HOW TO | Servicing a Rinnai Tankless Water Heater | Exhaust Code Headache
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- Hey guys!
So, I wasn't able to find a video on the topic of doing some self service work to a Rinnai Tankless Water Heater. We had one issue with this once before and it all started with the unit getting extremely loud. Once I began to hear it again, I knew it had to be the same thing. So, I decided to record the steps and share it with you! I hope this will be able to help you if you're having a similar issue. Remember, I'm not a professional and I'm not giving you any "professional advice", this is all a DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK kind of thing. So please, work wisely and cautiously if you choose to perform this task.
I don't know much else on servicing this unit, but if you have any questions, please feel free to comment and I will see if and how I can try to assist you!
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Thanks for this... has bolstered my courage as 'Larry the Lowdown Landlord' am having the exact problem with airflow. Very courageous of you. Go well, LTB
THANK YOU! Totally fixed our problem. We had the sound of a jet engine in our new house every time we needed hot water, and it would fail half-way through our showers in the morning, requiring a very cold run to the utility room to restart the machine each time. We thought we needed a new machine, but turns out it was just completely packed full of asian lady beetles. Now it's quiet and working like a dream.
This is the second time of me coming back to this video over the last 4 years. It is the only one that shows exactly how to take that apart. Thank you.
Hey! I’m so glad to hear that you decided to come back to my video! That’s the simple reason as to why I made this video. When I had the issue, I couldn’t find anything on it. After dishing out the money to have the professionals, I knew I had to help others! Hope your week is amazing!
My 10 yr old R94LS has been a problem for 6 yrs.... a REAL problem for 3. Constant Code 10 and cold showers. Rinnai was of no help, and I am rural no dealer within 90 miles. Local plumbers won't touch it. Has gotten very loud. Cleaned exhaust pipe several times, checked settings etc. Watched your video..... removed my fan assembly. 10 yrs worth of liquified, then dried, bug guts ( mostly Asian beetles) inside. Blew it out then separated the motor from the assembly. Took 40 mins to clean the dried goo out with dawn soap, toothbrush and Q-tips. Cleaned the intake area right before the fan, and the exhaust area directly above the fan. Reassembled..... runs so quiet now. Total time 1 hour. Took a longgggggg hotttt shower. No code 10! Thanks.
Thank you for posting this video. I've been in the basement working remotely for the last few months due to the pandemic. One morning I noticed the fan was a bit louder and then the sound went away. I called someone for service and paid a $59 visit fee. They spent 5 min, turned water off and on, said I should flush it myself to save money, and then left. They never opened it up, never checked the burner, and never checked the fan. Tomorrow I call them to complain. I was on a conference call and couldn't deal with the tech that visited. Once the call finished I checked the notes and asked my wife what happened. This video will help me check the fan myself.
Thanks for the information! I also removed the squirrel cage by unscrewing the 4 screws on the motor side of the fan unit. That gives lots of room to really clear between the fins. Running much quieter now, cheers.
Shout out from SOUTH AFRICA - Excellent Video! I am a consulting engineer and installed four burners for a student residences. I have spent over R30,000 installing gas regulators, water filters, bigger gas manifolds out of my own pocket... Meanwhile the stupid RENNAI manual cannot just clarify what to do - great job and thumbs up!!
Thank you, sir! The manual is definitely lacking on the troubleshooting page. Wish it had a few more details, but that’s what caused me to have to call the pros the first time it acted up on us. Glad I was able to help out! Cheers!
R75LS (no "i")owner here. Finally, I found a video that shows the one obvious thing any normal person would of course want to know about the single easiest process for cleaning the most likely cause of error code 10. I removed the blower fan unit as shown (slightly different wire connections but easy enough), took the blower outside and used an air compressor to blow out the debris, periodically stirring things up with a small bottle brush. It took a long time to gently loosen all the debris out from between all the fins of the fan with a very small brush and with a thin sliver of wood. I blindly felt around and also vacuumed up inside intake manifold of the tankless unit itself through the opening where this blower fan attaches. Lots of grit and grime up in there as well. Thank you very much for posting this.
