. Probably call your local gas company and have them just come out and do an inspection. They have some pretty sophisticated sniffers that can tell you if the gas is normal or unsafe. Sometimes you can smell the gas burning if you have a very sensitive sense of smell, but as far as a leak goes, you want to maybe try and use some soapy water or liquid leak detector and just put it all around the connections and make sure there’s no gas leaking. I typically see the gas valves cracked where the adapter screws in so that’s sort of them where the main amount of gas enters the valve that would be the middle upper left side where the flexible gas line connects to the adapter. Sometimes people put too much Teflon tape on there and they tighten it down and it cracks it right at that point.
I am getting ready to do this myself, so thank you for the video. Mine randomly cracked on the inside if the housing. I have seen other videos with the same process. I noticed in the directions that it recommends installing a sediment trap. Is that not really necessary? My old one has it too.
Its a good idea to install a sediment trap . Make sure to put it at the pipe coming off the wall. I have a video on it if you search my Channel page , thanks!
That's what I was thinking. I usually do this stuff myself, but had called our largest local plumber out because they said and verified that they had the part on hand (after watching everyones videos). When the truck gets here, the technician said they never carry those kinds of parts and it would all have to be ordered. Very upset that they had lied. Instant lost potential customer. That was the most expensive 5-minute visit ever ($150). They sat in their truck for over an hour “looking for the part” when it took me all but 2 minutes on google. They wanted to charge $1,300 for the repair (heavily cautioning that it most likely won't work) and pushed for $5,000 to install a new water heater. I have changed out water heaters before and this one would be a cake walk! Kind of just wanted to have fun with this one and see what happens :D
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So i just did this to my water heater . i smell a little gas coming from the valve itself. i did a lot of tests and it definitely coming from the valve itself. i scoured the internet for more info and it seems to be a common complaint and according to HW, its normal . some kind of vent hole . so in you opinion with all the ones you have installed, is a little gas coming from the valve normal ?
thanks
So I would look very closely at your valve and make sure that it’s not cracked. It’s aluminum so sometimes you get these hairline cracks and that’s how the gaskets out. Probably call your local gas company and have them just come out and do an inspection. They have some pretty sophisticated sniffers that can tell you if the gas is normal or unsafe. Sometimes you can smell the gas burning if you have a very sensitive sense of smell, but as far as a leak goes, you want to maybe try and use some soapy water or liquid leak detector and just put it all around the connections and make sure there’s no gas leaking. I typically see the gas valves cracked where the adapter screws in so that’s sort of them where the main amount of gas enters the valve that would be the middle upper left side where the flexible gas line connects to the adapter. Sometimes people put too much Teflon tape on there and they tighten it down and it cracks it right at that point.
Excellent lesson
Thanks!
I am getting ready to do this myself, so thank you for the video. Mine randomly cracked on the inside if the housing. I have seen other videos with the same process. I noticed in the directions that it recommends installing a sediment trap. Is that not really necessary? My old one has it too.
Its a good idea to install a sediment trap . Make sure to put it at the pipe coming off the wall. I have a video on it if you search my Channel page , thanks!
That's what I was thinking. I usually do this stuff myself, but had called our largest local plumber out because they said and verified that they had the part on hand (after watching everyones videos). When the truck gets here, the technician said they never carry those kinds of parts and it would all have to be ordered. Very upset that they had lied. Instant lost potential customer. That was the most expensive 5-minute visit ever ($150). They sat in their truck for over an hour “looking for the part” when it took me all but 2 minutes on google. They wanted to charge $1,300 for the repair (heavily cautioning that it most likely won't work) and pushed for $5,000 to install a new water heater. I have changed out water heaters before and this one would be a cake walk! Kind of just wanted to have fun with this one and see what happens :D