Air coming out of faucet

henrystoys · Carleton Place On Rod-Side Member

Air coming out of faucet

Slim · Hydraulic Service Dundas On

City water or well ? Unless you shut the water supply off, you should have water to the tap at a steady pressure. if its a well an air leak on the inlet will separate after it sits on the pressure side . The air will sit above the water. .... ?

shag766 · Foxboro On Rod-side Member

X2 pretty much on what slim says. changing the tank did let some air into the system and you will likely get some air out of each faucet or outlet on the system the first time that it is used after the install. its like your system having a big burp till it is out and gone. seeing that the tank was changed 6 months ago it should all be out by now though. if you are on a well this don't sound good if you can't see any visible leak on the supply side. it could possibly be a sign of a fluctuating low water level in the well and probably a submersible pump. if by chance that is the case then about the only other option is to lower the pump if possible and/or lower the foot valve if it is a jet pump. either way you should be finding the source of the air on the intake side before the end result is a burnt pump.
-if you are on city water none of the above implies and you will have constant steady pressure unless that source has a problem somewhere, somehow and i would give them a call and tell them whats happening. air is coming in on your inlet side is my guess after 6 months with just some little burps back then.

henrystoys · Carleton Place On Rod-Side Member

Thanks all. I am on a well and have always got water flow. Will have to investigate more.

shag766 · Foxboro On Rod-side Member

henrystoys wrote:
Thanks all. I am on a well and have always got water flow. Will have to investigate more.

how you making out henry?

henrystoys · Carleton Place On Rod-Side Member

Have not done anything yet.

henrystoys · Carleton Place On Rod-Side Member

I called gsw, ho****er manufacturer about my hot water issue and he said it has a magnesium rod and I
need to replace it with a zinc anode. Hope this cures the problem, at my cost.

shag766 · Foxboro On Rod-side Member

henrystoys wrote:
I called gsw, ho****er manufacturer about my hot water issue and he said it has a magnesium rod and I
need to replace it with a zinc anode. Hope this cures the problem, at my cost.

here is hoping henry.

Slim · Hydraulic Service Dundas On

If this is correct you should only be getting the burp on the hot water side. Easy to check before putting out for new rods.

Supernash · Fullarton On

Just my 2 cents but, I don't see what the Rod has to with it (air). Those Rods are simply there for the chemical reaction to 'extract' the bad stuff from your water such as smell (sulfur) and iron etc, especially if you're on a Well.

Kinda like how a Water Softener works but on a much smaller scale. A Softener has 2 tanks, one for salt and one that contains 'pellets'. The salt 'charges' the pellets to extract all the nasties from your water. Once the pellets have done their job, they need to be flushed out and 'recharged', which is what that thing is doing at 3am every now and again. I've heard people say that after they have installed a Softener, their water tastes salty. That's just BS, cause that's not how they work.

That said, I would be pulling the Rod out completely, cut the Rod off the Hex nut and put the nut back on (use sealer tape). If you still have air, then you have a leak somewhere I'd think.

I dunno if you're a Well or City water supplied. In the Boonies, our pumps kicking in for no reason tell us we have a leak.

Again, just my thought on this.

Slim · Hydraulic Service Dundas On

Supernash wrote:
Just my 2 cents but, I don't see what the Rod has to with it (air). Those Rods are simply there for the chemical reaction to 'extract' the bad stuff from your water such as smell (sulfur) and iron etc, especially if you're on a Well.

Kinda like how a Water Softener works but on a much smaller scale. A Softener has 2 tanks, one for salt and one that contains 'pellets'. The salt 'charges' the pellets to extract all the nasties from your water. Once the pellets have done their job, they need to be flushed out and 'recharged',

The rods are Anodes to keep the tank from rusting . With magnesium rods hooked to a water softener you have all the makings of a chemical hydrogen generator except for Iron. If the rods are off gassing the air burp should burn.

shag766 · Foxboro On Rod-side Member

second best quess ? your foot valve is slowly leaking off, maybe. i can't see it being some sort of chemical/science thing myself.

henrystoys · Carleton Place On Rod-Side Member

I removed the magnesium rod and plugged the hole and have no more gassing at the hot water taps. I will be installing an aluminum anode.

Supernash · Fullarton On

I remember somebody saying that quite some time ago. Ha.

Glad you're going again. If you have a Softener, I'd leave it without a Rod, like I said. (Just the plug)

I have my Furnace running better than new now. Couldn't find that thread to update I started.

BTW. Holy Darn snow going on this weekend here !!

Mr Samis · Furnace Tech Brighton On Member

Use the aluminum rod or the electrolysis will eat at you water heater and shorten its life.

shag766 · Foxboro On Rod-side Member

shag766 wrote:
second best quess ? your foot valve is slowly leaking off, maybe. i can't see it being some sort of chemical/science thing myself.

Henry, would you have some of that new french's ketchup handy ? when i have to it crow i like it with ketchup on it.

-good for you bud, thats a new one on me. i am wondering if it is the same for both gas and electric, just curious now? lol