HarleyFatboy Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Good morning to all, I got a phone call from my oldest brother who said he had some kind of explosion in his gas water heater. Being the caring person that I am, I asked him for the make and model number so I could do some research. In the meantime I had him go online and find a few licensed plumbers and tell them what happened. while doing my research he called me back stating that the 3 plumbers he spoke with didn't have a clue about what he was talking about. Upon further investigation, I found this incident to be primarily for his particular gas water heater. The reason i'm bringing this up to the forum is because he was just going to have a licensed plumber fix his water heater but online it says to replace the water heater if the TRD (Thermal Release Device) has tripped. After calling my brother back, I guided him over the phone to inspect the combustion chamber of his water heater and sure enough, the TRD had tripped. The TRD is a device that when tripped, shuts the air intake to the combustion chamber to prevent the pilot from staying lit. Today he and I will be replacing his gas water heater. I found the research to be very informative and interesting. It's amazing what you can find on the internet!! P.S. It was a Rheem Performance Plus gas water heater. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foamy T. Squirrel Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Nice reminder, Harley. Besides fire, steam launches are yet another problem. Probably best to replace questionable water heaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 13 hours ago, HarleyFatboy said: Good morning to all, I got a phone call from my oldest brother who said he had some kind of explosion in his gas water heater. Being the caring person that I am, I asked him for the make and model number so I could do some research. In the meantime I had him go online and find a few licensed plumbers and tell them what happened. while doing my research he called me back stating that the 3 plumbers he spoke with didn't have a clue about what he was talking about. Upon further investigation, I found this incident to be primarily for his particular gas water heater. The reason i'm bringing this up to the forum is because he was just going to have a licensed plumber fix his water heater but online it says to replace the water heater if the TRD (Thermal Release Device) has tripped. After calling my brother back, I guided him over the phone to inspect the combustion chamber of his water heater and sure enough, the TRD had tripped. The TRD is a device that when tripped, shuts the air intake to the combustion chamber to prevent the pilot from staying lit. Today he and I will be replacing his gas water heater. I found the research to be very informative and interesting. It's amazing what you can find on the internet!! P.S. It was a Rheem Performance Plus gas water heater. Sometimes it Pays to Search. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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