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    Chatham berry Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 6, 2009, 09:41 AM
    Water heater Recirculating line leak
    I am buying a new home and the inspector saw damages to the water heater (black burn marks on the inside insulation and a little water damage). The sellers hired a plumber to look at this. Below is the plumber's notes on the invoice.

    -Investigated water heater leak found to be recirculating line leaking. Problem taken care of and no other leaks were found on the water heater,

    I was told they replaced the thermastat. Does this sound right and should I request more detail from the Plumber as to what was done?
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    afaroo Posts: 4,006, Reputation: 251
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    Aug 6, 2009, 09:45 AM

    Can you post a picture of your water heater and the Recirculating pump?

    John
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    Aug 6, 2009, 12:42 PM
    The plumbers statement should be enough for the inspector on the leak. I question whether a faulty thermostat would cause burn marks on the insulation Regards, tom
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    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
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    Aug 6, 2009, 10:34 PM

    Circ pump leak and thermostat are two different things. Please, post photo. We'll tell you right away what's wrong...
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    Aug 7, 2009, 05:15 AM
    And I'd like a picture of the burned area. Tom
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