{"id":619,"date":"2018-01-22T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=619"},"modified":"2018-01-19T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T17:36:44","slug":"new-water-heater-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/water-heater-service\/new-water-heater-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This the Year for a New Water Heater?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"storageWhen it comes to our numerous home appliances, we all wish they would last forever. Unfortunately though, our major appliances like heating systems, air conditioner, plumbing components, and water heaters take on a considerable amount of wear and tear throughout the years. This means that eventually, they will need to be replaced. The problem is that sometimes it can be tough to know when exactly some of these appliances need <\/em>replacement, particularly the water heater.<\/p>\n

When you are ready to replace the system, or if you fear you need repairs\u2014or even if you\u2019d like to schedule water heater maintenance, you can trust our Palatine, IL plumbing<\/a> professionals for the job. But given that your water heater is almost certainly hidden from plain view, we want to give you a bit of help in determining when it\u2019s showing signs of failing.<\/p>\n

Your Water Heater Is Old<\/h2>\n

If your storage tank water heater is around 10-15 years old, it might be time to consider a replacement based on age alone. The sooner is usually better, preventing you from being caught off guard by a water heater that suddenly breaks down and stops working all together.<\/p>\n

You Run Out of Hot Water Too Quickly<\/h2>\n

One fairly common sign of a failing water heater is one that no longer provides enough hot water for your entire household, when it did before. For instance, if you\u2019ve got two showers, two people should be able to successfully finish their showers at the same time, without running out of hot water. So what\u2019s going on when this isn\u2019t the case?<\/p>\n

First off, if your water heater was experiencing this problem from day one, then it probably wasn\u2019t sized for your home correctly. If the above scenario is true for your home\u2014that you have two showers\u2014then your water heater installers should have helped you pick out the correct water heater to meet the water demand you\u2019d need.<\/p>\n

If you do discover that you need a water heater preplacement, be sure to trust in experienced professionals for the job!<\/p>\n

The Tank Is Leaking<\/h2>\n

Any signs of a leak from your water heater are signs of trouble\u2014potentially corrosion-related trouble. Corrosion happens when rust starts to take hold of your water heater, and there\u2019s no stopping it once it begins. Your water heater has a number of safeguards in place to prevent this corrosion, including a tank liner and anode rod, but these components must be properly maintained in order to prevent rust from reaching the tank itself, eating away at it until leaks occur.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to remember that this is only a concern if the tank <\/em>itself is what\u2019s leaking, not if there is leaking from another component of the water heater. For instance, leaking from the drain valve or the temperature and pressure valve probably means that single valve needs to be replaced, versus the whole entire system.<\/p>\n

For expert plumbing service, installations, or maintenance <\/strong>contact Reliance Plumbing Sewer & Drainage, Inc.<\/strong><\/a> Our knowledgeable plumbers serve the North Shore and Northwest Chicago suburbs. Rely on Reliance!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The problem is that sometimes it can be tough to know when exactly some of these appliances need replacement, particularly the water heater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[149,36,148,126],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relianceplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}