We had this house built in 2003 and they installed a Rheem PowerVent 2 model 41VRP50NT
16 years later it's working just fine but I know it's probably due to die soon.
My question is when this particular model starts to fail, can we expect it just to no longer serve hot water and possibly start to leak a bit or is there a concern that it could "burst" causing a sudden rush of water that may damage the nearby finished area of the basement?
It's next to 3 sump pits so if it leaks a bit, it will just run into them.
I'd rather let it die of natural causes and deal without hot water for a day or two if there's not much chance of this doing damage vs. having it replaced when it could give us a few more years.
16 years later it's working just fine but I know it's probably due to die soon.
My question is when this particular model starts to fail, can we expect it just to no longer serve hot water and possibly start to leak a bit or is there a concern that it could "burst" causing a sudden rush of water that may damage the nearby finished area of the basement?
It's next to 3 sump pits so if it leaks a bit, it will just run into them.
I'd rather let it die of natural causes and deal without hot water for a day or two if there's not much chance of this doing damage vs. having it replaced when it could give us a few more years.