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Hot Water Heater Woes...
whammoed:
--- Quote from: HarumaN on November 08, 2004, 04:50:13 pm ---crap crap crap there is a pinhole leak in the tank :( what do I do??
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Uh,oh. Time for a new one. Don't know if there are any suggestions for a repair, but any water heater i have seen or heard of with leak under warranty has been replaced and not repaired. Usually when you see a leak in something like this, unless it is at a joint of some kind that can be re-sealed, more leaks aren't far behind.
Floyd10:
Duct tape fixes all ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
J_K_M_A_N:
When I sold water heaters, almost all had a 5 year warranty. Now many have a 6 year warranty. If yours falls in the warranty, call a plumber. The elements can be costly. And a leak can be VERY costly. Good luck.
J_K_M_A_N
HaRuMaN:
This water heater is fairly old... it is a table top style, 50 gallon tank. I patched the hole (for now) with JB Weld. I hope it holds long enough for me to save enough money to buy a new one.
It's gonna cut into my MAME cab money!!! :-\
SirPeale:
Don't replace it with a conventional style HW heater. Get one of those that makes the hot water on the fly. Should pay for itself in a couple years.