Water heater sound, & possible leak into septic tank....
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:43 am
With all faucets shut off, there is a small water flow into my septic tank. No faucets drip. The toilet is fine. There is a sound in the water heater closet, which to me, sounds like water running. Due to the noises outside, that sound is inaudible when standing outside the mobile home with the door open to the hot water heater closet.
The water heater is gas. The pop-off pipe is cold, which, if I have it right, means it seals properly and I'm not paying to heat water to run out the tank.
I've turned off the hot water heater, and the sound is still there, perhaps more faint.
The manager and workers of the park drained the septic tank yesterday, and I saw the slow stream, barely more than a drip, for myself, going into the bottom of the septic tank.
Don't know if the two are related. It's possible the leak is coming from somewhere else.
Does anyone know what I can check to find out where else the leak might be coming from?
And what the sound might be in the hot water heater closet?
Many thanks for your help.
The water heater is gas. The pop-off pipe is cold, which, if I have it right, means it seals properly and I'm not paying to heat water to run out the tank.
I've turned off the hot water heater, and the sound is still there, perhaps more faint.
The manager and workers of the park drained the septic tank yesterday, and I saw the slow stream, barely more than a drip, for myself, going into the bottom of the septic tank.
Don't know if the two are related. It's possible the leak is coming from somewhere else.
Does anyone know what I can check to find out where else the leak might be coming from?
And what the sound might be in the hot water heater closet?
Many thanks for your help.