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My water heater dies every 8 years like clock work. However, at my last installation the plumber suggested draining it every 18 months, so that's what I've been doing. Maybe I'll get some extra life out of this current one.
Our water is liquified rock which is pretty hard on water heater innards, but it's the same water T. Damon uses, and he's getting so many more years of use.
I’m curious how long those new heat pump water heaters last? When they malfunction, do you call a plumber or an a/c guy? Seems to me like nobody would want to touch them.
Going to be 30 years old in the Fall. No maintenance, never drained, no water filtration. Still going strong...
It just shows how stuff was made long time ago. No planned obsolescence.
Same here. Mine is original to the house built 31 years ago. I've done no maintenance on it and have never drained it.
Now that I posted this, it will probably break down tomorrow.
ours is like 3 yrs old the owner before us replaced it thank God .. the only thing I don't like they were cheap and put the cheapest stuff in this house . so before I even moved in I replaced every appliance in the kitchen along with the garbage disposal . when I looked at the house I could tell I would have to clean before I moved in too . They were some filthy people and to think she was a housekeeper for a hospital I vowed to myself to never go to that hospital . LOL . yeah I say if it is over ten years old time to think about replacing it .
8-10 years is the design life of the current crop of gas and electric hot water heaters. I was told that the gas hot water heaters with the "2X" (14 years?) warranty were the exact same construction, just that the company will replace it free or partially pay for it within the time period.
It really does depend on many factors - water quality, condensation on the outside, location, etc.
We just replaced our Hot Water heater in one house - 10 years exactly. Our other house it is going on 12, but the place is known for high quality muni water. Still, I have been thinking about replacing it before it fails.
Note - you can buy some fancy electric hot water heaters that will last for decades - plastic lined, etc.
Our house is only 4 years old, so that's how old the water heater is; however, at our old house our heater had to be completely replaced after only 9 years. The heating and cooling guy who came out said that they make them like junk now so you're lucky if you get 10 years out of it.
8-10 years is the design life of the current crop of gas and electric hot water heaters. I was told that the gas hot water heaters with the "2X" (14 years?) warranty were the exact same construction, just that the company will replace it free or partially pay for it within the time period.
It really does depend on many factors - water quality, condensation on the outside, location, etc.
We just replaced our Hot Water heater in one house - 10 years exactly. Our other house it is going on 12, but the place is known for high quality muni water. Still, I have been thinking about replacing it before it fails.
Note - you can buy some fancy electric hot water heaters that will last for decades - plastic lined, etc.
It begs the question...
Why would you buy a "hot water heater" when a "water heater" will do? Those most be really "fancy"!
Older, but still kicking. When I bought the house 13 years ago, it was 10 or 12 years old.
In my first house, I replaced a Ruud gas water heater in the early 2000s that was installed in 1948. I replaced it only because the legs were starting to rust badly. As the plumber was looking it over, he exclaimed: "My grandfather installed this thing!" We took pictures me standing next to it, and that photo made it into the plumber's newsletter, and on Ruud's website.
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