Water Heater Breakdown in New Condo Bldg
Can anyone answer our question regarding our water heater that just
broke down yesterday? We just moved into our dc condo last september and the water heater is dead now. We are the 2nd owners of this new building. The condos in our building were built in 2003. We can't believe that the water heater broke down in 3 years. The warranty apparently expired in january. (just our luck). Is there anything that we could do about this? It's definitely the fan/engine that died. Even though the warranty expired 5 months ago, isn't it a bit soon for our water heater to die? Does the manufacturer, condo builder, or anyone else have some responsibility to replace it? Or is it definitely on us to buy a whole new water heater? Thanks so much for your help! John |
Water Heater Breakdown in New Condo Bldg
wrote in message ups.com... Can anyone answer our question regarding our water heater that just broke down yesterday? We just moved into our dc condo last september and the water heater is dead now. We are the 2nd owners of this new building. The condos in our building were built in 2003. We can't believe that the water heater broke down in 3 years. The warranty apparently expired in january. (just our luck). Is there anything that we could do about this? It's definitely the fan/engine that died. Even though the warranty expired 5 months ago, isn't it a bit soon for our water heater to die? Does the manufacturer, condo builder, or anyone else have some responsibility to replace it? Or is it definitely on us to buy a whole new water heater? Thanks so much for your help! ????? Fan/engine? Is this the heater for household water, or some sort of heating boiler? If for household water, is there some sort of recirc pump to for instant-on hot water? Not real clear from this end what you are talking about. Describe the device in question, please. Is it a big cylinder, usually white, with a gas line running to the bottom? Like the other guy said, if it serves more than one unit, it is the association's problem. If it is a typical 40 or 50 gallon unit in a closet within your condo, it is your problem. Low end, 300-500 to replace, including labor. From your description, you do not have the skill set to change it, and will need a real plumber for the work. Even if you had the skills, many areas require a licensed plumber to crack the seals on any gas lines. aem sends... |
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