Recent content by LSUser

On this particular time i opened it, the reason was because of the manifold melting. This happened before, about a year ago. The time before that (i think?) was when the SFS complained and i opened it to clean the coils. I think that is what was going on, sir.

Yes sir. This one's had it. Already sanded and repainted it prior to this episode. I opened the tub twice before this time, so i cleaned the exchanger while i was there anyway. The heater is in an 10' x 16' room (with the filter and the pump) which has 2 - 20"x 26" openings to outside air...

Thank you, gentlemen. The fan is coming on. Good suction on the intake. SFS reporting 320 F. The exhaust stack is up 6' and then 90 deg to exit the wall. Good flow of hot at the termination as well. But the pipe is only a 4". I will upgrade to 8" since the manual recommends against...

This is what the heater did to the manifold. No leaks while pumping the water through the heater for 2-3 days (with the heater OFF). Once the heater was turned on, it didn't take long for the leak to develop. The inside of the heat exchanger tub was dry. Has anyone else seen this happen to...

Yes sir. It is leaking from in between the manifold housing case and the manifold bottom plate, on the left and right sides. It does not appear to be leaking from between the manifold bolts and their bores. I will see if the heat exchanger is not breached after i remove the manifold and let...

Does anybody have a manifold that leaks after it heats up? I replaced one which was grossly deformed from heat exposure. Ran it for a few days thereafter without heating the water--no leaks. Started the heater and . . . leak. The heater is located indoors.