So yesterday morning the water heater started pissing water out of the top of the unit. Called landlord, plumber should be here this afternoon.
I really need a hot shower. 
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Oct. 29, 2011 9:41 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
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Oct. 29, 2011 9:43 a.m. JoeyM SuperDork
Full sized water heater? If he ends up throwing it out and putting a new one in, you should get out your angle grinder and take the sheet metal skin. There's enough there to make an entire hood.
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Oct. 29, 2011 9:47 a.m. Woody SuperDork
They have a ten year life span.
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Oct. 29, 2011 9:52 a.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
Yeah it's a full size heater lol.
It's only 6 years old too.
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Oct. 29, 2011 10:43 a.m. Streetwiseguy Dork
Woody wrote:
They have a ten year life span.
Really depends on the water you run through it. At home on the farm, we would replace water heaters every 3-4 years. Here, I bought one 16 years ago, have never changed the anode, and its working just fine.
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Oct. 29, 2011 12:35 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
Yeah, our village has exceptionally bad water. I'm actually not surprised it crapped out. My landlord has never serviced it.
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Oct. 29, 2011 12:36 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Woody wrote:
They have a ten year life span.
great...I've been in the house for 11 years...haven't replaced either of them. am I screwed?
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Oct. 29, 2011 12:44 p.m. poopshovel SuperDork
Service? Uh oh. Mine's at the 10 year mark as well.
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Oct. 29, 2011 1:07 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
Ten years? Really? Aye Carumba, mine crapped out probably 15 years ago and pissed all over the floor - enough that the cat box was floating. Does this mean I can look forward to that again soon?
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Oct. 29, 2011 3:16 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
Arrghh hadn't heard from plumber, called landlord, plumber stuck on other job, can't be here until Monday morning.
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Oct. 29, 2011 5:01 p.m. pete240z SuperDork
We have heavy calcium in our water - cheap gas fired 40 gallon units go about 5 years and 1 week.
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Oct. 29, 2011 5:07 p.m. Woody SuperDork
I worked for a guy who wanted to start a business just replacing water heaters. 800 number and a box truck with a few of the most common ones inside and wait for the phone to ring.
The last time I tried to buy an anode, I couldn't find one. A lot of the time, you can't get the old one out.
My sister in law's went bad a few months ago. She didn't have a lot of cash and found that the water company would install a new one and lease it to her for a few bucks per month. It will probably cost a little more in the long run, but the water company owns it and will replace it as needed.
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Oct. 29, 2011 5:48 p.m. fasted58 SuperDork
Woody wrote:
I worked for a guy who wanted to start a business just replacing water heaters. 800 number and a box truck with a few of the most common ones inside and wait for the phone to ring.
Me n my buddy were kicking that idea around too, kinda like that Mr. Water Heater outfit. http://www.mrwaterheater.com/
