Hot point 40 gal gas hot water tank Model HG40T1A
I suddenly have a leak at the top of the unit coming from a hexagon bolt type fixture! Just had it serviced for winter, cleaned and checked, last week! There is a 6 year warranty on the unit and it is only three years old. Shut off water valve to the unit and drained the water from the fixture at the bottom of the unit until no more water would flow. Got about 1/2 a pail worth of water. Checked on the unit again and the same leaking is happening! Went through the same steps of draining the water from the bottom fixture 3x now! Why is this happening to begin with and how do I stop the leak until I get a technician out here? Thank you.
Rose
Hotpoint 40 gal hot water gas tank Model#HG40T1A
Hot water tank leaking on top through a hexagon bolt type fixture. I shut the water off, turned off pilot light and drained water from the fixture located toward the bottom of the tank. The amount of water that came out was a 1/2 bucket full. I closed this fixture and shortly thereafter, the same thing with the leaking through that hexagon bolt fixture on top of the tank was leaking! How do I stop this reoccuring leakage and also, why is this happening; can it be fixed??
Thank you,
Rose