Thanks a lot for your help. I wish I didn't have an old house and old pipes or I wouldn't have this problem. I assume if this valve didn't cause problems everything else would have been good. Thanks again though for your help.

DH... please let us know result.. ok? And thank you for understanding that this is serious. Check out this site... you will understand why I am concerned. There is more involved in connecting water heaters then just soldering/connecting pipes!

Water Heater Blast!

Let us know your thoughts... Mark

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Mark:

I think your right. The installation really needs to be looked at.

dh:

Green on copper pipes is generally a sign of leaking or excessive moisture. That valve has been leaking for some time. That type of valve is generally replaced with ball valves now. For future reference, irfranview.com can be used to resize images. 640 x 480 usually works. There are probably many other valves in the house that will need replacing. Let's hope that the piping is in good shape.

Thanks for all of your responses and helping me with my situation. I have called a plumber and they came and changed the pipe and put in a new shutoff valve, so no more leaking. My question now is, how long after turning the breaker back on should I have hot water. The heater has been turned off all night so will it be hot within the hour or will it take a while longer?

Hey DH

Glad you called in pro. Safety first. Did you watch the water heater video at Water Heater Blast! ? Something else, huh?

Hey, you should have hot water in about 1-2 hours... if you don't then CHOKE that plumber... or I will... ;)

You take care and let us know if we can help in future... Mark

Hi my hot water heater went out and we replaced it with a new one, new hoses, new pipes. Now for the trouble we are having. We have no hot water pressure, the cold is fine, the hot water is hot, just no pressure can you help me ?

Silly question, but did you double check to see that the cold water shutoff is fully opened?