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11-02-2009, 09:15 PM
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 Pat Narduzzi
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Hot water heater leak
Can those bad boys be repaired or do I have to buy a new one? Who do you call fir such a repair?
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11-02-2009, 09:16 PM
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Is it leaking out of the check valve near the top? How about at the connections? Or is it at the bottom?
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11-02-2009, 09:20 PM
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If the supply pipes or pressure relief valve are leaking, that's one thing. The tank, forget it. There are no repairs. Look on the energy star page, you may be able to get a cut on a replacement. If you really want to save on operating cost, go tankless. Problem is, tankless cost a bundle, both per unit and to install.
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11-02-2009, 09:20 PM
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As long as it is not coming out of the relief valve and it is not a fitting at the top leaking, you need a new heater. Call your mechanical contractor (heating and air conditioning) or plumber. If you dont have one, ask your friends who they use and like.
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11-02-2009, 09:22 PM
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Tankless are cheaper to operate, but given installation cost and maintenance cost, you dont come out ahead in most applications
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11-02-2009, 09:22 PM
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hey if its an old one, you would probably save money down the road buying a newer, more efficient one. but if you are like me you would bondo that leak up 
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11-02-2009, 09:23 PM
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how old is the tank?
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11-02-2009, 09:30 PM
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What kind of squalor are you living in? Man the economy must have hit you hard...
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11-02-2009, 09:31 PM
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how old is the tank?
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It's only 9 years old. Came with the house when I built it. Kinda sucks. I thought those things lived for like 20 years. How much for 66 gallon heater? Any cost estimates?
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11-02-2009, 09:32 PM
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What kind of squalor are you living in? Man the economy must have hit you hard...
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It's only 9 years old. Perplexing or just good old crappy american crapsmanship.
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Dantonio's response: "Well Paul, hold on a second, Paul, hold on a second, because the look I saw on Michigan's faces was 'Oh, no, the Spartans beat us again.'"
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11-02-2009, 09:36 PM
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It's only 9 years old. Perplexing or just good old crappy american crapsmanship.
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11-02-2009, 09:36 PM
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YouTube - Mythbusters - Water Heater Explosion
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11-02-2009, 09:37 PM
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Why are you heating hot water??? That seems like a waste of money to me.
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11-02-2009, 09:39 PM
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It's possible the heater crapped out in 9 years but they usually last at least 12. $ depends on if your tank is direct vent or power vented...power vented costs more
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11-02-2009, 09:40 PM
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YouTube - Mythbusters - Water Heater Explosion
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I just showed the wife this. She is down with us blowing up the water heater in the back yard this weekend! 
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11-02-2009, 09:42 PM
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It's possible the heater crapped out in 9 years but they usually last at least 12. $ depends on if your tank is direct vent or power vented...power vented costs more
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could you explain the difference? I want to be able to at least appear as though I know what I am talking about to avoid the inevitable rip off by the plumber or contractor.
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11-02-2009, 09:42 PM
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It's only 9 years old. Perplexing or just good old crappy american crapsmanship.
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Think about the hot water heater business model, if it lasted 20 years instead of 10 then they'd sell half as many replacement units. Since the average American moves every 7 years, chances are the average American isn't replacing the one they actually bought.
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11-02-2009, 09:42 PM
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You live in Florida. Home of crappy water and that water is a killer for hot water heaters. So you might want to have someone look at your water softener at the same time if you have one. You might be dumping under treated water and it just scaled up faster.
Look for a Bradford White. Might be built by some of my neighbors.
They make gas, electric and tankless.
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11-02-2009, 09:45 PM
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Man, it seems like you've had sone seriously crappy luck at the homestead. If you built this house 9 years ago, then I'm thinking someone screwed you over. You may want to followup with the contractor by breaking his f'n kneecaps.
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11-02-2009, 09:45 PM
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You live in Florida. Home of crappy water and that water is a killer for hot water heaters. So you might want to have someone look at your water softener at the same time if you have one. You might be dumping under treated water and it just scaled up faster.
Look for a Bradford White. Might be built by some of my neighbors.
They make gas, electric and tankless.
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I don't have a softener and you are correct about the crappy scaly water. I bet that's what did it. It's all scaled up and crapped out. 
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11-02-2009, 09:46 PM
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It's only 9 years old. Perplexing or just good old crappy american crapsmanship.
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Nine years old, huh? It's a Bobby Williams-era hot water tank. There's your problem.
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11-02-2009, 09:47 PM
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Man, it seems like you've had sone seriously crappy luck at the homestead. If you built this house 9 years ago, then I'm thinking someone screwed you over. You may want to followup with the contractor by breaking his f'n kneecaps.
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Well, Grr made a good point about the hard water we have down here. Stuff scales up pretty quick. me thinks that might be the problem or.....I got screwed over when I built this house. Who knows. All I know is I am prolly going to be dropping a grand or more on this. 
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11-02-2009, 09:52 PM
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could you explain the difference? I want to be able to at least appear as though I know what I am talking about to avoid the inevitable rip off by the plumber or contractor.
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Power vented units have a fan on top that turns on when the flame is on.
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11-02-2009, 09:54 PM
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Nine years old, huh? It's a Bobby Williams-era hot water tank. There's your problem.
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"Tanfan, have you lost this hot water heater?"
"...I don't know."
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11-02-2009, 09:55 PM
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"Tanfan, have you lost this hot water heater?"
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Exactly!
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