Rheem Water Heater Heat Trap

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Rheem water heater heat trap.

A rheem factory part. The cold ball is sticking in closed position. Rheem manufacturing ranks as the global leader in the manufacture of high quality sustainable and innovative water heaters tankless water heaters air conditioners furnaces pool heaters and hvac systems for residential and commercial applications and is a full member of ahri the air conditioning heating refrigeration institute. Direct replacement for rheem ruud and richmond water heaters.

A heat trap nipple uses a flapper or ball style check valve to hold the water heater s heated water in the tank until one of the building s hot water faucet valves. I have a ge profile 80 gal electric water heater with heat traps inside the tank i e. The fittings are 3 4 in. Flapper type and ball type.

Most tank type water heaters today rheem ao smith state american bradford white and others are equipped with the two heat traps hot and cold pipes to increase the energy efficiency while those without can be. Factory installed heat trap nipples are easy to locate. Heat trap nipples prevent heat loss through the water pipes connected to a water heater s inlet and output ports. The flapper valve is self cleaning.

That means either the water heater does not utilize the heat traps heat traps are broken or improperly installed. Npt x 3 4 in. Rheem manufacturing ranks as the global leader in the manufacture of high quality sustainable and innovative water heaters tankless water heaters air conditioners furnaces pool heaters and hvac systems for residential and commercial applications and is a full member of ahri the air conditioning heating refrigeration institute. Be sure to browse our impressive line of sustainable high efficiency tankless water heaters gas tank water heaters and the most efficient water heater.

Whether you need high water delivery or low energy costs or both we have your next water heater. I would like to service the dip tube and heat trap but cannot see how to remove either the heat trap or the dip tube when the nipple is unscrewed both are further down inside the tank. Stuckinlodi mo the little black rubber flappers in the heat traps are an improvement over previous heat trap nipple designs they are what they started using after all the problems with earlier designs that used a ball to trap the hot water. With a full line of rheem tank and tankless water heaters to choose from there s sure to be one that s the right fit for your family.

Not in the nipples. A heat trap nipple reduces a water heater s energy consumption. Simple yet highly effective heat trap nipples provide additional energy cost savings in the operation of gas or electric water heaters by preventing heat loss when water heaters are not in use.