Comments on: Rheem Fury Water Heater Review

By: l. e. ramsey

l. e. ramsey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:31:26 +0000

I have a Reheem Fury Engery Efficent Gas Water Heater Model 21V40-38 installed in new home in 2000. I do not have hot water pressure upstairs. The cold water rushes out, but once the handle for Hot is turned on, I get just a dribble. Hard to take a shower or run dishwasher. We have drained tank to see if any sediment was in it and it wasn’t. Can you advise what else we might look for.

By: eddie self

eddie self — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:49:05 +0000

My 50 gal rheem 50 gal gas is a 1976 yr model.I have changed anode twice ,the first one was approx 8 yrs old and looked like a wire ,the second was in such good shape I could have scraped it off with sand paper and put it back in but since I had a box of anodes , left I changed it ,we have never run out of hot water or had any problems with it .I changed the drain valve to brass and clean the burners yearly ,with a good flush out, I leave water on and just open drain valve for a few minutes and let it go ,sometimes I use hot water to wash out inside of my plumbing truck eddie

By: Phil Gaspard

Phil Gaspard — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:51:12 +0000

You really should correct your review of the Rheem as follows so as not to misinform the reader:

You state: “The low NOx burner is an environmentally friendly burner that will drastically lower the NOx emissions, thereby lowering your heating costs.”

The fact is, lowering NOx emissions DOES NOT reduce the energy required to heat a given volume of water in the water heater, just as lowering the NOx emissions of an automobile’s exhaust will not change the fuel volume required to make a given amount of horsepower. In both cases there will be no savings in terms of energy used. Nobody get’s a holiday from the laws of physics, not even Rheem, who by the way DOES make products of good design and value. I own one and love it.

On the other hand, you might consider adding a few details that even Rheem leaves out of their literature:

1. New Rheem hot water heaters with their sealed burners and air intake defusers are exceptionally quiet while operating compared to open burner, or burner designs not using such a flame arresting defuser.

2. Rheem Magnesium anode rods are a link-type, shortening the required overhead needed to remove them. This is a big deal, since many installations do not provide adequate vertical clearance to remove an otherwise rigid 42″ mag anode.

Best,
Phil G.
Balboa Island, Ca.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:12:57 +0000

Got to vent. Grrrr
Just found out my rheem 22v40-f1 will not qualify for a SWG rebate. the 22v40-fN does. Why doesn’t someone , like maybe RHEEM, put that on the tank or at least tell their venders. What’sa so hard about,” Hey dude, your gas company will give you a nice rebate if you buy the FN model versus the F1.” what the F.
grrr

By: JERRY MAC

JERRY MAC — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:59:06 +0000

YES YOU CAN EVERBODY SHOULD DO TIS AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR,
STEP
#! TURN YOUR GAS VALVE TO PILOT
#2 CONNECT A DRAIN HOSE LEADING TO A PROPER DRAIN AREA
#3 LEAVING COLD WATER “ON” TO HELP
TO FLUSH OUT SEDIMENT
THIS IS A EVER KLEEN MODEL THAT US’ES THE INCOMING WATER TO STIR THE MUCK UP INSIDE THE TANK,
AND SINCE YOU WILL NOT BE DRAINING THE TANK YOU ONLY HAVE TO TURN THE THERMOSTAT DOWN OR TURN TO PILOT JUST SO BURNER DOE’S NOT COME WHILE YOU ARE FLUSHING TANK
YOU WANT TO USE THE SORTEST HOS POSSIBLE WITH NO KINKS IN IT

By: Rebeca Wallace

Rebeca Wallace — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:14:49 +0000

Thanks so much Joseph for responding. Do you know where I can get a drawing/visual of the heater so I can figure out how to follow the specific steps that you’ve recommended? I am a visual learner and really need the basics on how to do this. Thanks again for your patience.

RGW

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:27:50 +0000

Hi Rebeca,

Yes, you can empty the sediment out of the water heater yourself every couple of months,

You just shut the heater down, shut the power, shut the water supply and then drain the heater and you will see all the sediment come out,

I would also suggest putting a water filter inline before the heater to help with the sediment,

Feel free to ask more questions :)

By: Rebeca Wallace

Rebeca Wallace — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:42:11 +0000

Hi, I live in the country and we have a water well that occassionally allows sediment and gook into the house water lines. At least once a week we have to clean the kitchen sink faucet filters. I have a Rheem Fury everkleen gas water heater. About a year ago we had a professional repairman come clean something out on the water heater that had gotten clogged with this sediment from the well. My hot water is dwindling and I am thinking it needs to be cleaned out again. Is this something my husband and I can do without calling in a professional? can you guide us through this please? would so much appreciate your help. Thank you.

Rebeca Wallace
rdgw@poka.com