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We had the plumber out yesterday to investigate some water that is collecting in
the basement in the washer/furnace/heater area. His son had previously looked at
this but was unable to determine for certain if it was the hot water heater, the
washer, or some of the related pipes in the area. The bad news was that it is
indeed the classically oxymoronic hot water heater (why would you need to heat
hot water?). He's going to be back early next week to replace it. It could be a
lot worse… I think there's a cliché about at least one such repair popping up
immediately after one moves into a house, but this thing held out for around six
years before going.
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If it makes you feel any better Blue, in the four years that I've owned my house I've had to
Replace all the kitchen appliances
Replace the oil furnace/heater
Have my septic tank reseated
Replace both garage doors and door openers
Re-side the house
Replace the deck and front porch
Rewire part of the house
Replace the water pump, the tank and the softener
Now some of these we didn't have to do right away but knew they needed to be done within a couple of years of the original purchase. However, most were needed due to failure.
This comment was edited on Apr 14, 15:20.
Replace all the kitchen appliances
Replace the oil furnace/heater
Have my septic tank reseated
Replace both garage doors and door openers
Re-side the house
Replace the deck and front porch
Rewire part of the house
Replace the water pump, the tank and the softener
Now some of these we didn't have to do right away but knew they needed to be done within a couple of years of the original purchase. However, most were needed due to failure.
This comment was edited on Apr 14, 15:20.
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