water heater glop

[John Arnold]

4 year old 40 gallon Bradford White water heater.

What's with the yellow glop?

[Rick Cantrell]

I would think foam insulation used to insulate the tank.

[John Arnold]

I would think foam insulation used to insulate the tank.


What would cause it to glorp (technical term) out of the tank like that?

[Markus Keller]

It's a bradford white, it has issues by its very existence. Tell the client to throw it in the alley.

[John Arnold]

It's a bradford white, it has issues by its very existence. Tell the client to throw it in the alley.

Whaa?? Bradford White is all we got around here!

[Scott Patterson]

It's a bradford white, it has issues by its very existence. Tell the client to throw it in the alley.

What is wrong with Bradford White's?

[Ian Page]

What does it taste of....?:D

[tom daley]

I cant tell from my view of the pic, but is that fitting a T&P valve? If so, where is the "blow-off" pipe?
I dont think that that water heater has ever had exterior insulation.

[Raymond Wand]

The injection of the foam insulative sleeve has leaked out when it was injected.

No big deal, just poor quality control before it was sent out to market.

[John Arnold]

I cant tell from my view of the pic, but is that fitting a T&P valve? If so, where is the "blow-off" pipe?
I dont think that that water heater has ever had exterior insulation.

Yes, that's the T&P valve. Yes, missing the discharge pipe. Extremely common finding in these parts.
Not sure what your point is about exterior insulation, though.

[tom daley]

Sorry about that comment ref the insulation. I had another type of insulated W/H in mind, a type that has foam insulation on the exterior skin. Careless of me - due to rushing.