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Old 01-13-2012, 08:26 AM
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House is down to about 10 minutes of hot water. Never had an issue before. All 5 of us could shower 1 after the next and NEVER run out of hot water, now we got only a few gallons, then wait for it to warm up again........if it was electric, I'd have fixed it already, but its gas!!! I can gear it ignite, I know its working, water temp is good, just not for very long........I'm stumped.
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Old 01-13-2012, 08:46 AM
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Mine did the same thing last month, I opened the drain on the heater & I could not believe all the crud that came out, after flushing it is back to normal.
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When is the last time you flushed your tank?
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Old 01-13-2012, 09:13 AM
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I've been in the house 3 1/2 years and never have touched it. Looks pretty new.
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Old 01-13-2012, 02:47 PM
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I was told...[?????]..... that a hot water heater has a pipe inside on the inlet water line that goes down near the bottom of the tank. This is where the heater [burner] is heating the cold inlet water.

If this pipe has broken off, the cold water would be mixing with the hot water next to where the hotwater outlet line is located. This mixing of the hot/cold water would mean that your water would get cold [ie. warm] fairly fast.

Not sure if this is correct..... but it could be your problem.

First.....Flush out the bottom drain and see what it looks like.
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Old 01-13-2012, 03:22 PM
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I'm gonna venture to say that this flushing is gonna be messy......
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Old 01-13-2012, 03:43 PM
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Hook a water hose up to it, pinch the flow off time to time, that will help loosen the scale up inside tank. Hose can get hot.
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Old 01-13-2012, 04:58 PM
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Prolly shouldn't bang on it to loosen it?? Isn't there glass or something in these things?
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Old 01-13-2012, 05:24 PM
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Makr sure power is off before flushing and don't turn it back on until the tank is full of water. But it sounds like you have an element out
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Old 01-13-2012, 05:33 PM
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Let me know if you need help. Just down the road in Scott
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Old 01-13-2012, 10:07 PM
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LOL!!! You didn't read it......its a gas heater bud.
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:07 AM
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Lol. Didn't read the full post. Just scanned.
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:09 AM
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Bout to start draining it in a minute. Hope it works!!
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Old 01-14-2012, 11:19 AM
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OK......I screwed the hose on, but there's no valve down there to open!!! Maybe loosen the fitting?
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Dink, ck your FB PM
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I've looked all over this thing. I don't see anything with FB PM on it. Can ya give me a general area to look?
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I've looked all over this thing. I don't see anything with FB PM on it. Can ya give me a general area to look?
Hey RMG!! I sent you a private message on Face Book about your water heater issue.
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Oh!! I feel silly......
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Just mix you another drink.... It'll be ok
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