Submitted by Chemical_Ad7629 t3_10subal in Connecticut
I have a 40gal Rheem electric water heater. For the past week the alarm goes off every 24 hours with a double flash on the “service needed” icon, which I have to clear manually. I am on my fourth plumber who is basically not going to come out because it’s a small service call…? Idk I’m annoyed.
Got a recommendation?
Not that would travel out your way, but hit up your local town FB page. You'd be surprised how many 1-3 person plumbing companies are out there.
Where are you located?
Plainville
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I’ll give them a shout, thank you!
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Nice! Thanks for the reinforcement on the recommendation.
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Try Hayes, Northwest Water, or Pelletier
I have one possible solution someone sent before, but I’ll keep these guys on the backburner. Appreciate the recommendation!
I’ve used magary’s plumbing services the other week on a Saturday morning when my water heater went. He picked up a new tank and brought it to my house within an hour and installed it. I can message you his info. He’s licensed and insured and is a 24/7 plumber
Wish I could help but I lost the name of the reasonable plumber who installed my water heater. Funny thing is that it's like half of your post could be me typing. I think we have the same exact water heater. Same problem with an alarm going off almost everyday now. The only difference is that mine is not telling me to get it serviced. I can see where it might be headed though.
Sometimes, I seriously question the water quality out in Plainville. So many are complaining about it. And many had to replace a lot of their water heaters or other fixtures due to heavy sediment?
Massive mineral count - I’ve been researching water filter systems for my place just to help with that. Appreciate you looking out though. Someone posted a link to a plumber that got back to me with a couple questions, hopefully they’ll be able to send someone out and get everything situated.
you might consider calling Rheem if you haven't yet. Even if it's not still on warranty. They might have something useful to tell you about this problem.
Also they have a Twitter account. Often it's for crap like this, https://twitter.com/rheem_water - maybe if you tweet over there they'll have something to tell you.
fwiw I have a water tank with a very slow leak. Different situation I realize; still. I called the company with the model info and they talked me through pressurizing it. Saving me $1200 replacement cost. fwiw. ymmv.
I went through the website and reached out to their local plumbers that way. I YouTube’d some things about the “double red blinking light” with the model number and everything. I’m kind of ok with attempting to fix it myself, but I’d be far more comfortable doing it if it were summer in case I botch it up big time. Idc about the cost really, I just don’t want a small, easily repairable issue to become a larger issue.
I’ll give them a call directly though and see if I can get someone on the line.
Does anyone have any experience with a plumbing service plan like Bantam Wesson? I saw that and considered it for the same reason, which was having issues with independent plumbers.
They are booked for 6 months ahead of time the building boom is still happening.
I know a guy
Because we have systematically degraded the trades until no one is now left to go into them and there is nowhere to learn them.
Over the last 30-50 years we have taught the children of the US that people who work in trades are dumb, backwards, castoffs of society. Its been framed as an unrefined uncultured way to succeed. People tried to make it seem that it was low pay and little to gain.
Many mid educational institutions (mid and high schools) geared towards trades have been phased out and shut down.
With the exception a few around the state and even less in other states. When I moved to CA from CT there were none here at all.
thesbaine t1_j73o5c5 wrote
That makes no sense. I've had plumbers out for some stupid quick stuff and never had a problem with a job "being too small".