I´m going to miss my little buddy. She has been good to me for over half my
life. She is stripped of clothing, disconnected and leaving forever on
Friday. I "think" she has stopped leaking. I tried to drain her, but she
is full of rust and sand. I´ll leave that to the pros.
They are also installing smoke detectors in every room per city code, because
they can´t install the water heater without complying. Reno doesn´t have
the requirement. Sparks does. I wonder which city councilman made a bundle
off of that regulation?
Since I´m super-adroit at home improvement, I thought she was gas powered
for the last, almost forty years. She´s electric. Doh!

<https://postimg.cc/nsHCHsJP>

Grease doesn´t dissolve worth a squat in cold water. A shower would be
grim, but we can just make it, I think.

leo

On 4/28/2021 9:46 PM, Leo wrote:
> I´m going to miss my little buddy. She has been good to me for over half my
> life. She is stripped of clothing, disconnected and leaving forever on
> Friday. I "think" she has stopped leaking. I tried to drain her, but she
> is full of rust and sand. I´ll leave that to the pros.
> They are also installing smoke detectors in every room per city code, because
> they can´t install the water heater without complying. Reno doesn´t have
> the requirement. Sparks does. I wonder which city councilman made a bundle
> off of that regulation?
> Since I´m super-adroit at home improvement, I thought she was gas powered
> for the last, almost forty years. She´s electric. Doh!
>
> <https://postimg.cc/nsHCHsJP>
>
> Grease doesn´t dissolve worth a squat in cold water. A shower would be
> grim, but we can just make it, I think.
>
> leo
>
>

Too little, too late now -- but you should drain a water heater tank
every year to prevent that rusty sediment. Over time, that built up
sediment expands and contracts at a different rate from the internal
glass tank, and it eventually ruptures it causing a leak. It might have
lasted the rest of your life if it had been regularly drained.

How long did the heating elements in yours last? We went through at
least 2 of them at my former residence in at least a few years. You
only get like 10 minutes of hot water in a shower when one of the two
heating elements in the tank fails. This and the poor recovery time for
hot water with multiple people at home prompted me to install a gas tank
in my new house.

The foreclosed upon former owners took the electric water heater with
them (as well as the kitchen cabinets and whatever else they could
pull). No matter, I wanted a gas unit anyway. I bought an old-school
style new - cheap as they come - still has a standing pilot light. I'm
careful to flush it yearly.

If mine ever fails, I'll be getting a second hand one, similar to the
linked below unit... those 100+ year old beauties last FOREVER, and they
are instantaneous hot water to boot. They still come up for sale for a
few hundred bucks on www.craigslist.org or the like.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...r2?imgmax=1600

On 2021 Apr 28, , Michael Trew wrote
(in article >):

> Too little, too late now -- but you should drain a water heater tank
> every year to prevent that rusty sediment. Over time, that built up
> sediment expands and contracts at a different rate from the internal
> glass tank, and it eventually ruptures it causing a leak. It might have
> lasted the rest of your life if it had been regularly drained.

Well, sure. Now, you tell me. For somewhat longer than you´ve been alive,
she sat in the corner of our house and did her job. Once, a power company
employee wrapped her in insulation for free, and once we had to have her
thermostat replaced. Other than that, she did her job and was ignored. She
was never drained. Ever.
Now, she´s dead, and I realize how lucky and unmindful I was during her
life.

Leo wrote:

> I´m going to miss my little buddy. She has been good to me for over
> half my life. She is stripped of clothing, disconnected and leaving
> forever on Friday. I "think" she has stopped leaking. I tried to
> drain her, but she is full of rust and sand. I´ll leave that to the
> pros. They are also installing smoke detectors in every room per
> city code, because they can´t install the water heater without
> complying. Reno doesn´t have the requirement. Sparks does. I wonder
> which city councilman made a bundle off of that regulation?
> Since I´m super-adroit at home improvement, I thought she was gas
> powered for the last, almost forty years. She´s electric. Doh!
>
> <https://postimg.cc/nsHCHsJP>
>
> Grease doesn´t dissolve worth a squat in cold water. A shower would
> be grim, but we can just make it, I think.
>
> leo

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On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9:46:43 PM UTC-4, Leo wrote:

> Since I´m super-adroit at home improvement, I thought she was gas powered
> for the last, almost forty years. She´s electric. Doh!
>
> <https://postimg.cc/nsHCHsJP>

That big, fat armored electrical cable leading into a junction box
is a clue, isn't it?

