08/15/2024
PLEASE use qualified professionals for all of your plumbing needs. This heater gave its life up prematurely due to poor installation. The person who installed this not only never fully tightened the adapters on top, causing small leaks and making the tank rot out in 6 years, they also melted the safety check valves that are installed.
These check valves not only protect against crosses in hot and cold water, but when melted they become debris in the pipes. They also help in stopping electrolytes amongst different metals which causes rusting and flaking.
This customer's whole house was filled with partials and had nearly no hot water pressure. They were offered to repair the issue but opted to change the whole heater.
Cheaper is not always less money. In the long run, this person has paid 2 other people to try and fix the issue that they did not. They suffered through no hot water pressure as well as having to change the heater earlier than it should have been changed. Please always use professionals.