This video really helped me out; I was able to repair my HWH without having an expensive service call out to my rural location. Thank you very much! I am the original owner of my unit; I'm guessing it is about seven years old. I don't have the model number in front of me, but it looks just like this model and I was getting the error code 10. Here are some thoughts that might assist others:
The air comes into the unit from the top (the large PVC pipe coming out the top of the unit handles both intake and exhaust) and into a chamber that is just a couple of inches high and the width of the unit. It's at the top of the inside of the unit and never comes into the frame of the video. The face of that chamber has like 10 screws holding it on (and they are all super tight). Remove face, vacuum out dead bugs.
The air then comes down another chamber that is an inch or two wide, and runs about the height of the unit. It is the left most item inside the unit, and has the other end of that rubber sleeve attached to it. Look in there (through the sleeve), and vacuum out dead bugs.
When I looked inside my blower motor (and the above mentioned places, too), I was disappointed that I didn't see more bugs, especially considering how many "stink bugs" are in my area. However, the fins of the blower motor did have dead bug pieces jammed in them. I recommend using an air compressor (doesn't have to be fancy, just a "pancake" compressor) to blow this out. Take the blower motor to a friend's place if you don't have one. Compressed air in a can won't be powerful enough. I was surprised how many dead bug pieces were in those fins (which affect air movement).
The air leaving the blower goes upwards. With the motor removed, look up in that direction. I had quite a bit of bug gut juice that had been flung up there, slightly obscuring the perforations up there.
I put everything together but left the cover off and ran it to test. My first thought was "oh, no, I screwed something up". But really, the unit was so much quieter than before. I guess I didn't notice that over the years that it gradually got louder.
Thanks again for this video!!!
it would be amazing if you can make a video showing what you did.
Thanks for the video. We have a similar model that you have, just a bit different. Ours is 13 years old and was rattling terribly. Once we watched your video, we knew this had to be the problem. My husband dove right in with me as a backup and pulled out the fan and it probably had 1/4 cup of bugs in there. Gross!!! We cleaned it out and put it back together and it is back to normal.
Thank you! You're a good man. Exact same problem and it's been so frustrating. Service guy couldn't even figure it out. Told me to replace the whole thing. Now it's working fine!
Thanks to your video I diagnosed the problem faster than my plumber. Thank you.
That’s awesome, Matt! I hear often that the professionals can’t ever find the issue. Lucky for me, the company I called said they deal with this issue often and knew exactly what to do. My expense was minimal but still higher than I wanted to pay. But, lucky for all of you guys, I watched them and knew exactly what to do. Unfortunately I can’t TELL anyone to do this but it’s totally doable by anyone with a technical hand. So glad this helped you out!!! Have a great day!
Dig-It you da bomb. My Rinnai tankless heater stopped working and threw an error code 61. I did my research and the problem was with the blower fan. I followed your instructions above and removed the fan. Sure enough there was a small peice of wood debris stuck in the fan blades and preventing it from turning. I removed the debris and the unit worked perfectly. I think you saved me about $1500. My plumber was trying to get me to remove the whole unit and replace it with a 50 Gal tank heater (I suspect that he doesn't know how to service the Rinnai and was just trying to sell us something that he can service). Thank you for the video.
That’s awesome to hear! I’m thankful that the first time we had the problem, the company I called knew exactly what the problem was and explained it to me. There are so many people in our area who do the same thing and try to screw people over! Glad my video helped!!!
After 5 unsuccessful plumber service visits over 6 months, I was so glad to see your video. I cleaned out dead moths and debris in 45 minutes myself. Apparently the one thing two different plumbers failed to do. Problem solved. Thank you.
Go great to hear, Pete! It stinks knowing you’ve spent so much money and time expecting the pros to do it right and continuing to have the same issues.
Thanks, We have same model Rinnai 7 yrs. old. Heard this vibration this morning knew it was the combustion fan motor. You answered my questions on how to remove motor,and the possibility of insects getting sucked into squirrel cage,putting it out of balance. Thanks again! I really did not want to do this today.
+Bruce Duval Hey Bruce! Glad I could help you out! Yeah, the last thing you want to do is tear into something like this at the start of the weekend LOL. But it's well worth the time. The first time it happened to us, we didn't know what was going on. You could hear it throughout the entire house and when you were in the middle of a shower, it would shut down and you'd be left in the freezing cold water...not fun! ;). It's really pretty simple, once I watched the pros do it the first time. Figured since it was starting to make the noise again, I'd attempt it myself and see if it would make things better. Not sure if I can help answer any other questions or not, but feel free to ask and I'll see if I can get you the right answers! Thanks again for the comment!
