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James Sweet[_2_]

wrote:
On Dec 11, 9:44�pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Scott wrote:
Red Green wrote:
Scott wrote :
I'm replacing my aging (34 year old) AO Smith 52-gal electric water
heater. I looked at the GE brand at Home Depot. But since my water
heater failed last night, I called a plumber, and he's installing a
50-gal Bradford White today ($360.00 + $250 installation) Is this a
pretty decent brand of water heater?
It has a 6-year warranty. They want another $170 to extend the
waranty to 12 years. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Scott
...(34 year old) ...
Is that a typo?! You sure you weren't like in the hospital once and
to avoid worrying you because it went out someone had it replaced?
Red Green,
Honest! We live in Central Minnesota. We moved into this house in
1977. The builder built the house in 1974 as his personal home. This
is the water heater that came with the house. We haven't touched it.
Never even drained the sediment from the bottom. It just kept going
and going...until last night when the thermostat stuck on, and the
relief valve opened up.
And that's the whole story. Wow, this must be a world record
You big dummy!

You replaced a perfectly good water heater because a five-dollar part blew?- Hide quoted text -

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thermostats for gas fired water heaters are expensive, far more than 5
bucks

I thought this was an electric water heater? Even then the thermostat
will be a lot more than $5. That said, if it's 34 years old, what will
fail next if he replaced that part? What I've observed with water
heaters is that once one part wears out, the rest are not far behind.
There's exceptions to the rule, but it seems he got his money's worth
and then some out of that thing.