Relegated to a closet or a basement corner, a water heater lives a secluded life of quiet service, and its warning signs ...

There seem to be lots of home maintenance whizzes in the Lounge, so I thought I'd give this a shot. Our electric water heater (age approx. 8 years) has started leaking somewhere, as evidenced by the ...

Hot water heaters are one of those household appliances that you tend to forget about until something goes wrong. It’s easy to let years—maybe even a decade or two—pass without paying much attention ...

The most common reason for water heater replacement is a leaking tank. Although leaks can occur for a host of reasons, the two most common ones are sediment buildup at the base of the tank and ...

Suffering from no hot water? It may not be a hard problem to fix. If you have an electric water heater that’s not working properly, there are several possible reasons—and many of them have relatively ...

Q: My 40-gallon gas water heater has started leaking from underneath, but there’s no problem getting hot water. What does this mean? A: It means the water heater’s tank is leaking and should be ...

Ever hop into the shower only to get blasted by a stream of freezing water? Or maybe your hot water fizzles out halfway through and you're left shivering as you wash the last streaks of shampoo out of ...