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The #1 Most Common Residential Water Heater Mistake… (You're Probably About To Make It Now)

You think your (new/old) water heater will last for many years in continuous service, right? Well… more than 29.7 % of all water heaters in the United States fail before they’re 9 years old. By age 14, over 69% of U.S. Water heaters have failed. An estimated 7,554,400 water heaters will be replaced (or “retire”) due to failures – or “end-of-life” yearly.

What If You’re Not Home When Your Water Heater Reaches Retirement Age?

When your water heater fails due to end-of-life, you may suffer a water heater shutdown, a leak, a flood, or a continuous flow of water from your cold-water intake through a hole in your water heater into your premises. Failures of water heaters may cause up to $5,000 (or more) in damage to homeowners’ premises and possessions.

What Nobody Ever Tells You About Water Heaters

When you purchase a water heater, be prepared for the possibility that within 9 – 14 years, the time when 30% - 70% of all water heaters fail, you will suffer a water heater leak or flood.
If you’re not home when your water heater leaks, your main water incoming pipe will provide continuous water to the ongoing flood in your premises
The result may be that your possessions may be damaged, perhaps beyond repair; your clean up costs may exceed the value of any damaged possessions; and the time you need to devote to the clean-up project may exceed your expectation.

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