Indianapolis Water Heater Repair FAQs

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317 Plumbing's Water Heater Repair FAQ
'ro%lem& ( hot water frm th water heater.
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Yur fu$e uld hv %lown r u might hv accidentally tripped a circuit. #f thi +eeping$
happening, u huld turn ur heater down. #f thi till dn,t wor+, employ n e-pert t hv a l+
t %th ur heater nd ur circuitry.
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/. ) t it tht ur pilot light i on. #f it in,t really, fllw th in$truction$ n ur water heater t re
light it. 0. 1hec+ ur ga$ connection valve. #t mut % totally open.
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/. Yur thermo$tat uld % $witched ff r $imply t t low. *n$ure ur temperature i t /0234 5.
0. Yur water heater might % gun+y. 6ttempt draining it. 7. *nhance th performance f ur water
pipe$ % in$ulating th hot water pipe$.
'ro%lem& !ater i t hot.
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/. Yur thermo$tat i mt li+l t t t high a temperature. 8urn it down. #f ur thermo$tat i n
longer wor+ing, u nd t gt it dealt with % n e-pert. 0. 8h flue in ur water heater uld %
o%$tructed. #n$pect ur flue nd lr th %loc+age.
'ro%lem& !ater heater ma+e$ a rolling noi$e.
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8hi rum%ling $ound uld % n indicator tht ur water heater i overheating. 8urn it ff nd lt it
cool down. 9a+e rtin tht ur thermo$tat i t t /024 5 r lower. #f u thermo$tat in,t rll
wor+ing, gt a profe$$ional t fi- it. #f u r till hving pro%lem$, it uld % tim fr a %randnew
water heater.
'ro%lem& !ater heater lea+$.
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6 dripping water heater nd t % replaced. 8urn ff th ma:or $upply f water nd th ga$ r
electricity. .t a huge container r a h nd drain th tan+. ;n,t tr t in$tall ur %randnew water
heater unl u r a rthr $ophi$ticated plum%er.
'ro%lem& 'ilot light i yellow.
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Yu uld nd t ad:u$t th $hutter in ur water heater,$ %urner. Yu ught t hire n e-pert.
'ro%lem& Heater giv ff ga$.
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Yu m % thin+ing tht u mut relight ur pilot %urner. ;< (<8 ;< 8H#). "ather, gt
vr%d ut f th hou$e nd turn ff th min ga$ $upply. 6 n u r in a $afe place, call
ur energy %u$ine$$.
#f u ma+e ur tht ur ga$ lea+age i $mall, fllw th $tep$ t te$t fr a lea+ing ga$ $upply&
/. )hut ff th min ga$ $upply.
0. <pen ll door$ nd window$ t air th $pace out.
7. =tili>ing a $ponge $oa+ed in $oapy water, $oa+ th ga$ line. 8urn th ga$ $upply on. #f u n
%u%%le$, thn u dfinitl hv a lea+. 8urn ff th primary ga$ $upply nd call n e-pert.
5r ll ur 'lum%ing "epair #ndianapoli$ pro%lem$, dn,t he$itate t contact 317 Plumbing today.