Cindy Hamilton

On 2021 Apr 29, , Cindy Hamilton wrote
(in >):

> That big, fat armored electrical cable leading into a junction box
> is a clue, isn't it?

It should have been. I closed the closet door and didn´t give her a
second´s thought. I assumed that the 220 cable powered the low-water light.
Seriously! That´s how much thought I gave to my water heater until
now.
Googling has shown me how unappreciative I was. It breaks my heart!
She died at thirty-five-plus with no love and in a closet. I deserve the
financial consequences.

leo

On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9:46:43 PM UTC-4, Leo wrote:
> I´m going to miss my little buddy. She has been good to me for over half my
> life. She is stripped of clothing, disconnected and leaving forever on
> Friday. I "think" she has stopped leaking. I tried to drain her, but she
> is full of rust and sand. I´ll leave that to the pros.
> They are also installing smoke detectors in every room per city code, because
> they can´t install the water heater without complying. Reno doesn´t have
> the requirement. Sparks does. I wonder which city councilman made a bundle
> off of that regulation?

That probably won't be known for the next 15 years. Probably in increments..

On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:55:06 AM UTC-4, Leo wrote:
> On 2021 Apr 29, , Cindy Hamilton wrote
> (in >):
> > That big, fat armored electrical cable leading into a junction box
> > is a clue, isn't it?
> It should have been. I closed the closet door and didn´t give her a
> second´s thought. I assumed that the 220 cable powered the low-water light.
> Seriously! That´s how much thought I gave to my water heater until
> now.
> Googling has shown me how unappreciative I was. It breaks my heart!
> She died at thirty-five-plus with no love and in a closet. I deserve the
> financial consequences.

Mine is relegated to the basement. Talk about "no love".

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9:46:43 PM UTC-4, Leo wrote:
>
> > Since I´m super-adroit at home improvement, I thought she was gas
> > powered for the last, almost forty years. She´s electric. Doh!
> >
> > <https://postimg.cc/nsHCHsJP>
>
> That big, fat armored electrical cable leading into a junction box
> is a clue, isn't it?
>
> Cindy Hamilton

http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com

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Leo wrote:

> On 2021 Apr 28, , Michael Trew wrote
> (in article >):
>
> > Too little, too late now -- but you should drain a water heater tank
> > every year to prevent that rusty sediment. Over time, that built up
> > sediment expands and contracts at a different rate from the internal
> > glass tank, and it eventually ruptures it causing a leak. It might
> > have lasted the rest of your life if it had been regularly drained.
>
> Well, sure. Now, you tell me. For somewhat longer than you´ve been
> alive, she sat in the corner of our house and did her job. Once, a
> power company employee wrapped her in insulation for free, and once
> we had to have her thermostat replaced. Other than that, she did her
> job and was ignored. She was never drained. Ever.
> Now, she´s dead, and I realize how lucky and unmindful I was during
> her life.

http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com
http://cheepeffects.com

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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On 4/29/2021 8:58 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:55:06 AM UTC-4, Leo wrote:
>> On 2021 Apr 29, , Cindy Hamilton wrote
>> (in >):
>>> That big, fat armored electrical cable leading into a junction box
>>> is a clue, isn't it?
>> It should have been. I closed the closet door and didn´t give her a
>> second´s thought. I assumed that the 220 cable powered the low-water light.
>> Seriously! That´s how much thought I gave to my water heater until
>> now.
>> Googling has shown me how unappreciative I was. It breaks my heart!
>> She died at thirty-five-plus with no love and in a closet. I deserve the
>> financial consequences.
>
> Mine is relegated to the basement. Talk about "no love".
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Mine (electric, replaced last year after 30 years of service) is
relegated to a corner in the garage. I woke up one morning to a
lukewarm shower. I went out to the garage and water was spewing all
over the place. I shut the water valve and turned off the breaker then
went online shopping for a new one. I took cold (very quick!) showers
for a few days.

Jill