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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: vicandug on June 06, 2015, 08:24:58 PM
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Hi all
Not camping related at all.
My hot water at home is yellow. Is my hot water heater about to Shit itself? Is there anything we can do tomorrow to check it?
Thanks
Vicki
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Sounds like it. Ours went that way just before it started leaking. The yellow discolouration in ours was the rust. A new HWS fixed it.
Most HWS have a spot for an anode - you may be able to remove this to check if it is cactus.
Tim
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You sure ug hasn't been been peeing in the water tank?
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You sure ug hasn't been been peeing in the water tank?
Pmsl, you said that so much more politely than I could think of Gary.
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Pmsl, you said that so much more politely than I could think of Gary.
thnx, but.............................who the **** is Gary?
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Scott's mate
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Scott's mate
is he like plumber's mate?
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What make/ model and what year is it? There should be a date of manufacture on it somewhere.
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is he like plumber's mate?
Nup, wall mate
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As for Ug peeing in the hot water, well, who knows what he does when he is home alone!
Pic of hot water service
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I can't attach the pic. Its too big.
We have been here since 2008 and the hot water service was here then.
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The solution is a stainless steel tank, no more rust or replacing anodes.
I can recommend a great Aussie made system if you wish.
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Vic, your camper as a HWS? put the camper up and use that for showers ;D ;D
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The solution is a stainless steel tank, no more rust or replacing anodes.
I can recommend a great Aussie made system if you wish.
Bit of a moot point stainless steel vs vitreous enamel and anode and it's a much trod debate as detailed here-
http://www.energymatters.com.au/solar-hot-water/stainless-glass-tanks/ (http://www.energymatters.com.au/solar-hot-water/stainless-glass-tanks/)
I've had 16 yrs out of a Rheem 400L Optima(thicker anode to start with) in Adelaide but to be fair I changed the anode once and for most folks having it checked and replaced by a plumber wouldn't warrant the cost so lots die around 8-10 yrs with our hard water. Eastern States can get a lot more out of their HWS than we do and SS might stack up better in that regard.
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Here's one to consider and note the price and the colour pic of how the heat pump works by convection circulation-
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bosch-Compress-3000-Hot-Water-Heat-Pump-New-Generation-Updated-Model-7736501960-/181659932251?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a4bc6965b (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bosch-Compress-3000-Hot-Water-Heat-Pump-New-Generation-Updated-Model-7736501960-/181659932251?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a4bc6965b)
and it seems from the pic the tank comes with an anode screwed in from the bottom and hence not replaceable once installed, unlike my element one where the anode is installed from the top. In SA now you can't have element types anymore (there are some exceptions like multistorey internal installs) so gas, solar or heatpumps are the mandated options. See the tradeoff with no replaceable anode and our hard water with heat pumps?
Although I use off peak power as most do being all electric I was interested in the bolt on heat pumps hitting the market but notice the snag is the price vis a vis that all in one Bosch-
http://hotwaterprofessionals.com.au/shop/product/681/Siddons-Bolt-on-Heat-Pump (http://hotwaterprofessionals.com.au/shop/product/681/Siddons-Bolt-on-Heat-Pump)
http://www.skylineenergy.com.au/SX-05%20Bolt-On%20Heatpump.php (http://www.skylineenergy.com.au/SX-05%20Bolt-On%20Heatpump.php)
(made in China as usual and put your own brand sticker on them)
Save you power with a heat pump but the bolt ons also use power to run the water circulating pump and that price? If you've got soft water I'd get the Bosch but Crowies are going to chew that anode out in double quick time and the cylinders go quickly when they're gone.
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Vic, your camper as a HWS? put the camper up and use that for showers ;D ;D
If it gets pulled out of the garage, it gets put on the car and off we go!
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My unit was 31 years old It died when I went into hospital for cancer in 2008 it only had ever run tank water throw it then I went to gas unit happy days
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If you are in Cockatoo Victoria then hard water shouldn't be a problem, so stainless steel tank is definitely the way to go, I have a 'Bolt on' in Lancefield, with a glass lined tank, due to hard water.
Have a at http://earthworkercooperative.com.au (http://earthworkercooperative.com.au), for where I purchased from.
Heat pump only required to run a couple of hours a day, so very economical as well.
The web site says it best, but the co-op is ensuring that tank manufacture is staying here, and plans are under way to manufacture some parts of the heat pump here, as well as assemble it here.
So, a quality HWS with jobs for Ausies as well.