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Dude ! Great video. This was my problem also. Billions of Moths around. I put a screen on the outside vent pipe to keep out the critters. Thanks so much !!
Thanks for this video. Its September 2019 and your video helped a lot. I was able to clean my unit, the blower motor started rattling because 2 dead lizards were making the blower rattle, getting it unbalnaced when turning at high speed. I got it out and cleaned it good. Thanks very much!
THANK YOU. Great Video. I watched this last night and was able to clean it out this morning in less than an hour. Worked like a charm. Thanks again for taking the time, DK
So glad it helped! Thanks for commenting and letting us know it helped you out!
thank you, this was my problem exactly. Because of you, I was able to fix it myself. you are awesome!
No, no. I’m not awesome. I just wanted to help people out so you could all save money. YOU are awesome for completing it yourself! Proud of you!!!!!
Man! Your video points my issues exactly! I almost call a service tech. I tried it using your video and it worked! My unit generated the error code 61 and stopped working before I cleaned out the fan. It runs like a new now! Thank you so much
Yo! I’m so happy that it was able to help you out! I know how frustrating it is. I actually had to do it again myself a couple of weeks ago. Was a slaughter house for moths. Pretty disgusting this go’round lol. Thank you for your feedback/comment! Wishing you and your family a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! ❤️
Thanks, you saved me a service call. The only issue I had after watching was my clamp release was towards the back. Ended up having a geiko causing all the noise. I really appreciate it.
+Brian Byrne thanks for commenting and letting me know it helped you out! My apologies for not responding sooner. I'm glad I was able to help you save money and not have to call a "professional"! Always a great feeling lol. If you did have to call someone and they saw what was in there, maybe you would have saved 15% or more!
Have a good day, sir!
Thanks for this video, that was great. I just found a bunch of mouse nest stuff in there and even a peanut! It's running great and we were just about to call for service, you saved me a few bucks.
Thanks!
Thanks Mate! It's guys like yourself that make RUclips great! By the way it was 5 years of Ladybugs debris!
Thanks for the kind words, Jeremy! I appreciate it! Glad the video helped you get it taken care of and you were able to get all of the ladybugs cleared out of there! :)
Thank you very much for posting your video. It helped me to fix my ten year old Rinnai RB 30/36 boiler. In this model the error code for fan/exhaust blockage problems is 99. The manual has a very poor explanation, only mentions to check that the exhaust pipe is not blocked. Some technicians wanted to replace the whole boiler for a new one. Cleaning the lint/dust in the fan solved the problem and now the boiler is quiter and sounds like new! Thanks!!!
Thanks for the comment, Miguel! I always get nervous when calling the “pros”. Never know when they are going to try to pull stunts like that! I don’t have any experience in this line of work but I was thankful that the company I called knew exactly what to do and didn’t try to do unnecessary repairs/work. I figured when it started getting loud again, I better make a little video to help others in need! Pretty quick and easy. And MUCH cheaper!
Thank you for posting this video. I was having the same issues. Mine was getting so loud it sounded like a motorcycle revving up. Also had the issue with the code. Had it fixed in 30 minutes. I did take the fan motor apart to clean all the bugs out.
Hey Jase! I’m glad I was able to help you out! It really doesn’t take too long, which is the best part. And I totally understand what you mean about the motorcycle revving up! You could hear ours clear through the entire house! Talk about ridiculous! I actually heard a noise the other day and opened our basement door and could hear it moaning a little louder. Looks like I’ll be cleaning it again before too long so it doesn’t get too bad!
Dude, you nailed it, thank you. I was getting a code 10 and was done with the drama of the tankless. My thinking was - by the time I call a guy out here and he digs around and maybe fixes the problem and charges me $$$ , I may as well call and order a 60 gallon tank installed and be done with it. I watched your video and it saved me the cost of a hot water tank! And unlike every other electrical thing in the world, this required only one size screwdriver!
Thank you for the kind words, David! I’m glad my video was able to help you out! Wish I had more knowledge in this area so I could help more people out lol. Guess I need something else to go wrong so I can pay someone money and watch them fix it! 😂
Thank you very much. Mine has been acting up for years and finally got the courage to attack it. only had to unhook one wire and was able to clean it out. One of the other ires looked dodgy that is why i left it connected. Super easy to do after you showed us. Thanks again. -Erik
Thanks awesome, Erik! I’m glad you were able to tackle it yourself! I was extremely nervous to do this as well! Murphy is usually hanging around and things go south in a heartbeat! I was pretty proud of myself when it actually worked! LOL. Thanks for stopping by and letting us know it worked for you!
