DH

Thanks, Not knowing the system, I was under the impression that it was in need of help. The reason I called the tech out to inspect the sytem is that I just started to have a slight rotten egg (sulfer?) smell coming from the vents. He quickly concluded that my water heater rods (technical name escapes me at the moment) needed replacing. Reading elsewhere on the net, it looks like these rods are a maintenance item and should be replaced every so often based on well or city water (city for me). Quote is $228 for a pair of rods and $490 including the striped regulator. btw, it has been 10-20 degrees during the day and single digits at night for the past 2 weeks. ZERO problems keeping my home at a comfortable 70 degrees. System is staying! Dave

Hi, Came across this discussion and thought this would be a good place to learn more about my Apollo System. Here are my Home owner specs: Michigan Duel Apollo sytems (upper/lower) 3600 sq.ft. split 60/40 75-gal water heaters (2) Basement system. Purchased house 3 years ago from the home builder. Home is 14-15 years old. No problems with the system except the talked about slow home temp increase response and fluctuating shower/faucet temperatures. Just yesterday I had a tech from the original installers come out to inspect and evaluate my system. Did not realize until yesterday that my hot water heaters have a date of 1991. He stated that they have not installed an Apollo system in the last 10 years. He cleaned the heat exchangers and checked the system for leaks. Everything checked out ok except a very small gas leak at the secondary hot water temp controller. The aluminum block was striped, but he got it to seal. The system undoubtedly works and without any problems for the past 3 years. However, I'm looking at replacing at least the tanks as a preventative measure and hoping to help my shower/faucet hot water fluctuation (maybe it's my temp valves instead). I'm not on a budget and am looking at updating my present system with new parts or going greener with possibly a Geothermal system in the Spring. I've just begun my research so I'm certainly open to alternative Heating/Cooling options other than Apollo and Geothermal. Thanks for this thread, Dave