Belle and I bought this place in 2004 and now I have replaced three water heaters. The first in 200+, the second in March, 2020 and the third one today. Grandson Zach lives with us and works for a major package shipper. His trucks come to your house regularly. He goes in to the warehouse at 0-dark-thirty, moves packages from big trucks to little trucks and normally gets home about mid-morning.
Today he came in, found Belle and I in the shop, and told us that we had a major wter leak in the wash room. Well damn. The only up-side was that he was here to help and as a 22-year-old, he needed to learn this skill. So, I went to the lumber yard for a water heater. Two hours later and much wetter, we were done. Zach was there for the whole process, turning off the house water, removing the old heater, filling the new one, installing the electrical connections.
So, that job is done once again. Five years seems to be the life of a hot water heater around here.
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What brands are you buying? Gas or electric? Do you ever flush them out or replace the anodes? Ours is 12 and might need a new heater and anode soon. It was not a fancy one. The top model from Rheem Perfomance Plus us available with a 9 or 12 year warranty on the tank, and the 12 has a built in leak detector and automatic shut off. With a little care these are 20 year appliances. You can get them at Home Depot.
Drew458
Water quality I think has a big part in determining how long it will be before the tank springs a leak. Draining the tank helps with longevity but no one I know keeps tabs on that. Our first water tank lasted about 17 years. The 2nd about 9. The last one was installed last year. We've lived in that house since 1996. The refrigerator and stove are the last original appliances, but the refrigerator may be on its last legs. Freezing some of the contents, even adjusting with the thermostat. Oh well - we all have to go somehow eventually.
I bought https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H459TAK?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1 a few months ago. Figured what the hell, it can't hurt and maybe it will outlast my real expectation (definitely not 20 years).
We had a tank of a whirlpool that lasted 18 years. Towards the end it would mess up every 3-4 years. The solution was a total defrost of a few days, and a careful snaking out of the drain line from the freezer defrost element down to the drain pan. Do that, put things back together and give it a couple days to stabilize. I miss that big black beast, but the LG french door we replaced it with is doing great so far.
Drew458
i bought https://airgunofarizon.com/shop/ We had a tank of a whirlpool that lasted 18 years. Towards the end it would mess up every 3-4 years. The solution was a total defrost of a few days, and a careful snaking out of the drain line from the freezer defrost element down to the drain pan. Do that, put things back together and give it a couple days to stabilize. I miss that big black beast, but the LG french door we replaced it with is doing great so far.
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