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Attic water heaters
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:06 pm
Should attic water heaters be replaced before they have issues? Mine are going on 14 years and havent had any issues but i was thinking I should get them replaced. I am obviously concerned about water heater issues in my attic.
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Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:08 pm to Hudson00
As a general rule, a tank style water heater will last, on average, 8 to 12 years. If your water heater is pushing the 10-year mark, there's a good chance it's time to replace the unit, and you may want to consider a tankless model.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:08 pm to Hudson00
Per Google
quote:
Based on the manufacturer's suggested service life, the life expectancy of a water heater is about 8 to 12 years. That varies with the location and design of the unit, quality of installation, maintenance schedule and water quality.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:09 pm to momentoftruth87
Mine have never been serviced. What am i looking at if they fail? They have a pan with a drain under them.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:09 pm to Hudson00
Mine is a 43 years old monkey wards...make sure the anodes are replaced regularly and flush it out every now and again.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:11 pm to LaBR4
quote:
As a general rule, a tank style water heater will last, on average, 8 to 12 years. If your water heater is pushing the 10-year mark, there's a good chance it's time to replace the unit, and you may want to consider a tankless model.
Ours is from 1987. Should probably replace it soon
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:12 pm to fallguy_1978
I think google must be full of shite on this,
mine is 14 years....8-12 seems too short, but I don't know anything about it
mine is 14 years....8-12 seems too short, but I don't know anything about it
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:14 pm to LaBR4
Tankless is the way to go.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:14 pm to Hudson00
quote:
Mine have never been serviced. What am i looking at if they fail? They have a pan with a drain under them.
Unfortunately I'm not a plumber or contractor, so idk. That's why I told you what Google says
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:14 pm to Hudson00
Does it have a drip pan and a drip pan discharge line ending outside, if so let it roll till it stops working or starts leaking. Blow out that drip pan drain line and make sure it’s not full of dirt dobbers
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:15 pm to Hudson00
Just replaced mine. Installed when house was built in 1956, sixty four year old American made hot water heater, older than everyone on this board (almost).
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:15 pm to LaBR4
I just want to know what happens when one fails in an attic. Is it going to collapse all the ceiling drywall or run nicely out the pan drain, lol.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:16 pm to rsbd
Its a 1 inch pvc pipe straight to the outside. I have blown this out regularly. Pan is probably 4 or 5 inches deep.
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:17 pm to Hudson00
quote:
Should attic water heaters be replaced before they have issues?
YES.
I will never have a water heater in the attic again. My attic was well insulated, but many years back when it was 15 degrees for like 3 days, a water line burst while we were at work. We got a call from our neighbors that water was pouring out of the house at the slab. By the time I got home to shut the water off, that single burst water line had done $150k of damage to the house. Remediation started the next day and we were living in hotels for five months.
It was exactly the same remediation as a flood. Below about 3-4 feet, everything was demolished down to studs and slab and rebuilt. In three rooms closest to the water heater, all walls, floors, and ceiling were replaced. Two rooms required no ceiling demo because it was already on the floor when I got home. I could look up and see the underside of the roof decking. All of the insulation in the attic had to be pulled out and replaced.
If something happens and it overflows the drain pan in the attic, it can wreck your house. Granted, the same kind of massive water leak can happen with any water heater. At least there's more protection from the elements inside the house and you can put them in a utility room or a mud room that drains into a garage or outside.
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:17 pm to 4evrlsu
quote:
Tankless is the way to go.
from the pictures of the sizes, looks like a no brainer...how did the technology get so good to the small box thing compared to the old tank? I have no clue about any of it..
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 11:20 pm
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:18 pm to Hudson00
Test the drip pan with a couple of gallons of water. If it doesnt leak, you should be ok. I changed one out Saturday that was 20 y/o. The pan did its job.
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:19 pm to LaBR4
quote:
I think google must be full of shite on this,
mine is 14 years....8-12 seems too short, but I don't know anything about it
I actually hate to replace old shite in my house because there's a 99% chance the new thing is going to be shittier. My oven was made in 1976 and will still cook a mean frozen pizza
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:20 pm to Hudson00
Mine just busted about 3 months ago after 16 years . Went tankless on this one . Scared shite out of me when it did . Busted all down the seam but pipe to outside saved a lot of damage but better to replace now than when you HAVE to with possible damage
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:22 pm to 4evrlsu
Can you replace two tank units with one tankless system?
Posted on 4/26/20 at 11:22 pm to fallguy_1978
You're exactly right, shite isn't built nearly as good as it was back in the day. had a friend just replace a fridge that was 8 years old. Just got a new one , rather than pay 100 bucks to have somebody come out, labor, new part, whatever..
This post was edited on 4/26/20 at 11:23 pm
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