Water Heaters - Check Valve

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rentem
03-01-06, 11:26 AM
Ran into a situation were a tenant called about no hot water, that is no water at the faucet. After careful examination I found a stuck check valve on the hot water supply side of the tank. My basic question is this, water purpose does they valve serve in the first place. Two hours of work to find a little plastic ball was malfunctioning. Thanks

mdtaylor
03-03-06, 07:59 AM
If you have a check valve on the tank then you quite likely have a recirculation system on the system... do you?
rentem
03-03-06, 09:30 AM
Nope! Straight forward installation--Thanks

Baldwin
03-04-06, 11:56 AM
You mean one of these things?

http://www.rheem.com/consumer/catalogRes_detail.asp?id=78
rentem
03-06-06, 12:23 PM
Baldwin--that would be the animal. Answers my questions at hand. Still
was a pain to trouble shoot for a pea-brain like me!