Water Heater Insulation Got Wet

Step 1 turn off the gas supply if you didn t get a chance to turn it off before the flood.

Water heater insulation got wet.

Got some water around tank yesterday insulation material dry turned off water to tank. Today turned water supply back on no water around tank after several hours seems like leak stopped. Ge water heater model se50t12aah 50 gal 12 yr purchased 11 2006 at hd. By the time i found it shut off the water it had seeped into the insulation on the interior of the casing.

Turn the gas control valve to the off position. Allow the water heater to sit until it is completely dry. If you already used a digital multimeter to test the disconnected thermocouple for around 20mv when holding down the pilot button and a sparked lit pilot your gas pilot aluminum tube may still need disassembly and cleaning sometimes of an inner inline orifice near the flame tip to provide the sufficient heat to the thermocouple tip during normal operation of the water heater. After the repair it will dry out so no need to worry and mold will probably not be an issue either.

Water heater submittal sheet low stand by losses through good insulation 80 gallon storage capacity 10 year warranty 2 5 energy factor description c weight wet 952 4 432 water connection in r3 4 npt access full source. Help my water heater started leaking labor day morning. By water leaking from the water heater pressure relief valve insulation of the heater to get wet as water can cause elec trical malfunction. Direct this to a point lower than the heater.

Add a few more steps to the process to make sure that your water heater is safely re lit. When fiberglass insulation gets wet water droplets displace the air in the spaces between the fine glass fibers which greatly reduces the material s thermal and acoustic. It was so wet i guess that it ran out the bottom.