water leaking out of the water heater

not sure who to call or can be easily fixed. the pipe is in a little water to

begin with but it is overfling to the floor.

 

Anne,

not sure what you're saying here. If you're talking about the pipe that is usually on the side of the heater and is open so water flows to the floor, that is the pressure overflow drain. There are two things this could mean: 1) is that the water heater temperature is set too high, so that the water is expanding thus triggering the pressure overflow, or 2) the valve is going bad.

In the first case, all you need to do is adjust the temperature of the water heater using the dial on the front of the heater, in the second case, you'll have to call a plumber.

For more info on water heaters, check this link:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/water-heater.htm

 

thanks so much. i think that the hot water was turned on too high. the water pressure is so low through out the house. i thought that would help. so i will turn it lower see what happens

 

if your water pressure is too low I would suggest you consider getting a plummer to test this, and if you know someone who could help you (or the plummer), the main water line should have an adjustment (a screw type of bolt) that you can actually increase the water pressure in the house but I would not recommend that you go trying this yourself. I forget what county standards are, but I think a range of around 35 to 50 psi is normal...

 

Alot also depends on where you are in the Broadlands. Most of the pressure problems should have been taken care of with the new booster pumps put in for the Overlook, but with some of the SW properties being on the hill, it may need to be looked at.

 

field station terr. off of demott and welby

 

thanks for your imput . appreciate it

 

Well ... you shouldn't have 'low water pressure' in that area, at least, not outside the defined pressure limits of the water company.

One thing to look at, and easily overlooked, is the main water valve opened all the way ??