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Water heater outlet corrosion...?
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| Andy M-S 2006-08-30, 1:25 pm |
| I recently took a look at our water heater (3-4 years old, gas), and
the hot pipe coming out of the top is covered with the kind of
corrosion I often associate with car batteries. Is something not
properly grounded? How much of a problem do I have?
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| Jeff Wisnia 2006-08-30, 1:25 pm |
| Andy M-S wrote:
> I recently took a look at our water heater (3-4 years old, gas), and
> the hot pipe coming out of the top is covered with the kind of
> corrosion I often associate with car batteries. Is something not
> properly grounded? How much of a problem do I have?
>
Are you referring to a white powdery substance?
It may just be the result of the last installer using a mildly corrosive
flux when soldering a fitting and not wiping it off the pipe well enough
before he left.
Go at it with some warm water and detergent and a kitchen "scrub
sponge". If you clean the pipe off well it'll likely not return.
HTH,
Jeff
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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
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