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On The New This Old House I saw an episode that put a 2 inch pan underneath the water heater, installed a remote sensor that detects water in the pan and at a certain depth triggers a new shutoff valve in the plumbing to turn off the water into the water heater. I liked the fix which would...

In Feb 1997, I heard a new noise in the house from my kitchen that was coming from the basement. You guessed it, my water heater blew its top. I had it replaced with the same kind - a Ruudglas Master gas water heater, Model M40S-2. The previous water heater lasted about 11 years with a 5...

I just had my water service line (galvanized) replaced with 1 inch plastic from the town shutoff on my front lawn to my house. What a difference! I then had the town run a flow (velocity) rate test the next day which produced 5 gal/1.5 min. of rusty water. Essentially, the excavation crew had...