Tankless water heater froze - Now leaks

[Mudslinger]

The number one thing I have learned since starting at Tri county is never buy a tankless water heater lol. They cause nothing but problems from what I hear


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Ours has been in this house 10+ years with no problems, even with this past cold snap.

[kmitchl]

If you can locate the leak have a hvac guy silversolder it. That’s what the plumbers are doing in Houston since there are no parts available.

[RMW]

Mine froze and busted at the deer lease, just ordered a new one

[DBLHKUP]

Same thing happened to my mother n laws. Copper heater coil froze...burst both on left and right side. Made a mess, drip pan caught a lot, water coming out faster than pan could drain. Ran over in ceiling, leaked some into the house. Overall minor damage.

[orchard]

Brand new conventional hot water heater for 400$?

My water heater has a grand total of 3 parts.
tank
element
thermostat

[Chance Love]

I like the info so far. Good thread, Tim.

Yup....Ol Todd-Ty729's phone was ringing off the hook for tankless waterheater repairs the last two days.

I’m sure I’ll have to give him a holler after I have time to check the house at our lease. That thing is on the exterior, and catches the north wind pretty square. We always drain it when we leave though, so maybe we will get lucky. Now the pressure tank, storage tank, pump, ect...landowner already called to tell me wear my plumber hat when I come up!

[Greenheadless]

The number one thing I have learned since starting at Tri county is never buy a tankless water heater lol. They cause nothing but problems from what I hear


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I have had one for +20 years and absolutely wouldn't do anything otherwise going forward. It is mounted on the inside of the house.

[Huntindad]

I like the info so far. Good thread, Tim.




I’m sure I’ll have to give him a holler after I have time to check the house at our lease. That thing is on the exterior, and catches the north wind pretty square. We always drain it when we leave though, so maybe we will get lucky. Now the pressure tank, storage tank, pump, ect...landowner already called to tell me wear my plumber hat when I come up!

Good luck bud... My booster tank here in Leander/liberty hill froze bad...even with a heat lamp on it. I
t cracked all the way around in one spot and hairline cracked on another part.

Been out of water over a week. booster pumps aint't cheap...

[critter69]

Solder will fix that

That’s what I would try first, before trashing or replacing it. Not sure how thin that copper is, but you can’t make it worse by trying.

[Big_gun]

Friends tankless are
Mounted in attic. We know they lost one and waiting on plumber to come fix the 1” line to see how bad the damage is. The problem is the 1” line from garage went under ground and popped up at their outdoor fireplace and they routed up into the porch overhang. (Non insulated area). It’s at a low point of porch roof and we’re having to cut out an opening in the limestone! We did fine a replacement in Conroe. Luckily mine inside the house where a normal water heater would be was fine. They are great but not cheap.


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[Smart]

I like the info so far. Good thread, Tim.




I’m sure I’ll have to give him a holler after I have time to check the house at our lease. That thing is on the exterior, and catches the north wind pretty square. We always drain it when we leave though, so maybe we will get lucky. Now the pressure tank, storage tank, pump, ect...landowner already called to tell me wear my plumber hat when I come up!

Yup I’m already ordering parts for my tote water systems and possible repair areas around the cabin including brass Ys and 4 ways at the hose connections. . We drained them and the cabin but you never know with a freeze this hard for so many days. Hopefully, in the feedpens, we don’t have to replace any totes ... just fittings to the trough...

[Snowflake Killa]

I was going to try to solder mine but just figured that I would replace it. What a pain in the butt trying to retro fit the new one. And they put it where midgets would have a hard time working in.

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[BLAKJAX]

Take the heat exchanger out and take it to a radiator repair shop?

I have fixed 2 of these today already , Easy fix for a Reputable Radiator Shop such as Mine

[TexasCanesFan]

I have fixed 2 of these today already , Easy fix for a Reputable Radiator Shop such as Mine

There you go!!! Genius

[rladner]

my tankless is in the attic and we never had an issue.