Our water heater started making weird noises about 2 hours ago..and about an hour ago, started dripping water.
Seems it has worn out...or rusted out or something. We called the plumber and he said that water heaters only last 7-8 years. He told us what to do to shut things off. He isn't sure if he can't get to us immediately because the company they buy water heaters don't like to answer their phones "after hours" because he said they said they didn't like getting calls from plumbers in the middle of the night.
Well, what's wrong with that picture? Does this company think that the plumbers purposely wait until the middle of the night to call for a water heater because they like getting calls in the middle of the night? I would assume that if a plumber is calling in the middle of the night it is because a customer called them.
Anyway, I had read in Consumer Reports that water heaters normally last 18-20 years. Ours lasted 13. The plumber said that for a water heater that is really longer that it should have, because most only last 7-8.
Well, you know where our money will be going...
Water Heater Blues
October 16th, 2011 at 12:54 am
October 16th, 2011 at 10:18 am 1318760331
However, w/it leaking yours is GONE!!
I believe 12-15 is more in line.
October 16th, 2011 at 12:53 pm 1318769624
The best "budget" electric hot water heater, for example, is a Kenmore, according to this review site:
http://www.consumersearch.com/water-heaters
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