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Posted by Bald Eagle on November 8, 2006, 1:33 pm
trader4@optonline.net wrote:
> scott21230@gmail.com wrote:
>> I always thought that 13 years would be considered old for a gas water
>> heater, but not necessarily hot so old for a electric one?
>
> I agree that electric ones generally have a significantly longer life.
> In my experience, 13 years is typical for gas, more like 20 for
> electric. Asking neighbors what their experience has been is a good
> idea, as a lot depends on local water. Since he has an automatic
> shutoff and only intends to stay there another 3 years, I'm not so sure
> I'd do anything. While it's true they can fail with a sudden
> significant leak, I think once the automatic shutoff turns off the
> incoming water relieving the pressure, the chances that the leak is
> going to be so bad that enough water comes out to overflow the pan and
> cause major damage is quite small.
>
Average life expectancy for electric water heater is 13/14 years:
http://www.demesne.info/Home-Maintenance/Appliance-Life-Expectancy.htm
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