Water Heater Big Boom Sound

Everytime when it fires up i e when we run the hot water and the gas fire up to heat up water in the tank it has a scary big boom sound.

Water heater big boom sound. I have the same type of gas water heater in other rental houses and i know it has a sound when the gas fires up. The popping sound you hear may actually be the steam bubbles exploding. As the water heater heats the water steam bubbles can develop underneath the sediment and explode. Your furnace is most likely experiencing delayed ignition this can severely damage your furnace and burn you if you re not careful.

The water heater is maybe 5 years old. Last night my 50 gallon hot water heater made a loud boom noise. Do you hear a boom from your furnace when it starts up. Water heaters fueled by natural gas or oil make a subtle poof noise when the gas or oil ignites at the start of a heating cycle.

It s loud enough to be heard felt in other parts of the house. The water coming out the tub faucet looked dirty and when it drained out of the tub there was a gray soot looking residue in the tub. Find out why your water heater is making banging noises whether you should be worried and what can you do about it. I have this ge gas water heater just over 1 year old.

This could mean you have excess calcium magnesium and other trace amounts of other materials which have settled at the bottom of your water heater. It s not only disturbing but it can wake light sleepers up in the middle of the ni ragsdale actions on covid 19. The bang is not just the whoosh sound of the burner coming on. Similar to a popping sound your water heater making gurgling noise is more than likely due to mineral buildup in the bottom of the tank.

When a water heater is not flushed on a regular basis sediment begins to collect at the bottom of the tank. These might be normal but scale formation in a water heater can increase the sound of clanking popping rumbling or on electric water heaters hissing. Please don t ignore it. I went in the attic and did not smell gas and the heater sounded as if it was working.

If you hear gurgling or popping noises coming from your water heater that means it s struggling to operate and might soon fail most likely because sediment has built up around its coils. Since i am a widow and 66 y o i called my neighbor after. Water heater noises where we explain the clanking rumbling popping or hissing noises that may be traced to a water heater problem. But this one s sound is too big sounds a little scary.