- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
Or replace the broken pipe in the tank.
I've been following this discussion for several days now (at least two days) without saying anything but goodness. Every possibility has now been explored except for popping open the tank to look for broken pipes. Unless you installed the tank and are absolutely sure no one has replaced it in the intervening time, you have no clue what is inside the tank. Scroedinger'd Paradox: There are and are not pipes and a mixing valve in there.
I have never seen a water heater that you can open up.