Posted: 7/9/2014 9:51:36 PM EDT
When was thjs water heater made? How old is it?
The end of 2001 right? It shouldnt be leaking yet with copper pipes and on city water right? |
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City water doesn't guarantee good water. If you've got high mineral content, the anode may have been shot years ago ... and that means the tank wall was the next thing to go. Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. |
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Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. Quoted:
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City water doesn't guarantee good water. If you've got high mineral content, the anode may have been shot years ago ... and that means the tank wall was the next thing to go. Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. Gotcha. Pilot lights go out all the time for any number of reasons. I'd be a nice guy and flush/drain the tank while it's off, then refill it and relight the pilot light. If it ain't broke... |
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Gotcha. Pilot lights go out all the time for any number of reasons. I'd be a nice guy and flush/drain the tank while it's off, then refill it and relight the pilot light. If it ain't broke... Quoted:
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City water doesn't guarantee good water. If you've got high mineral content, the anode may have been shot years ago ... and that means the tank wall was the next thing to go. Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. Gotcha. Pilot lights go out all the time for any number of reasons. I'd be a nice guy and flush/drain the tank while it's off, then refill it and relight the pilot light. If it ain't broke... Yup. Basically that whats gonna happen... |
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Quoted: Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. Quoted: Quoted: City water doesn't guarantee good water. If you've got high mineral content, the anode may have been shot years ago ... and that means the tank wall was the next thing to go. Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. We need pics of neighbor to adequately assess this situation. |
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We need pics of neighbor to adequately assess this situation. Quoted:
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City water doesn't guarantee good water. If you've got high mineral content, the anode may have been shot years ago ... and that means the tank wall was the next thing to go. Its my neighbors water heater and her husband is out of town. Her pilot light went out and she was concerned about leaking. I told her that i didn't see any signs of the tank being corroded or compromised, but I'm not a water heater engineer and i don't want to give bad advice. I could install a new one in an hour though so I'm just wondering if this ones worth the trouble. We dont have poor water either. Im on houston water and its quite good. We need pics of neighbor to adequately assess this situation. Shes got 5 years and 100 lbs on me. If you're asking for photos to see if I can take her in a fight the answer is no. If you need fap material you'll have to ask her husband for pics since I'm not at liberty to give up photos of somebody else's wife... |