mike wrote in
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On Feb 15, 2:04*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:02:34 -0500, wrote:
The question came up a while back about how long a water heater
lasts. Out of curiosity I checked the date code on the GSW *(gas)
water heater I installed shortly after we bought this house in 1982,
when the house was 8 years old. It (the water heater, not the house)
was built *August 1983

The current water heater was installed on the Canadian Thanksgiving
weekend in 1983 (I believe that's columbus day for the Americans).

So the original lasted 9 years - and the replacement has been in
service now for TWENTY SEVEN YEARS.
GSW 5G30NS

* Actually, make that TWENYT SIX years *and 4 months.

That's nothing. My folks have a water heater that is still working
after at least 49 years.


49 years?!!

Oh I get it, a rain barrel out in the sun :-)