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I have heard of instant water heaters but those although compact seemed a little unproven in the US market.
Hi guys,This is my Kenmore 40 gallon electric water heater. Brown residue now seeped into in a large patch of carpeting with padding. Luckily it sits on a cement slab floor, in the middle of my lower level of the house.Noticed the carpet was wet a few days ago and thought it was some bottled water I had tipped over. Not sure for how long it had been leaking. Intelligent me had stacked a bunch of stuff in front of the door to the closet in the middle of a slab floor.So I am thinking this is not a repair? who knows how deep the corrosion goes, right?I have shut off the intake valve (you can see the edge of it) so I am thinking I can at least use the cold water while I am deciding.This is a $300, 40 gallon electric Kenmore. I have been very happy with the performance, I keep kept it just at scalding temperature. It holds water hot enought to take a shower for 2 days, when the power goes out for multiple days (has not happened in my neighbothood for years now, thankfully). Oh and it is 18+ years old!!!To replace would be $300 + labor, delivery etc = $600-700?Do I want a tankless electric water heater instead?
I had replaced the breaker for the hot water heater several years ago because it had white corrosion in it and was not conducting ( I thought my annode was dead and replaced it first by mistake). Could I have something seriously wrong with my wiring here?
Here in Charlotte it would cost me at least $2500 to get a gas water heater - $1300 at least for the water heater plus labor and I would have to install a vent also. Too much I think, would many years to break even.A Kenmore 40 gallon electric is suprisingly efficient and very well insulated. The tank is cool to the touch because there is 2 inches of insulation inside the casing. Also I think it is a glass tank. My house has 3 bathrooms on 3 levels. Sounds like I would need multiple electric tankless units if I went that way.