Timeline for The supplier says I'll be lucky to get 8 years on my new water heater. Is this true? What's up?
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| Dec 8, 2017 at 4:52 | vote | accept | Brad B | ||
| Dec 8, 2017 at 4:51 | vote | accept | Brad B | ||
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| Dec 8, 2017 at 4:50 | vote | accept | Brad B | ||
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| Dec 4, 2017 at 21:26 | comment | added | DaveM | Some condos in Florida are now mandating replacement every 10 years. | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 3:19 | comment | added | isherwood | "Ariated"? What's that? | |
| Dec 4, 2017 at 2:38 | answer | added | Shane | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 23:17 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Plastic can not stop bad smells if the air is highly ariated. | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 22:37 | answer | added | 0tyranny0poverty | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 19:13 | comment | added | Brad B | Update ... the heaters (both old and new are 30 gal) and both are gas. And yes, the new one appears to have dielectric couplings. Not sure on the old one. | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 16:56 | comment | added | ArchonOSX | I got 6 years out of the last gas heater I bought. Like everything else, they are made as cheap as possible since most people don't value something that lasts over 20 years. You could buy a Marathon by Rheem that comes with a lifetime warranty since the tank is plastic. The plastic tank supposedly keeps it from creating bad smells from bad water. | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 13:02 | comment | added | agentp | gas or electric? | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 12:21 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Is this a large heater? | |
| Dec 3, 2017 at 10:37 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Don't kick yourself for not changing the anode--this is often not a simple job. The anode threads can be very difficult to break free and the ceiling above is sometimes too low to remove it. You probably got a standard good quality WH for which the warranty is 8 years. Was it installed with inlet and outflow lines which have "dielectric" couplings or was it installed with all sweated joints? (I think the use of dielectric couplings extends the life of the heater.) | |
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| Dec 3, 2017 at 10:21 | history | asked | Brad B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |