HELP! Water heater is leaking

[JLB]

Good point about making sure the gas to it is turned off, too.

[lawren2]

Originally Posted by JLB

Good point about making sure the gas to it is turned off, too.

I missed that. Is there another valve I sould be turning off. I have turned the pilot off and I turned the big red temperature dial off....guess I'm going back down to investigate again.

OK that I did instinctively and correctly according to the instructions on the water heater. Whew. and now it's off to Lowe's...

Things to be grateful for:

I caught this before it got very bad and got help from my buddies quickly.
I ran the dishwasher last night.
I'm caught up on laundry.

[JLB]

Originally Posted by lawren2

I missed that. Is there another valve I sould be turning off. I have turned the pilot off and I turned the big red temperature dial off....guess I'm going back down to investigate again..

Yeah, there shut be a shut-off valve for the gas supply line.

It will look like one of them here:

How Find & Inspect LP & Natural Gas Appliance Shutoff Valves - a Photo Guide

and will be pretty obvious, on the gas line coming into the water heater.

[jackio]

No technical help from me here, just a hug and to say sorry this happened to you.

[Kay H]

Also you can be grateful that you aren't snowed in. 2010 is supposed to be better to you than 2009 and it's only February. Hopefully your luck will change. You did way better with the water heater than I would have done.

[Keitht]

Originally Posted by Kay H

Also you can be grateful that you aren't snowed in.

Dangerous talk!! Why do these things always seem to break down in the middle of winter, and not in the summer?????

[mschatz]

Hi Lawren,

I had my hot water heater replaced about 4 years ago. The guys were efficient and pleasant.

14 years is a nice amount of time for a hot water heater!

If you need a number, let me know.

Matt

[lawren2]

There are sexier things to shop for on a Sunday than water heaters...

Sears won this contest because they'll do it tomorrow with no obnoxious "emergency" charge ( Lowe's and Home Depot cost a little more and wanted $150 additional and still wouldn't guarantee install before Wednesday).

Total damages = $650

~ Half of that is installation costs. I want my son to be a plumber or appliance repair guy.

If I remember correctly the last time I had this done it was $600 so even though an unexpected blow to my bottom line around here, tolerable.

[lawren2]

Originally Posted by mschatz

Hi Lawren,

I had my hot water heater replaced about 4 years ago. The guys were efficient and pleasant.

14 years is a nice amount of time for a hot water heater!

If you need a number, let me know.

Matt

Hey Matt,

If Sears hadn't come in reasonably I definately would have gotten a number from you. Honestly if the choice is $800 to Home Despot or supporting a local biz the choice woud be the local biz everytime.

TY and good to see you around.

[bnoble]

We used a local guy when we did ours last year, and it might have been closer to $800 than $600.