Dec 19 2008
PURRFECT MESS!
You get up one morning and you find that your water heater has leaked. What do you do?
First, you need to shut off the main water valve to the heater. Then you want to empty that big tank ASAP.
I had to use a garden hose, plugged at the bottom of the tank so it would empty into the sink in the bathroom. You can empty it wherever you want, for me, the sink in the bathroom was the closest.
Then you have to decide if you will buy a new water heater and install it yourself or buy it and have a plumber install it or the easiest of them all….call the plumber and let him find a water heater and install it.
I couldnt just call the plumber, no not me. I started calling all the stores that sell water heaters and found the store with the best price. Then I needed to find out how its done, what i needed to do the job. I added all this up and came up with a price. WOW!! its not cheap.
Then I called a plumber and asked what he would charge me to install a water heater. Well it came up to nearly the same price as if I would have done it myself. The added bonus was that he did leave with the old water heater, I would have had to drag it up the stairs, and outdoors so i could leave it out on the curb for the garbage truck.
Well I was happy to have someone do it for me for just a little bit more money.
He says this one should last me for at least 10 yrs, (same as the old one)
You dont know how important hot water is until you have to go without…….especially when its winter time!!
Now I can have a nice HOT bath……….purrfect!!!
