On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:09:24 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:


"Tony Hwang" wrote in message

I think the unit is glass-lined. What happens when they fail?
What am I forgetting to check (for a leak)??


By glass lined, they mean it has a coating of a sprayed on frit, sort of
like porcelain pots and cookware and it is not very thick. Usually, they
rust from a crack and drip. Catastrophic failure in not common.

It's had a blanket around it for the last 5 years or so. I checked
for moisture around the bottom, didn't find any.

Could the pressure relief valve on either the water heater or a boiler have
popped? They sometimes get weak and drip after a number of years.

No boiler. The TPV looked fine and there was no moisture around the
bottom of the drain tube.

Thx,
P

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stops at my front do'.
I'm gonna change my way of livin' ...
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