09-11-2011, 05:36 PM
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.
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.