Does the top or side discharge and inlet matter on a whirlpool low profile electric hot water heater?
Whirlpool Hot Water Heaters Complaints The hot and cold water lines are bitch to seal. Installed one less than a year ago had to install another because the liner cracked and was leaking water putting the pilot out. The new one from lowes was the same way asa the old on cant get it to seal. Called Whirpool on the first one they did give return code to take the old one back. The inlet and outlet are down below the top of the tank witch makes it impossible to tighten. Tryed every thing nothing works but over 100 pounds of torque on them still wont seal. The last one leak until it sealed itself! Will not buy anything else from Whirlpool. Darin P.Hinkle.
Whirlpool hot water heaters supply hot water to residential buildings. Though they don’t often require maintenance, Whirlpool hot water heaters should be drained every six to eight months to remove sediment deposits in the water tank. Sediment in the hot water heater tank could damage components of the unit, which could require costly repairs. Whirlpool hot water heaters have an easy access drain valve that allows users to drain water out of the unit. 1. Step 1 Turn off the manual gas shut-off valve by twisting the valve clockwise. The gas valve is located on the left side of the hot water heater. 2. Step 2 Shut off the cold water inlet valve by turning it clockwise. The cold water inlet valve is located on the pipe that connects to the top right section of the hot water heater. 3. Step 3 Turn on all of the hot water taps in the home, including the taps in the kitchen and bathroom sinks, shower and laundry room, if applicable. This will drain a majority of the water from the hot water
Whirlpool has been the leader in appliance over the years. However, I have found it disappointing to discover Whirlpool water heaters – especially the Flame Lock Gas Water Heater – are riddled with unexpected and disappointing problems. Who is to blame? Better yet, what can we do? The truth is discussed below. These are facts retrieved gathered from Consumer Affairs, and presented to you for investigative purposed only. 1. The company that manufactures Whirlpool water heaters is American Water heater Company. The company has a history of top of the line water heaters for light commercial and residential needs in both electric and gas models. American Water Heater Company also manufactures water heaters for such companies as GE. American Water Heater Company is definitely one of the top makers of water heaters in the USA. 2. Flamelock Whirlpool water heaters are sold exclusively by Lowes. This may not be a bad thing, but this means that you have to get replacement parts at a price set b
