water heater

Hello this is my first post on this forum! Hopefully I'm putting it in the right place. Ok here goes. I live in a mobile home so I don't have extra floors. So I removed and installed a new water heater(40g to 60g) and a water softener(42k bead). When I installed I plumbed 1/2" piping for the...

Maybe two or three times a week my PRV discharges water. I have the PVC pipe running into a 5 gallon bucket so it doesn't run all over the floor. It fills the bucket up about ever 4-5 weeks. Is this bad, or merely doing what it is supposed to do? Thank-You

Hoping some experts can chime in and help out. Both my plumber and I are stumped. Here's what we did: 1. Replaced two 50 gallon water heaters in the attic with a 75 gallon in the garage (18" off the floor). The 75 gallon was directly below one of the old 50's in the attic, and we ran...

I have an 80 gallon that runs the bathrooms, showers, etc. and a 50 gallon that runs the kitchen. Our kitchen needs to pull more that it is getting from the 50 and we don't need the 80 gallon running the bathrooms (it is over kill.) Both units are in the same closet and located directly beside...

Hi, My 15 year old (12 year warranty) Whirlpool gas heated 40 gallon water heater needs to be replaced. I had to replace the heating element a few times. Which make/model 40 gallon gas fired water heater do you recommend? Hopefully, it will have a more dependable heating element. Also, I'm...

I need a new water heater and I'm considering a tankless (on-demand) due to the long term cost/energy savings and space savings. A local plumber has recommended against it due to the water in town. I think he said the water has chloramine which causes problems with the tankless system. It's also...

Hi All. I just have a unit installed. Do I really need to have a discharge pipe installed? The tank is filled with water and air has been purged. The TP relief valve is installed. If pressure gets to high I assume I would see leak from the valve. It’s at a small business and flooring is tile...