dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 18, 2017, 7:55pm
1
Today I found water in the drain pan below my electric water heater.
I sucked water out of the pan and decided to look at it with my thermal imaging camera to see where the source of the late was and how severe it was to determine urgency of replacement.
I came up with this thermal scan which views the top electric element and thermostat area of the water heater.
Should I be seeing a water leak at this location?
The water heater is pretty old and just last week us thinking how long it was since the last time I replaced it. Well beyond its projected lifespan according to the charts.
Looks like I will be hunting for a new water heater tomorrow…
wwilson3
(Wayne Wilson, TN 439)
June 18, 2017, 8:20pm
2
It is a good thing bought one of those flir ones lollolol Dave
ddagostino
(Dominic DAgostino, CMI HI3957)
June 18, 2017, 8:24pm
3
It looks like someone is bored…
mpagozalski
(Mike Pagozalski, CMI)
June 19, 2017, 3:04am
4
If he had just created a fake account lol
sfetty
(Dave Fetty, CMI)
June 19, 2017, 11:16am
5
He might have won $20k :lol:
rlewis5
(Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)
June 19, 2017, 11:22am
6
That is heat and heat from the wires at the element.
sfetty
(Dave Fetty, CMI)
June 19, 2017, 11:25am
7
Looks like a failure at the connection of the TPR (with no discharge pipe) and tank.
mcyr
(Marcel Cyr, CMI)
June 19, 2017, 12:20pm
8
Typical electric water heater letting go around the heat elements.
Mine would let go two months after the warranty ran out.
dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 19, 2017, 12:44pm
9
There we go. Someone answering the question!
Good consideration! But No.
I saw this and initially thought it was a leak. I was wrong.
Self," so what could this be?"
dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 19, 2017, 12:47pm
10
I didn’t notice that!
No, there is a plastic pipe installed.
I guess I tuned it out. (Don’t have the scan on this computer).
Guess that shows the T/P valve is not leaking! No?
dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 19, 2017, 12:49pm
11
Yup! This is the way it goes for me too!
That is why I was thinking about it last week.
Think about it, and it happens I guess.
dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 19, 2017, 12:51pm
12
Hint: I only saw this when I raised the camera above my head…
rcooke
(Roy D. Cooke, Sr)
June 20, 2017, 10:25pm
15
Water tanks like this are easy to check .
rlewis5
(Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)
June 20, 2017, 10:55pm
16
dandersen:
Very good Roy!
Them’s my legs!
Skinny litte fuc*ers ain’t they?
I did my studies Brother…And will continue to do so.
sfetty
(Dave Fetty, CMI)
June 20, 2017, 10:59pm
17
LOL that crossed my mind!
rlewis5
(Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)
June 20, 2017, 11:07pm
18
No you didn’t!
Ur just tryin’ to take my glory…Huh?
sfetty
(Dave Fetty, CMI)
June 20, 2017, 11:09pm
19
I thought…good grief those look like chicken legs… can’t be :lol: and his feet are gone
dandersen
(David Andersen, TN HI# 40)
June 21, 2017, 12:19am
20
Convex specular reflection you smart azzes!