Hot water heater questions

[Black]

No jokes . . . I guess you guys need a little help.
So . . . since both the hot water heater and the dryer come off of the gas feed downstream of the broken-off handle, do you think I'd be happier with two cocks?

[Racer X]

I bet you were all sweatty and glowing :devil:

[Black]

Racer X wrote:
My hot water heater is in my ground floor garage. Probably a 10 minute job to disconnect it, and I can roll it right out to the driveway. Why houses were built to hide stuff like furnaces, water shut offs and water heaters, instead of making access easy, is completely beyond me.

Not sure when hot water heaters became standard in homes (20s? 30s?)
but they couldn't foresee everything when they built this place in 1898.
All in all I'm happy with where they chose to place it. The downstairs heater is in the kitchen.

Also happy there's a second water shutoff in my kitchen-- don't need to inconvenience the downstairs. Despite a dark period of half-assedness in the 80s and 90s, most of the former owners were interested in doing things right.

[rgG]

Black wrote:
No jokes . . . I guess you guys need a little help.
So . . . since both the hot water heater and the dryer come off of the gas feed downstream of the broken-off handle, do you think I'd be happier with two cocks?

Ha, ha. I think one should be sufficient, it would be for me, but if two would make you feel better, go for it.

[TheCaber]

[modelamac]

Black wrote:
Water heater replacement today.
First bit of fun-- gas valve seized, and handle broke off almost immediately-- luckily still able to move the stub with a pipe wrench.

Fortunately I can get almost all of the gas pipe to move, but don't understand how this is put together-- is something reverse-threaded somewhere in the mix? I can't seem to turn any of the pipes far enough to get them free before the other end is at max depth in its receiver.

Also-- what is the diaphrahm-y thing? Can I substitute the whole mess for flex pipe?

I'm going to be kind of stuck of the gas inlet on the new tank doesn't match the height of the old one.

Diaphram is a pressure regulator. You need it, and the city will tell you so.

[Grateful11]

OT: My Aunt and Uncle built their house in the mid 50's and my late Father said they put a used gas water
heater in it and Dad got to talking about it a year or so before he passed away in '09 and he commented
that it was still in there, still working fine.

[OWC Jamie]

Black wrote:
do you think I'd be happier with two cocks?

Isn't that par for the course there ?

[Rick-o]

I think that all these water heater problems that you're experiencing lately is from trying to heat HOT water. Those things aren't designed for that. Try heating cold water and I'll bet all your water heater problems will go away.

:poke:

[Black]

Rick-o wrote:
I think that all these water heater problems that you're experiencing lately is from trying to heat HOT water. Those things aren't designed for that. Try heating cold water and I'll bet all your water heater problems will go away.

:poke:

Seriously, I'm wondering why they're all failing in the same year.