“We live in the mountains where natural gas is abundant. Noticed the hot water would spurt and spit when turned on, sometimes extreme. Holding a lighter at the faucet when this occurred produced flames from the water. Decided to try this as a cheap way to stop this. On the hot water outlet side of the water heater, added a T fitting. Out of the side port, added a small length of pipe to a 90-degree fitting and then up to our hot water pipe. Straight out the top of the T, added pipe to just below ceiling and used a 90-degree fitting with a 1/8 inch female port to fit the hydro vent and plugged the other side. Put plastic tubing on the air vent and ran it to the outside of the wall. We can now turn on the hot water and no more spitting and sputtering and explosive venting from the faucet. Have to think outside the box.”
“I liked the product fine. It is heavily built and performs the job. I can't know about unit function until heating season but, for now it is perfect.”
“The new vents started leaking with the relief cap closed after a short time, likely due to a switch to cheaper materials. After getting the heat back on, the leaking stopped, but this product might not last as long as previous models.”
“Hand tight for everything. Tighten the top cap, then back off quarter turn...BING yourfinish. Try running your circulation pump on highest setting for 15 to 30 minutes. You will hear the air coming out of the system.”
