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  • Re: water heater fell over in driveway - safe to use?

    From Jeremy@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 25 04:45:03 2023
    XPost: alt.home.repair

    Hey, did it go out prematurely? Mine just fell over during transit as well and I’m just wondering if it will not last as long as it should

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to c2894535379c438effd0819d481a8e69@ex on Sat Feb 25 02:44:32 2023
    XPost: alt.home.repair

    In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 25 Feb 2023 04:45:03 +0000, Jeremy <c2894535379c438effd0819d481a8e69@example.com> wrote:

    Hey, did it go out prematurely? Mine just fell over during transit as well and I’m just wondering if it will not last as long as it should

    Definitely can't be used in the driveway.

    Must bring it inside.

    Probably fine, unless you hear glass rattling around inside. People
    have told me that some really do use glass, but I'm not convinced.

    I have bought my WHs from Sears and they are made by AOSmith, and they
    are called "glass-lined" but when I cut an old one open, it was a thick
    layer of vinyl, I guess with glass dust mixed into it. It was never
    going to break. Ever. OTOH, I couldn't find anything online about this
    style of construction. Go talk to plumbers or whoever sold you the WH
    to find out if there is literal glass inside, but even if there is, if
    you don't hear it rattling, it didn't break.

    My current water heater must have had something heavy on it, because the
    inlet or outlet is no longer vertical. Some people would have returned
    it, but I connected it and it's been 5 years or so. I really should take
    a look. I'm starting to realize what could go wrong after all. (Since
    I bought it myself and took it home, I would have had to do the reverse
    to return it, including dragging it up from the basement. Maybe I
    should have.) But that's not your problem.

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  • From Scott Lurndal@21:1/5 to micky on Sat Feb 25 16:44:10 2023
    XPost: alt.home.repair

    micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> writes:
    In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 25 Feb 2023 04:45:03 +0000, Jeremy ><c2894535379c438effd0819d481a8e69@example.com> wrote:

    Hey, did it go out prematurely? Mine just fell over during transit as well and I’m just wondering if it will not last as long as it should

    Definitely can't be used in the driveway.

    Must bring it inside.

    Probably fine, unless you hear glass rattling around inside. People
    have told me that some really do use glass, but I'm not convinced.

    I have bought my WHs from Sears and they are made by AOSmith, and they
    are called "glass-lined" but when I cut an old one open, it was a thick
    layer of vinyl, I guess with glass dust mixed into it. It was never
    going to break. Ever. OTOH, I couldn't find anything online about this >style of construction. Go talk to plumbers or whoever sold you the WH
    to find out if there is literal glass inside, but even if there is, if
    you don't hear it rattling, it didn't break.

    The metal inner pressure cylinder may have a glass coating baked on.

    If the metal fractures as a result of falling over, you'll know it
    as soon as it is under pressure.

    It's not "made of glass".

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