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CaptainLarry
Explorer II
Nov 08, 2013

Repair leaky White Rodgers gas valve in Attwood water heater

I know I will bring upon me the wrath of some safety conscious fellows, but I’d like to share my experience repairing the gas valve on my water heater. Try this at home – only if you are a handy fell...
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Bipeflier
Explorer
Feb 21, 2014
Do you think there is a reason WR used "tamper resistant" (center pin) screws?

A former co-worker used to design components for WR. They have been in several lawsuits so I am pretty sure they would be very sensitive to you working on the valve.

I think I could afford a new one myself.

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