Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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that ever happen to you?
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that ever happen to you?
We're NACHI. Get over it.
Originally Posted By: srowe
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You bet!
Got home and realized something was missing. It was a builders house and he thought under a cabinet in the kitchen was a good place for it...but you have to move the stove to access it. Actually the whole house had a bunch of quirky things
Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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Hidden water heater! (28 KB) ]
Only way to replace it is thru the hole!
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Originally Posted By: igompertz
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Love that up hill T&P drain line.
Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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Erby,
I’m almost certain it was in the attic (nowhere else to be found). I just could not see it.
This is what I wrote up on it:
I could not locate the water heater. It is most likely in the attic space above the master bedroom area that is blocked by the air handling unit in the attic and is not currently accessible. The hot water temperature was measured at 115 degrees F. This temperature is lower than the optimal effective temperature of 120 degrees F. The age of the structure is in excess of 20 years, if the original water heater is still in place (likely) it has exceeded it's useful life expectancy and should be replaced. This cannot be verified without access to and inspection of the unit. I could not access the unit to inspect it.
The building code requires that the unit be accessible for service, inspection and removal.
Another first for me.
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Originally Posted By: David Suelflow
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Nice comment.
Originally Posted By: dvalley
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John,
This happened to me last week. I had five people looking high and low for that dang water heater.
All of the sudden I heard the sellers Realtor yell out, I found it. I went in the bedroom where she was standing and seen that she was holding a 3x6 piece of paneling in her hand. Its right in there she said.
The W/H was placed inside a closet with a sheet of paneling covering it.
Always check the closets and sidewalls.
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Originally Posted By: tallen
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Uphill T&P’s are very common here on homes built before 1971. I report that the TP valve should not run uphill and should terminate outside. However nobody ever does anything about it. Same thing with the drip leg. Most homes do not have a drip leg and no one seems to care. I still mention it .
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Originally Posted By: rwashington
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Those things are something. My brothers 74 home in Okla. has his in the cabinet of the mbath. Short fat 40 gal. Yes it is elec.
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Richard W Washington
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