Turn off the main water to the house , turn off gas to heater open lowest hot tap to take pressure off .Undo union on hotwater tap outlet on heater more water will come out , open cold tap at sink that will take pressure out of main . you should be able to change valve with out getting too much wet .
SOURCE: Dripping Drain valve on rheem water heater
If your water heater is 10 years old or more, it's much better to replace the entire thing before you start having additional problems with it. You MAY be able to drain your water heater and replace the valve with something more reliable, but, as I've said... if your water heater is old, this is just the 1st thing to go wrong. More will follow.
SOURCE: Rheem water heater turns off by its self
Flashing code 76 is lost communication between the remote and the burner control assembly CCA (circuit card assembly). The CCA is still under warranty if purchased within the last 3 yrs. Contact Rheem customer service and have your Mod. and S/N available....explain to the agent you are recieving - flashing code 76...they'll walk you through the process.
SOURCE: I think I need to drain/flush our hot water heater
hi first making sure not to burn yoursel switch of heater and drain down down water from taps this may result in causing an air lock dont worry ! at the base of the heater you have the stat and element housing first withdraw the stat then the element alowing any remaining water to drain when fully drained turn on your water supply to flush out and clean replace element and stat using plummers sealent or tape hope this helps
SOURCE: no hot water
If you checked the reset, then the next thing to check would be the breaker in your breaker box. If that doesnt work start checking the elements. The reset, the thermostat and the elements are pretty much all that can go wrong with an electric water heater, short of a leaky tank or faulty t&p valve. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: Rheem hot water heater
Check the relief valve,drain and element's,water lines to make sure that they are not the source of the leak. If the tank is leaking you may be able to fix it for now.
The tank depending on condition of the tank if it is pretty sound. Clean up the area of the hole with sand paper. Go to any hardware store and get a JB Weld two part kit. JB Weld will fix almost anything . You can go to www.jbweldit.com for more information about this product. I wish you well and hope this will fix it for you.
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