PRE-Failure Water Heater Replacement?
What is the consensus about DIY replacement of a 12 year old, 6 year Water heater.
House is a single story Florida house on a concrete slab . *The heater is in the Garage at the same level as main house floor. *So far there are no signs of rusting at base of unit.*
Would it be imprudent to replace now or should one just wait until there are signs of external rusting or failure?
The reason I bring this up is a friend who lives on the 8th floor of a condo just had a failure which caused lots of damage to the unit below his. My brother-in-law also had a recent failure which caused drywall and carpet damage in his 1st floor condo. As we know, all bad things happen in 3s.
What is the consensus about DIY replacement of a 12 year old, 6 year Water heater.
House is a single story Florida house on a concrete slab . *The heater is in the Garage at the same level as main house floor. *So far there are no signs of rusting at base of unit.*
Would it be imprudent to replace now or should one just wait until there are signs of external rusting or failure?
The reason I bring this up is a friend who lives on the 8th floor of a condo just had a failure which caused lots of damage to the unit below his. My brother-in-law also had a recent failure which caused drywall and carpet damage in his 1st floor condo. As we know, all bad things happen in 3s.
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