I have a Rinnai 2532 I put in 15 years ago... it's saved me tons of money and we never run out of hot water - even with 4 kids! A few years ago the fan started making a lot of noise and it turn out a mouse got into the inlet air vent . There's no screen on the inlet or exhaust. Recently I started getting an intermittent '10' code and figured that the fan was clogged. There was nothing significant in the fan, but I took the burner assembly apart and there was a LOT of dirt and crud in there. I blew out the burners and the heat exchanger, and not only did the '10' code go away, but the water heats up a lot faster. So if you get a '10' code and your fan is not clogged, check your burners. I believe that it should actually be cleaned every couple of years.
Nicely done! Mice sure know how to get in the tight places, huh! I totally agree with you about cleaning it out every couple of years. I haven’t done it since I recorded this video and I’ve noticed that it’s beginning to take a little bit longer to warm up again as well. Guess I may have to go through it again before winter hits! Glad you and the kids are continuing to get hot water! Thanks for the comment, Andy!
Cheers,
Derek
I came across your video. You did a pretty good job on this maintenance for the inducer motor, as a professional in the field, I am impressed that you figured this out, I'm also a bit concerned, this being a gas fired product, there is a serious danger factor when working on any kind of gas fired product. It's great when everything goes as planned, but when things go wrong with any kind of gas product, Nat or Lp, they can really go wrong, I've been in the trade for 33 years and have seen a whole heap of things go wrong. We spend hours and hours in classrooms, training and learning from reps on all of the products that we work on. Please please be so very careful when trying to do any kind of repairs yourselves. Take pictures of things with your phone step by step when disassembling so it goes back together without spare parts. I have seen experienced techs get hurt really bad, burns, eye damage, CO poisoning, serious cuts. Don't ever guess, be careful and God Bless. Steve G. The Heating Specialist of Cape Cod....
Thank you, sir! I appreciate your input. I will definitely keep that in mind. If I would have had to do more “in depth” work (if I’d have the know-how to do so lol) I would more than likely shut the valve off going to the device. I don’t like risking stuff like that. Same with replacing outlets, switches and fans/lighting fixtures, I know a ton of people who do it with the wires hot.... not this guy! I throw those breakers like a mad man to make sure I don’t get too messed up 😂. Thanks again for your comment. I do appreciate it, Steve!
This worked for me (so far anyway) thanks for the great video. It's really a simple fix that takes about 15-20 minutes to do. Mine had all of 2 moths in it, but plenty of dust which came from some construction we did recently. We were having the code 10 error every time my wife filled the bathtub, and the water got very cold. Now it seems to work fine. Thanks again!
Glad it worked for you! Makes me feel good knowing that I actually shared a video that has helped so many people!!!!
Thanks for the help! It worked
thanks for the video I live in the middle of nowhere and if you can get a service person, it's usually an hour charge before they even start anything. My unit is slightly differently set up but it was easy to extrapolate. Thank you!
Hey Rita! I’m glad you were able to use this as a guide to assist you with your model! It’s never fun being in the boondocks. My parents live about 15 miles from the largest town in our county (a little over 30,000 people I believe) and that seems outrageous enough just in the mileage they charge to get there and back. And of course, more times than not, they just so happen to not have the part(s) needed to perform the repairs on your unit so then you have to pay for them to drive back to the shop to get what they need then back to your place. Again, I’m glad you were able to get it figured out!!!! Proud of you!
Thank you for the awesome video. I like doing this type of stuff myself and saving the money. We've had a Rinnai RL75 in our newly built home for three years. Just learned through RUclips how to flush the unit since we don't have water that's softened or conditioned. Ours would sometimes not start up and a plumbing service asked us when we the last time we flushed the system. I took it from there. Now everything's working like new again. When Code comes on about the blowers I'll definitely give your video a shot. 👍🏽 Thank you.
