Cold Water Inlet Valve Water Heater

If you believe you have a leak near the top of your electric water heater it could be one of a few things.

Cold water inlet valve water heater. Attach the blue coded fitting to the cold water inlet with the arrow facing into the water heater. You need to look for a ball valve or gate valve which will allow you to turn off the water. Frequently the cold water inlet valve sits directly above the heater. This ball valve is responsible for cold water inlet to the pipe.

This is the valve to shut off if you need to repair or replace the water heater. Tighten using two pipe wrenches or adjustable pliers. If it doesn t the valve most likely needs to be replaced. It looks like this amazon camco brass check valve and check valves usually have an arrow indicating direction stamped on the body to ensure they are installed correctly.

Your cold water inlet valve is where cold incoming water from your home s main water line enters your water heater. You can attempt to replace the valve yourself following these instructionsor have a professional replace the valve. So the first thing that you need to do is to check the cold water inlet pipe. For more information see water heater leaking from the top.

All are easily fixed. Turning it off will stop the water from entering the tank when you need to carry out maintenance repairs or to drain the tank in preparation for a replacement. Water leaking from the bottom. So check for any leakage or damage to the ball valve.

Attach the red fitting to the hot water outlet with the arrow pointing away from the water heater. Both have arrows showing the correct direction for installation. A cold water inlet valve often identified by a blue handle feeds cold water from the main supply into the water heater. First try tightening the valve to see if that stops the leaking.

I doubt it is welded to the tank but there should be one somewhere around the water heater inlet or outlet to help balance the cold and hot water system. If the valve that delivers cold water to your tank has gone bad it will drip water onto your tank. If the valve itself which sits higher up on the pipe has gone bad it will drip water down the pipe and onto the top of your water heater.