Mission San Jose · 50-gal gas · 4 hours
Mission San Jose water heater
A twelve-year-old 40-gallon tank let go at the bottom seam on a Sunday morning. We replaced it that day with a 50-gallon gas unit, two seismic straps, drip pan with a drain to the garage door, new flex lines, a new gas sediment trap and an expansion tank, because the house has a pressure regulator.
- Duration
- 4 hours on site · called at 9:10, hot water at 1:45
- Size
- 50 gal · 40,000 BTU · same location
- Permit
- City of Fremont, water heater permit, inspected Wednesday
See how the work progresses
Before, during, finished.
The first frame is the room as we found it; the last is the photo we texted on the final day.
What went in
Parts and tests.
- Heater50-gallon atmospheric gas, 6-year tank warranty
- StrapsTwo seismic straps into studs, upper and lower third
- PanAluminum drip pan with a ¾ in drain to outside
- LinesStainless braided flex, new ball valve on the cold
- GasNew sediment trap, soap and meter test
- Expansion2-gallon expansion tank, pre-charged to house pressure
Before / after
Drag the handle.
Compare the starting point with the finished work.
“Heater died Sunday morning. Hot water by two. The permit sticker was on it by Wednesday.”
Service: Water heaters