Need Help!!

[asmithz]

If the hot tap isnt shutting off preoperly when you turn it off then yes it does need re-washering, and if your hot water is heated by gas and its constantly trickling then it will be being constantly heated hence the large gas bill

Exactly, that is why i need to fix it. I think that might be the reason my heater doesnt work eaither. I think it is eating the water so much that it cant heat the heater :-p


@Mr JP Fugley, yea its leaking from the tap


I am trying to find the main water main, so I can shut off the water. That to, I am having a hard time finding lol.

My mom said that it is outside underground, and i read that online too, but i dont know where.

[JPaul]

If the hot tap isnt shutting off preoperly when you turn it off then yes it does need re-washering, and if your hot water is heated by gas and its constantly trickling then it will be being constantly heated hence the large gas bill

@Mr JP Fugley, yea its leaking from the tap

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Probably a washer then.

If it's the hot water then it's not the water main you need to turn off, you don't get hot water from the street.

[asmithz]

@Mr JP Fugley, yea its leaking from the tap

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Probably a washer then.

If it's the hot water then it's not the water main you need to turn off, you don't get hot water from the street.

Its not the washer, its the hot water not shutting off all the way. I wanted to turn the water off, so i can take it apart and see why.

[Gripper]

http://www.diydata.com/problem/taps/washer_replace.htm

This is how you change the washer

[vidcc]

Probably a washer then.

If it's the hot water then it's not the water main you need to turn off, you don't get hot water from the street.

Its not the washer, its the hot water not shutting off all the way. I wanted to turn the water off, so i can take it apart and see why.

If there is not a stop valve to shut the hot water off from from the out pipe on the furnace or an individual one for that tap there should be a stop valve entering the furnace.(set the temp. to zero while you are working) If the tap is leaking it is because the washer has perished and can not make the seal. If it is a ball valve tap then you might as well replace it.
May i suggest you install a shut off valve for the tap while you are at it to save future messing.

[j2k4]

Something is amiss in your deduction.

If your "wiring" is fecked on your water heater, to the extent it does not heat water, then what you are leaking from the hot tap on your shower wouldn't be too hot.

First of all, it is highly unlikely you would have an electric water heater and gas heated (hot water) bath.

The gas-valve/thermostatic control on your water heater may indeed be mal-functioning, but if you have hot water leaking from your bath tap, it is functioning to some extent, and not leaking gas, which is your primary safety concern.

There may be a shut-off (somewhere/anywhere) between the water heater and your bath; look for it, and if you find it, turn it off.

Do NOT shut off the cold water feed to your water heater!

If your bath-tap is not horribly old, you can disassemble it and remove the core, which assembly includes the washer/seat.

If you can remove this, intact or in pieces, take it to your nearest building supply/plumbing store, and find a replacement.

Install it as you buy it, and you should have fixed whatever leak bedeviled you.

When you've completed this task, we'll look at the water heater.

Actually, you might even contact PG&E before you start; some utilities make goodwill visits (under the guise of safety programs) to help sort these types of problems.

[tesco]

What is wrong with the Heater that makes you think it's wired wrong?
That I can help with.

[Gripper]

What is wrong with the Heater that makes you think it's wired wrong?
That I can help with.

Its coal powered

[asmithz]

What is wrong with the Heater that makes you think it's wired wrong?
That I can help with.

It may not have a problem, It could be having heating issues becuase of the bath always leaking hot water. One problem tho, is a thermostat wont work on it for some reason, and I have it not hooked up. I just have the two wires, and when i want the heater on I connect the wires.

[tesco]

What is wrong with the Heater that makes you think it's wired wrong?
That I can help with.

It may not have a problem, It could be having heating issues becuase of the bath always leaking hot water. One problem tho, is a thermostat wont work on it for some reason, and I have it not hooked up. I just have the two wires, and when i want the heater on I connect the wires.

Buy a new thermostat then.