How To Solve Water Heater Leaking Problem

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What To Do When You Have A Hot Water Heater
Leaking ProblemSUMMARY - Water heaters often
have leaking issues, particularly older ones

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This information shows what action to take in
simple steps and covers a wide selection of hot
water heater leaking problems in a clear and
understandable guide

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Water tank leaking is never a positive event to
occur in your daily life and we never want to see
this happen

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There is often different degrees of severity of
water tank leaking which ranges from a very small
puddle to a mini-flood

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What is important to note is that you do not
ignore the problem

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You should immediately take action straight
away as in the long run you will potentially save
a lot of money, hassle and time

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A small leak can very often turn into a much
bigger leak and in some cases can cause the hot
water tank to fully rupture

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Look at the size of the water tank and imagine
all that hot water all over the floors

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So what causes your water tank to leak? Well
there are many reasons why your hot water tank is
leaking and they can usually be determined by the
exact location of the leak itself

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Firstly though, make yourself safe

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If you have an electric water heater turn it off

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Turn the water supply off as well, after you
find the location of the leak as it may actually
stop once the water supply is off

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Now you can find the water leaking location so
we can find a solution to the problem

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You should check that the leak is not coming
from any overhead pipes and make sure that you
check the pipes that are attached to your hot
water heater tank

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If the leak is actually coming from one of the
pipes then consider yourself lucky

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All you will have to do is simply replace -
don't bother trying to repair here as the cost
involved is relatively cheap

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This means that you will not need to replace the
water tank

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Now find the exact location of the water heater
leakage so you can apply the correct solution for
your problem

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If the leak is coming from underneath the hot
water heater, then it could be two things

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The leak can be explained in two ways, one
possibility is that the valve (called the drain
valve) is faulty and leaking (this needs
replacing) or that the water tank has rusted at
the bottom

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A rusted water heater tank is never a good thing
and is a sign of failure, you should immediately
consult expert advice and ideally look to replace
the water heater

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If the location of the leak is from the top of
the tank, then you should first check the TP
valve (temperature-pressure) first

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This is usually the main reason of leakages from
the top of the heater

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If the valve is responsible for the leak, then
you have two solutions to try, firstly reduce the
temperature inside the heater, this can often
stop the leak

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If this does not work try flipping the valve as
dirt often gets stuck inside, if neither of these
work then you should replace the valve

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It is very important to get this fixed, the main
reason being is that this valve makes the heater
safe, if the valve is faulty , that means
pressure can build up, more pressure than the
tank can handle and BANG - no more heater and a
flood in your house

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Is the heater leaking from the tank itself? You
will find in most cases that this is down to rust

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This in a funny way is a good sign, as it
signifies that the water heater is failing and it
is time to either call a plumber to assess or
simply replace the heater

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The reason being is that the hole where the
leak is coming from will only grow and eventually
the tank will fail and hot water will be thrown
all over the place

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Repairing the heater is not really advisable and
is not an option most plumbers will give

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Not only would it be quite expensive to repair,
the parts inside would need to be replace (like
the anode rod) so it does not fail so quickly
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