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On May 14, 7:59�pm, "Bob F" wrote:
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"Nate Nagel" wrote in message
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john wrote:
I have an electric water heater...and just had laminated flooring
inst
alled.
The water heater is 15 years old. � �Most people are s
aying I should get a
new one very quick. �Is this true ? � �I never
had a problem with the
thing...still running without a problem. � �I just fea
r a big leak could
possibly occur anyday ?

Check the anode. �If it's down to the core in more than a few s
pots, get a
new heater.

You do have a drain in the room where the water heater is
installed, do
n't
you?

Most people do not examine their anode. If this applies here, then
you a
node
has probably disappear altogether after 15 years. Without a
sacrificing
anode,
the water corrodes the tank faster.

Even if you don't want to replace the tank, the least you should do
is p
ut a
pan under it to catch leak, and a flood alarm on the floor so you
know r
ight
away when it does leak.

Or the flood alarm IN the pan, so you know when a leak starts, not
when it

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at this point a new tank is really the best option, with better
insulation it will be more efficent, how much has the OP spent on the
laminate? in comparison to a new tank? trying to check the anode or
messing with the tank will increase the chance of a leak.

replace tank add drain pan and alarm..

waiting till it ruins your floor is dumb. making a claim on your
homeowners insurance will make rates soar, if they dont cancel you
completely.


....and it is an electric. The least expensive type and easiest to
install...I guess...I've never had to put one in.