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11:31 pm on a Friday night and water heater leaks!

CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
Why do these things always happen on a weekend?? Wife comes to get me out of bed and says there is a big wet spot in the dining room. Our water heater, washer and dryer are in a closet just off the dining room and the water heater is leaking like a sieve. I hooked up a hose and drained it, shut the flame off and will try to find a plumber...on a Saturday...in Sheridan....would be easier to find an honest politician in Washington. Anyone know what it costs to replace a 30 gallon gas fired hot water heater? Its 20 years old, is that about the lifespan of a water heater?
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  • skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    Where was the water coming from?
    It matters.
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  • ForkliftkingForkliftking Member Posts: 4,907 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    should cost about $500-600 parts and labor depending on the water heater you want.
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by skicat
    Where was the water coming from?
    It matters.


    Out the bottom of the heater.
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  • skicatskicat Member Posts: 14,431 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by CS8161
    quote:Originally posted by skicat
    Where was the water coming from?
    It matters.


    Out the bottom of the heater.


    Just wanted to make sure. Often non-plumbers will look where the water is dripping off, which is always the lowest point, and not necessarily where the water is coming from which may be higher.

    If you have room for a slightly larger water heater consider a 40 gallon. 30 gallon heaters are not in as high a demand and I have found that sometimes the smaller 30 gallon heater will cost you more.
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  • minitruck83minitruck83 Member Posts: 5,369
    edited November -1
    If you're healthy enough to wrassle one, do the installation yourself. Fairly simple if you stick to the same height.

    2 water connections, 1 gas, slip the vent on and you're good for another 20 years.
    (maybe longer if you flush the tank regularly and change out the anode when it needs it)

    http://www.ehow.com/how_5004043_install-hot-water-tank.html

    Check for gas leaks as soon as you turn the gas back on!



    Allen
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  • gjshawgjshaw Member Posts: 14,769 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I switched from a tank heater to the tankless. Uses no room at all compared to the tank type. My gas supplier installed it at no charge and I got most of the cost back on my taxes. You can't beat new technology. Oh, the gas supplier works or is on call 24/7 just in case you might need him on a friday night at 11:45 pm.
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    20 yrs is above average life span of a water heater.
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gjshaw
    I switched from a tank heater to the tankless. Uses no room at all compared to the tank type. My gas supplier installed it at no charge and I got most of the cost back on my taxes. You can't beat new technology. Oh, the gas supplier works or is on call 24/7 just in case you might need him on a friday night at 11:45 pm.



    Another +1 for tankless.

    http://www.noritz.com/
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,565 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forkliftking
    should cost about $500-600 parts and labor depending on the water heater you want.


    +1 Seven to ten years is about the life of a HWH. Sounds crazy but true. I think the longest warranty is nine years.
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