Hey man! Thanks for dropping a comment. I was actually nervous about doing this because it was my first "How To" and I only watch the "pros" do it once but knew I didn't want to pay their prices again. I'm surprised that we haven't had to flush out our system as well. Even though we have a softener system, it seems like we are out of salt more than anything HAH! But so far, so good! I'm glad you were able to find my video and hopefully you won't ever have to use it, but if you do, just remember me! :) Also, check out some of the other comments and see what others have found in their blowers. I'm shocked at all of the different things people find!!! Have a great one!
Dig-It Entertainment I was watching another RUclips video where he said if you have a working softener that you probably wouldn't have to worry about flushing the system. Keep up the sharing of your Rinnai experiences, they're very helpful to all. 👍🏽
I have heard that as well. That’s why I said I’m surprised since we seem to be out of salt more times than not lol. Not sure how well the salt will “cleanse” the buildup, I wouldn’t think it would do Much at all but I guess we are lucky. Did you a pump and white vinegar as the “home remedy flush kit”? Or did you buy the actual flushing solution? Curious which route you guys took!
Dig-It Entertainment I bought a Superior sump pump 1/4 up from Amazon and used 3 gallons of white vinegar from Home Depot, bought one 6' hose with female connections on both ends, and one 6' regular hose. Ran it for one hour and paid close attention to the filter that I had to remove twice to clean out. Later I learned that I could have removed just the filter and use the plug to seal the line.
thanks this video is very accurate. even down to the two screws that were tight. I used a big needle nose pliers to loosen it. thanks for saving me a service call!!! Oh it was a error 10 and wow a big moth was stuck in the blower.
You are definitely on the right track in this video. One thing is missing though, if you have a lot of debris in your inducer fan, you will need to clean the burner compartment. Our Company charges a small fee to disassemble the unit and completely clean it out.
Thanks for that information! I’m far from experienced in this field and just knew what the company did the first time and wasn’t going to pay them to do it again lol. I will definitely look into this and see if I can tackle it next time! Great tip, though! Have a great one!
Very helpful video. Thanks very much. I've paid for a service call and new vent kit so far. This is great!
+Michael Mosley Thanks for checking out the video! I'm glad that it was helpful! I'm not a pro, but if you have any other questions, just let me know! Hope you have a great week!
Fixed my exact problem. Thanks for sharing!!
I’m glad it worked for you! Also appreciate you dropping a comment to tell us it worked for you as well!
If you take the screws out on the side of the blower, you can take the blower apart. It’s pretty easy. This will help make it easier to clean that blower out.
Thank you for this video!
I have a diff tank, but I am hoping this is my problem and it's that easy of a fix. I'll come back and let you know. THANKS at least this is a good place to start.
my wife has a sneeze notification sound too. My us both happy when we heard it. Great video. it helped
Glad it helped, J.R.! Unfortunately, iPhone changed the way you can have message alerts and whatnot so I haven’t had it on there for a whole now. Now, I get the SUSPENSE tone when the “boss” messages me! 😂. Thanks for the comment!
Your video is fantastic!! Here we are 3 days before Christmas 2018 and no Plumber to be found. Took about 45 minutes. RL75i
Thank you so much!!!
Hey Sam! Sorry for the delayed response! Super excited to read that you were able to keep the hot water through the Christmas holiday! I’ve been in the situations before when everything goes down the drain right before a holiday! Congrats on the good work! 😉. Fingers crossed that you don’t have to do it again this Christmas!
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My water heater was giving us any hot water at all. Technician wouldn’t be able to come out for 2 more days. Thank you for showing me how to fix it😅
Nice! Glad this video was able to help you out and save you some money!!!!! Nothing like seeing how easy some things can be and being able to save money by doing it yourself!!! 🤘🏻
Thanks for the video. This will help me greatly.
Glad it helped, Gene! Hope it continues to work for you!!!
Thanks for your sharing 👍
Thank you so much for this video! I live in Florida and I guess here we get lizards in our but yours is the first video with the before sound which sounds just like mine!! And like you I peaked inside and freaked! but after watching your video I am going to tackle it myself as well!
Hey Amanda! Sorry I never responded earlier! I’ve been a little unplugged from RUclips for a while! I hope you were able to get this task tackled yourself and things went back to working properly! I guess we may need to start rigging up since screen of some sort to keep these critters out of our water heaters! It’s bad enough with bugs and moths, I wouldn’t imagine lizards getting into it. We have them around here, just not too many! Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for the video. I echo what another said about also cleaning out the combustion chamber. There is also an igniter that looks like a small metal rod that can be easily cleaned with a few swipes of steel wool.
