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sundowners
Explorer
Oct 21, 2013

Suburban water heater leak

Hi
during the summer our water heater started to leak:(----
Water is coming out of the burner tube (where the LPG flame goes)-------are there any seals in there that may have blown------or is it cracked---toast----the whole thing was fitted new in 2010 so I don't think it would have rusted through ??
Can these tanks be taken apart ??----if I remove it, is there any chance of fixing it ??------------this is our first trip away without having hot water and we miss it:(

Thanks for any help
Nigel & Pamala------soggy UK
  • I_am_still_wayn's avatar
    I_am_still_wayn
    Explorer
    Oct 21, 2013
    enblethen wrote:
    Tank is either rusted through or had a bad weld during manufacture.
    New tank time!

    I disagree with this assessment.
    The water heater is just several years old. Perhaps it is leaking at a fitting on or near the tank and the water is dripping on the tank and running down to where you see it dripping. look at the connections at and around the heater before deciding the heater itself is leaking.
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Oct 21, 2013
    Tank is either rusted through or had a bad weld during manufacture.
    New tank time!

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