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		<title>Water Heater Knocking At My Door? Beware!</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2009/09/28/water-heater-knocking-at-my-door-beware/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ON YOUR SIDE 
TheStar.com &#124; Business &#124; Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind 
Water heaters: 10 days to change your mind
Someone comes to your door and says your water heater is inefficient or unsafe. 
Would you like a replacement?
Stop right there. If you say yes, you may be sorry. 
Look what happened to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rheem / Ruud Intelli-Vent Water</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2009/02/16/rheem-ruud-intelli-vent-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2009/02/16/rheem-ruud-intelli-vent-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As times change, so does technology. Electronics and water? Who ever thought? One such company which integrated this technology is Rheem / Ruud. The water heater model goes by the name” Guardian Power Vent”. The control on the front of the water heater is called “Intelli-Vent” made by White Rogers.
This control works quite well and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Heater General Troubleshooting Manual</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/12/14/water-heater-general-troubleshooting-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/12/14/water-heater-general-troubleshooting-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.backyardman.com/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many viewers of my site seem to be extremely interested in water heater repairs and identifying problems. While going through many old manuals I have in storage, I stumbled upon a manual from my learning days with information for beginner to expert service technicians.
The information identifies water problems, control faults, understanding the operation of controls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Replacing Anode Rods</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/12/06/replacing-anode-rods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
What is an anode rod? This rod in its proper term is a sacrificial anode. It allows water and electrostatic charges to eat away the anode material instead of the tank. Anode rods are made of several different materials. 
 
The most common material is magnesium. Some rods last the life of the tank and others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flushing Your Water Heater</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/04/02/flushing-your-water-heater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/04/02/flushing-your-water-heater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flushing your water heater properly will remove rust sediment that settles at the bottom of your tank. This sediment is created from the heating process in which the iron separates from the water in the form of sludge. This sludge falls to the bottom of the tank and can show up in the water as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Installing 636 Compliant Venting</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/19/installing-636-compliant-venting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/19/installing-636-compliant-venting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of August 2007 in Ontario, gas appliances which allow for plastic exhaust vents must use 636 certified venting. The Fuel safety Authority also known as TSSA (Technical Standards Safety Association) issued a directors order that ABS piping that was commonly used in the industry is no longer legal to use for venting gas appliances.
There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Have Rust in My Hot Water</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/10/i-have-rust-in-my-hot-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/10/i-have-rust-in-my-hot-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rust coming from your hot water tap is not uncommon after a period of time, especially in the bath tub. People who live at the end of a “court” will get it the worst as it is a dead end line for city water mains.
People who live on crescents will get also get their fair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appliance Air Requirement Program</title>
		<link>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/08/appliance-air-requirement-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.backyardman.com/2008/03/08/appliance-air-requirement-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.backyardman.com/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on a couple of comments sent to the Backyardman surrounding the explanation of air retirements for gas appliances,  I have made an Excel spread sheet that can be downloaded and used for calculations and help remove some of the guess work. It will tell you if you have enough air or not for your [...]]]></description>
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