Experiencing a case of water under water heater? If your are seeing water around, near or under your water heater remember that it’s important to discover exactly where the leaking is occurring. The location of the water is very important.
Some condensation on a water heater is normal – especially on a high efficiency or sealed combustion unit.
But if you do find that water is coming from the bottom or base of your water heater, it’s very likely that you’ve got a “leaker” on your hands. Water is leaking internally, probably due to hairline cracks in the tank that occur over time. This can happen out of the blue, or it can become a problem slowly. Either way, if you’ve got a “leaker” you are going to need a replacement water heater – soon.
Typically this obvious leaking only happens with standard atmospheric water heaters. High efficiency heaters do leak, but they leak into the combustion chamber at the bottom of the unit – concealing the leak from view. When this happens your unit will simply not be able to heat the water, because the water from the leak will extinguish the flame.
If you have this issue of water under water heater call Reliable Water Services today. Our trained technicians can help you diagnose this and any other water heater problem. We can also get you set up with a replacement heater and a protection plan so you never run out of hot water again!