On Friday, February 1, 2013 5:47:51 PM UTC-6, Cydrome Leader wrote:
In rec.crafts.metalworking Existential Angst wrote:

Awl --



Apropos of the recent threads on anodes, tank/tankless, etc, what are the

alternatives to running off to HD/Sears on the day my water heater goes?

Are there water heaters out there that are demonstrably superior to others?

Review sources? Can they be shipped in a timely way?



There's always commercial units, like from AO Smith. They'll start in

larger sizes though. It's anecdotal, but I've not seen one rust through on

the 6th year like the stuff at box stores. They must be making strange

fractional guage sheet metal in china that's engineered to rust through

the second the warranty is up on regular water heaters these days.

I agree with you about A.O.Smith.

My mothers has one that is going on 12 years.

Contractors buy a lot of them as well.

Andy