On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 11:48:37 AM UTC-4, badgolferman wrote:
My water heater is leaking from the bottom today. There's a drop

falling every second or two so its failure is probably imminent. I

have called a plumber to come check it out this afternoon. I'd like to

know what to expect or any diagnosis you might have.



Bradford White

Model MI403S6LN12

Capacity 40.0 gal

Input 40,000 btu/hr. Natural Gas

Assuming the leak is not coming from some connection, the TPR valve etc,
then it's almost certainly toast. How old is it? Typical life is probably
10 - 13 years or so.