If Your Dayton Water Heater Has No Hot Water

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    Causes for No or Limited Hot WaterLet us break down the discussion on why one may not have any hot water from the water heater into 2

    various sections: having NO hot water and having LIMITED hot water

    In terms of having no hot water at a!!"#ater $eater %e&air Dayton O$suggests that it is &robab!y

    since of one of the fo!!owing four different &ossibi!ities 'at !east it is &robab!y (ust one) *e!ow they are

    A Bad Pilot Light

    Idea!!y this ho!ds true because it is the most convenient of the + to re&air Initia!!y check to see that it issti!! !it One may shou!d take an a&&earance at the owners manua! 'sorry guys" however often we need

    to check out directions) if you are having a difficu!t time discovering where it is !ocated Manufacturers

    due tend to concea! them nowadays it seems ,nd" to see what the makers directions are for re!ightingthe &i!ot !ight

    Gas Line Leak

    If one has a gas water heater" there might be a !eakage in the !ine If one has an e!ectric one" certain!y

    disregard this as a &ossibi!ity -ome &eo&!e have a tough time sme!!ing gas" though my mother has aremarkab!e abi!ity to sme!! it I vivid!y remember as a chi!d It most !ike!y wi!! have the odor of rotten

    eggs If this is the case" a!! (okes aside" turn the gas !ine off if one knows where it is and ca!! the gascom&any and.or a &!umbing com&any if one doesn/t !ive in ourservice area This is a severe &rob!em

    that needs immediate attention0

    A Bad Thermostat

    This might be the issue for both not having any hot water" or (ust not having enough hot water To be on

    the safe side we inc!uded it in this section though -ee to it the thermostat dia! settings have not beenbummed or changed by accident Our water heater is found in the garage and the ha&&y fingers of twin

    youngsters !ike to go checking out now and then If the

    settings are what they norma!!y are" turn the estab!ishing some and see if it does the techni1ue Thethermostat can be re&!aced for they do breakoccasiona!!y

    A Bad Thermocouple

    or gas water heaters" the thermocou&!e works in hand with the &i!ot !ight as a safety device If the&i!ot !ight is out" it avoids gas from being turned on" so it is ty&e of essentia! Neverthe!ess" not

    cha!!enging to change if re1uired #hen the thermocou&!e begins to break" it 3informs3 the gas va!ve

    that the &i!ot is out so it turns off the gas The gas burner wi!! not !ight then and the &i!ot !ight goes out

    or e!ectric water heaters" it uses a heating e!ement inside to &erform the e!ectrica! current heating the

    water These can a!so wear out and wi!! !ead to minimi4ed hot water

    Insufficient Hot Water

    Sediment Buildup

    If one is not in the &ractice of f!ushing the water heater tank regu!ar!y" !ike a minimum of once every

    cou&!e years" sediment from the water wi!! bui!du& in the bottom of the tank If one ever hears &o&&ing

    or banging noises from the storage tank" that is &robab!y why This wi!! eventua!!y decrease the heatersca&abi!ity to make ade1uate hot water %outine f!ushing wi!! norma!!y reso!ve this troub!e If the water

    at home is over!y hard" using a water softener wi!! he!& batt!e an e5cess 1uantity of sediment bui!du&

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    arious !ther Possi"ilities

    There might be an issue with the f!ame from the burner 6!ease make sure the area around andunderneath the water heater remains c!ean from dirt The water heater draws air u& from be!ow for the

    burner Natura! gas f!ames wi!! burn bright b!ue with a ye!!ow ti&" whi!e &ro&ane are more b!uish green

    on the body of the f!ame

    It may ho!d true that the tank si4e is sim&!y too !itt!e and unab!e to hand!e the water heating demands"

    but undoubted!y if it is a new troub!e of inade1uate hot water and ones usage !eve! has actua!!y notdramatica!!y increased" this wi!! not ho!d true

    If any current re&airs were made on the unit something can be crossed in terms of the e!ectrica!connections or the co!d and hot water connects" however again" &retty un!ike!y from most &!umbing

    com&anies

    #ater $eater %e&air Dayton O$

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