I’ll definitely remember that next time I clean it out. Haven’t done it in a while, maybe even since I recorded this video but I’ve noticed it getting loud again lately. Haven’t ever had issues with it igniting but it’s definitely something to touch up if it’s apart so it’s good and clean! Thanks for the comment, Dave!
You need to take off the front panel also, after replacing the fan and clean the bugs out of the heat exchanger. Also need to descale it with vinegar for a full servicing. I learned this after finding out our servicing people were not properly servicing it. Thank you for giving us this help so it is not so scary to do it ourselves properly.
I agree. I need to get a sump pump to clean the lines with the vinegar. I just haven’t yet because we have a water softener and they say that helps more than anything in preventing limescale and mineral buildup. Although I’d still love to get it done anyways! Should definitely do it before something major happens! Just need to get off my butt and get a pump lol. Thank for the added tips! May have to make a video on something like that when I finally get everything I need! Have a great one!!!
Excellent video man, I cleaned out my Rianni R94LS, it was full of moths and it works great. (I had error code 10) prior to cleaning it.
Right on! Glad you were able to get yours taken care of!!!
I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of years. We rent so, not to easy too get things taken care of. I have been watching professional You Tube videos and reading install manuals and never saw this issue addressed. I followed this and it now runs quieter than ever before and no more shut down trouble 10 codes. BTW mine was full of construction debris and insects.
+Justin Hoppal I know how you feel man! It's hard to find landlords who actually take pride in their business and serve the people who are paying rent. I'm glad this video was able to help you out! It was my first "How To" video and my first time actually attempting it. LOL. The guys that did it for is the first time mentioned that they have seen several with construction debris, especially from Sheetrock from remodels. Again, I'm glad this was able to help you out! If you have any other questions or comments, just let me know! Have a safe and Happy 4th!
The Rinnai manual was useless, but this video was very helpful. Thanks.
Glad I could help, Mr. Hutson! Yeah, the manual doesn’t really give much other than a very vague description of the issues with the codes. Cheers!
Thanks for posting this video and saving us the time and money to bring a service person over. This is my second Code 10 on my Rinnai 75LS, and couldn’t remember what the service person did the first time. I had drywall chunks the first time it got cleaned out. I’m curious what’s in there now... wouldn’t be surprised if it were moths 🤷🏻♂️
No problem! Glad I was able to give you a refresher! It’s amazing at time of the things I have heard people say get stuck in their blower motor since I posted this video! Blows my mind!
Thanks worked great
Thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you soooooooo much!!!!!
Question is there a filter for the air intake to the blower?
Excellent Thank you !!!
Glad I could help!!!
Thanks for taking the time to put this video together, it was very helpful. Does anyone have any ideas on how moths get in? Thru the exhaust that goes thru the wall outdoors? I've heard numerous stories about moths. Moths? They're not worth the trouble. Also: our Rinnai is just shy of 5 years old. Any thoughts on timeframes; how long recommended between de-mothings? Anyhow, great job on the video!
Hey there! I’m not sure how long these units typically last. We’ve been in our house for 8 years now, the unit was in when we bought the place. I can’t remember exactly when I had ours cleaned out by the pros the first time, but I want to say it was a couple years before I made this video. This was the second and only other time it’s been cleaned to my knowledge. How they get in? I’m not sure. I would venture to guess it’s like lighting fixtures. They probably crawl their way through the crack and fine a place to die. Unfortunately, it’s in the blower that causes the water heater to not work. Thank you for the kind words! I greatly appreciate it! Please drop by later on if you have to do this again so we can keep tabs on how often it’s needed to be done where you live!
We just cleaned ours for the first time in 11 years, we got the code 10. Only a few dead bugs in there. I've googled and it says these should last about 20 years or so.
I have a Rinnai R75LSi rental from a large Canadian HVAC company since May 2011 install in the furnace room in my home basement. Do you think it be okay for me to DIY maintenance on the blower fan to prevent the Code 10? I've never have done any servicing since it was installed.
I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt. But I’m no professional lol. It just depends if you understand the risks of doing something like this. I clean mine out a couple times a year, usually as soon as I hear it getting louder than it should be just to stay ahead of it so it doesn’t shut down on us again until it’s cleaned out. If you are confident and comfortable with maintenance like this, feel free to go for it.
