Hi- long time lurker, first time poster...
My wife and I moved to a new house in September in Plano, TX. Sunday afternoon I went out to change a couple valves and to turn on the heater on for the hot tub and water started coming out of the side of the heater. The heater is a Rheem gas heater. I took off the side panel and it appears that water was coming out at or next to the water pressure switch, assuming I'm reading the diagram right. If the heat isn't engaged (i.e. thermostat is less than the water temp) the heater stops leaking. When I turn the heat back up, water starts leaking again. I even saw some water squirt from the side of the heater.
Any ideas? Common problems that are easy fixes? I have one pump for both the pool and the spa. We don't leave the heat on. Pool isn't winterized which is apparently standard for TX. There's a basic timer and freeze protector, both of which are 20 years old. I don't know how old the heater is, but it doesn't look 20 years old. I'd guess it's less than 5 years old.
My wife and I moved to a new house in September in Plano, TX. Sunday afternoon I went out to change a couple valves and to turn on the heater on for the hot tub and water started coming out of the side of the heater. The heater is a Rheem gas heater. I took off the side panel and it appears that water was coming out at or next to the water pressure switch, assuming I'm reading the diagram right. If the heat isn't engaged (i.e. thermostat is less than the water temp) the heater stops leaking. When I turn the heat back up, water starts leaking again. I even saw some water squirt from the side of the heater.
Any ideas? Common problems that are easy fixes? I have one pump for both the pool and the spa. We don't leave the heat on. Pool isn't winterized which is apparently standard for TX. There's a basic timer and freeze protector, both of which are 20 years old. I don't know how old the heater is, but it doesn't look 20 years old. I'd guess it's less than 5 years old.