Vulcan Hot water system troubleshooting
Vulcan Hot Water Systems offer a quality range of gas and electric hot water systems for domestic use at some very affordable prices making them one of the leading for most homeowners to consider. The standard Vulcan warranty covers a hot water system for 5 years along with 12 months of Parts and Service coverage.
Waking up to find your hot water is no longer hot can be annoying, what if there is no water at all or your hot water was coming out of your tap or shower head all rusty? Here are a few Vulcan specific troubleshooting hints tips to go through before calling our expert plumbers.
My Vulcan Hot Water System has no hot water?
No hot water? Don't fear as this is one of the most common issues homeowners will face and some of the reasons can be nothing more than being unplugged or your pilot light has gone out.
Power Loss
A number of factors can cause power loss including:
- Circuit breaker has tripped in your powerbox, check and make sure it hasn’t tripped.
- There may be a power outage in your area
- Solar powered heating can sometimes be 100% efficient due to poor weather. Sometimes these systems have a booster switch to compensate for this.
- Thermostat has malfunctioned
- Tank is leaking water, check the surrounds of your hot water tank.
Pilot Light
If you have a Vulcan gas hot water system, your pilot light may have gone out. Things that can cause this include wind, rain, flooding even animals. To relight the pilot light check your Vulcan system and/or manual which will have easy instructions on how to achieve this.
Leaking Tank
Most hot water systems include an overflow outlet valve often called a relief valve which will at times relieve pressure from the hot water tank. If you feel your Vulcan hot water system is visibly leaking a lot more than a bit of pressure runoff, now is the time to call a licenced plumber.
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Why is my Hot Water so Hot?
Cold water might not be much fun, but when your hot water is too hot, this can be dangerous especially on older systems which do not have a temperature regulator built in. In this case, make sure you check your systems thermostat which may be set to high. Each adjustment may take some trial and error to get perfect and if it doesn’t, don't hesitate to call a plumber.
When all fails and If you are ever in doubt about your Vulcan Hot water system, Pure Plumbing can supply, install, repair, and service Vulcan hot water heaters in and around the northern regions of Sydney, including the CBD and Eastern Beaches.
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