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Why do gas water heaters fail?
On 04 Jan 2004, Daniel Prince wrote:
My understanding is that gas water heaters are made with glass lined steel tanks and that they usually fail because the steel rusts out. What I want to know is: How does the water get to the steel if it is glass lined? Does the glass lining have holes and/or cracks in it when it is new? Do holes and/or cracks develop later? If the holes and/or cracks develop later, how and why do they appear? A few different ways. Hopefully not. Quite possibly. Leaky internal/interface plumbing, chemical reactions caused by things like hard water, calcium buildup, etc. I have read in this newsgroup that water heaters with 12 year warranties cost about $100 more than heaters with a 6 year warranty. Wise old man once explained it to me: There is no difference betwen those two water heaters, in a physical sense. Nothing except the model number and warranty length. Just like most things on earth, it's possible to generate mortality tables and *know* how long a water heater should last. The $100 is simply an extended warranty. It's all in the tables. -- Baisez-les s'ils ne peuvent pas prendre une plaisanterie -------------------------------------------------------- Tom Pendergast e-mail is for sissies, say it on line |
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