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Posted by Joy on October 22, 2007, 3:01 pm
I have not had a single problem with my Sears Power Miser 10 that was
installed 13 years ago but friends are telling me that a gas hot water tank
should be replaced every 10 years. Another friend said that a gas hot water
tank lasts as long as the first day a person has a problem, whether that's 2
years or 20 years.
I would really like to know if there are other things that should be
considered when trying to decide the timing for replacement. Thank you.
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Posted by on October 22, 2007, 3:41 pm
> I have not had a single problem with my Sears Power Miser 10 that was
> installed 13 years ago but friends are telling me that a gas hot water tank
> should be replaced every 10 years. Another friend said that a gas hot water
> tank lasts as long as the first day a person has a problem, whether that's 2
> years or 20 years.
>
> I would really like to know if there are other things that should be
> considered when trying to decide the timing for replacement. Thank you.
I'd say 13 years is a typical life expectancy of a gas water heater.
A lot depends on the water, so you could ask neighbors what their
experience has been with gas ones. Electric tend to last
signifcantly longer.
One key issue is what happens if it fails suddenly and starts
leaking? If it's located in an unfinished basement, 5 ft from the
sump pit and the water is going to run in that direction, that's one
end of the spectrum. If it's located in some part of the living
space and there is no adequate drain to deal with a major leak, then
that's another case.
Even in the basement, mine began leaking and even though it was 2 ft
from a french perimeter drain, the water was flowing the other way,
toward piles of stuff I had on the basement floor. I got lucky, I
woke up in the middle of the night hearing a faint buzzing kind of
sound. It took me a while to figure out what it was, but it was the
water causing vibration in the pipes as it leaked from the water
heater. I caught it before the water had any time to do damage and
fortunately the leak was still very small at the time.
So, both of your friends are right. A gas water heater can last 2
yrs or 20 yrs, but the older it gets, the higher the odds of it
failing. Which is why some choose to be conservative and replace
them at 10-13 years. Mine lasted about 16 years BTW.
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Posted by dgk on October 22, 2007, 3:46 pm
wrote:
>I have not had a single problem with my Sears Power Miser 10 that was
>installed 13 years ago but friends are telling me that a gas hot water tank
>should be replaced every 10 years. Another friend said that a gas hot water
>tank lasts as long as the first day a person has a problem, whether that's 2
>years or 20 years.
>
>I would really like to know if there are other things that should be
>considered when trying to decide the timing for replacement. Thank you.
>
>
I was wondering the same thing about mine. Now it's just started
leaking and I have to do something quickly which is never good.
Have you taken good care of it, changed the anion thing, drained the
water? I didn't know about those things before now and maybe that
would have prolonged its life. I didn't. So it goes. And it had better
go soon, like tomorrow.
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Posted by Meat Plow on October 22, 2007, 4:50 pm
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:01:36 -0400, Joy wrote:
> I have not had a single problem with my Sears Power Miser 10 that was
> installed 13 years ago but friends are telling me that a gas hot water tank
> should be replaced every 10 years. Another friend said that a gas hot water
> tank lasts as long as the first day a person has a problem, whether that's 2
> years or 20 years.
>
> I would really like to know if there are other things that should be
> considered when trying to decide the timing for replacement. Thank you.
My Power Miser is 17 years old. Still makes lots of hot water, is quiet
and looks like new.
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Posted by Steve Barker on October 22, 2007, 6:02 pm
Do you have the gas tank on your car replaced, before it leaks?
Do you replace your kitchen sink drains before they rust out?
the water heater is good until it begins to leak someplace other than the
T&P valve. Don't worry about it.
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>I have not had a single problem with my Sears Power Miser 10 that was
> installed 13 years ago but friends are telling me that a gas hot water
> tank
> should be replaced every 10 years. Another friend said that a gas hot
> water
> tank lasts as long as the first day a person has a problem, whether that's
> 2
> years or 20 years.
>
> I would really like to know if there are other things that should be
> considered when trying to decide the timing for replacement. Thank you.
>
>
>
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