@@dig-itentertainment I guess I'll have to give it some thoughts before going forward with the DIY. First I'll need to safely able to turn the gas vale off next to the unit as it it currently very stiff to turn as it has not been used in a long while without damaging it. Don't want a gas leak or worst. Or is it safe enough to work without turning the gas off to the unit as long the unit is not plug-in to AC power?
@@dig-itentertainment I've noticed recently that i haven't gotten a code 10 yet. Maybe it's from me tapping the left side to the Rinnai several times and it loosen some of the debris from the fan?
How did you get the front panel off? I was trying to get inside my Rinnai R75LS, and the front panel won't seem to budge after I remove the 4 front screws. Am I missing something?
Well, it’s been quite some time so I honestly can’t remember off the top of my head lol. Sorry. I don’t recall anything special needing to be done after the screws were removed. I believe it just popped off. If I ever get time, I plan to do it again just to make sure it’s clean. Hopefully you’ll be on your way by then. Not sure when I’ll have the time to do it. Good luck, man!
@@dig-itentertainment Thanks! Actually figured it out. Nothing special needed, just a bit of elbow grease.
Where is the air intake on this model? Can't you install some sort of screen to keep bugs from getting in?
I have the rl75i and my motor is sideways compared to your video and I don't see that bracket holding it in so I'm trying to figure out how many screws actually hold the blower motor in.
I am. getting the error code 10. been having problems for almost 2 yrs
Hey there! Didn’t see your comment come through! That’s strange that the same model would have a different set up like that. Have you been able to figure things out yet? Hoping you can get it! I know how frustrating it can be having to fight this so much!
bittersweetiris25 did you ever figure out how to get it off as mine is the same as yours.
Did you turn off the gas while you did the clean out?
Hey Lynn! No, I did not. Didn’t see any point in it since I wasn’t tearing into any of the heating elements and knew it was just an exhaust error. That, and the first time I had it done by the pros, I never recalled them shutting it off either. But, thinking about it now, I guess it wouldn’t be a bad idea....LOL.
@@dig-itentertainment Thanks for posting your video. After watching it, I felt like I had enough courage to maybe give this a try if I could find a video of my exact model. I was able to find that other video, and so tonight I went out and attempted the project. I'm happy to say that yes, I too retrieved one very large bug and now have a water heater that sounds like it did when it was originally installed.
I found my air handler fan was broken loose. Where do I buy the parts. I think the motor is fine but the air fan is broken. Please help.
Hey Steve. I’ve never had to order parts nor have I tried to look any up. This was just a video I wanted to do since I had already experienced the problem before. I would start by looking into the owners manual to see if they have anything listed as to where you can buy parts, or go to the manufacture’s website. Since I don’t have any of the books in front of me at work, that’s all I can really suggest. I apologize that I’m not much more help than that, but I don’t think it will be too difficult to find what you need. If you do find something, you may post a reply to your comment to see if it can help out the next person. If I get time...and I remember...I’ll try to do some checking myself. Until then, best of luck, man!
that's why I chose to get a conventional gas tank water heater. a lot less drama and so easy to flush.
I can’t say if I would buy a tankless water heater myself. It was in the house when we bought it. So far, it has been great and has saved us TONS of money on our gas bill. So that’s a plus. I’ve never actually priced them to know how much more they cost over a regular heater. I just hope this lasts many more years so I don’t have to worry about it anytime soon LOL!
Seems that you need to put a screen somewhere in your vent... like at the top... to keep Moths from getting in.
There is actually a screen clamped to the end of the exhaust tube. Somehow, the little boogers keep getting in! Need to look into a few things to see what else I can figure out. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
Any one had a code 17 error ? Would like to know what it is
You should get into the HVAC trade...
I would consider it, but i think I’ll stick to watching someone once and then attempting it myself lol. Thanks though!
Does it beep when there is a problem
Hey GotGame! I won’t lie, it has been a very long time since I’ve allowed it to get to the point of shutting down on us so I can’t recall for sure if sounded an alarm or not. It has probably been 8 years or so since it got bad enough that the unit powered down and my memory is junk now lol. I’m sorry I can’t answer this for you confidently.
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Anybody knows about 94 error of rinnai fryer?
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Thanks for the comment! However, it wouldn’t be much of a How To if I didn’t talk about what was going on, eh? Unfortunately, you are incorrect as to why there isn’t much SD storage. Have a good day, KW!
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