Water heater rust

[LowvoltageBrandon]

Can you explain to me why this is happening? This water heater is only 4 months old. The rusted flex pipe was replaced with the water heater.

20181202_101200

• LowvoltageBrandon
• Dec 3, 2018

20181202_101523

• LowvoltageBrandon
• Dec 3, 2018
• 1

 

[SHEPLMBR]

Is that a dielectric nipple on the water heater? It is hard to tell.

 

[CT18]

I would say the nipple is not a dielectric and thats why it is doing that.

 

[SHEPLMBR]

I would say the nipple is not a dielectric and thats why it is doing that.

They almost look like they are black steel.

 

[frodo]

what is going on is the nipple is leaking at the tank to thread location and that rusty water
is because the nipple is the wrong one

remove the nipple, install https://hdsupplysolutions.com/shop/...re&gclid=CMjylIOUh98CFfyTxQIdJjwHEw&gclsrc=ds
or equivelant, use pipe dope not teflon tape

 

[LowvoltageBrandon]

what is going on is the nipple is leaking at the tank to thread location and that rusty water
is because the nipple is the wrong one

remove the nipple, install https://hdsupplysolutions.com/shop/p/dielectric-water-heater-nipple-3-4-x-3-p416316?cid=ppc_all_bi_pfd_Shop|HDSS|US|HighTier&ckw=Hardware_PRODUCT+GROUP_92700038524776779&msclkid=96c60085be1c18862c3e5c8348860f92&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shop|HDSS|US|HighTier&utm_term=4585169648226613&utm_content=Hardware&gclid=CMjylIOUh98CFfyTxQIdJjwHEw&gclsrc=ds
or equivelant, use pipe dope not teflon tape

Thank you.