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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 25 Feb 2023 04:45:03 +0000, Jeremy <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hey, did it go out prematurely? Mine just fell over during transit as well and I�m just wondering if it will not last as long as it should
Definitely can't be used in the driveway.
Must bring it inside.
Probably fine, unless you hear glass rattling around inside. People
have told me that some really do use glass, but I'm not convinced.
I have bought my WHs from Sears and they are made by AOSmith, and they
are called "glass-lined" but when I cut an old one open, it was a thick
layer of vinyl, I guess with glass dust mixed into it. It was never
going to break. Ever. OTOH, I couldn't find anything online about this
style of construction. Go talk to plumbers or whoever sold you the WH
to find out if there is literal glass inside, but even if there is, if
you don't hear it rattling, it didn't break.
My current water heater must have had something heavy on it, because the
inlet or outlet is no longer vertical. Some people would have returned
it, but I connected it and it's been 5 years or so. I really should take
a look. I'm starting to realize what could go wrong after all. (Since
I bought it myself and took it home, I would have had to do the reverse
to return it, including dragging it up from the basement. Maybe I
should have.) But that's not your problem.
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