I know this was a hot topic under the previous administration , but I was thinking about water heaters after watching a segment on "Ask This Old House" last weekend. Basically they said a water heater that's well past its warranty date is a disaster waiting to happen. My 75-gallon tank is now about 18 years old. It's still doing the job, and if it just crapped out I wouldn't mind (as I've gotten my money's worth out of it)...unless, of course, the thing flooded my finished basement.

The other complicating factor is that they mentioned new regulations that might make purchasing a new conventional water heater more cumbersome (new units are bigger due to required added insulation, they might require extra plumbing, new holes for vents, etc.). So I guess the question is whether it makes sense to bite the bullet and proactively replace a working (but old) unit, and if so, should tankless be a consideration?

Get a cold water heater instead.

I know this was a hot topic under the previous administration , but I was thinking about water heaters after watching a segment on "Ask This Old House" last weekend. Basically they said a water heater that's well past its warranty date is a disaster waiting to happen. My 75-gallon tank is now about 18 years old. It's still doing the job, and if it just crapped out I wouldn't mind (as I've gotten my money's worth out of it)...unless, of course, the thing flooded my finished basement.

The other complicating factor is that they mentioned new regulations that might make purchasing a new conventional water heater more cumbersome (new units are bigger due to required added insulation, they might require extra plumbing, new holes for vents, etc.). So I guess the question is whether it makes sense to bite the bullet and proactively replace a working (but old) unit, and if so, should tankless be a consideration?

ALWAYS go tankless.

Though if you do go tankless, a little trick I use to make the water taste better is drop a Hersey Kiss in the tank every 6 months or so. Your water will be oh so delicious

What tank?

ALWAYS go tankless.

Though if you do go with a tank, a little trick I use to make the water taste better is drop a Hersey Kiss in the tank every 6 months or so. Your water will be oh so delicious

ATM machine

I know this was a hot topic under the previous administration , but I was thinking about water heaters after watching a segment on "Ask This Old House" last weekend. Basically they said a water heater that's well past its warranty date is a disaster waiting to happen. My 75-gallon tank is now about 18 years old. It's still doing the job, and if it just crapped out I wouldn't mind (as I've gotten my money's worth out of it)...unless, of course, the thing flooded my finished basement.

The other complicating factor is that they mentioned new regulations that might make purchasing a new conventional water heater more cumbersome (new units are bigger due to required added insulation, they might require extra plumbing, new holes for vents, etc.). So I guess the question is whether it makes sense to bite the bullet and proactively replace a working (but old) unit, and if so, should tankless be a consideration?

Bollente Companies, Inc. Enters Exclusive Partnership with Market-Leading Mr. Rooter Plumbing

One of the Largest Plumbing Service Companies in North America Selects Bollente's Trutankless™ Brand as the Exclusive Preferred Vendor of Whole-Home Electric Tankless Water Heaters

PHOENIX, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / March 21, 2017 / Bollente Companies, Inc. (BOLC), the leader in residential and commercial-grade smart electric water heaters, today announces a major, exclusive partnership with Mr. Rooter®. This partnership validates Bollente's trutankless™ brand as a preferred vendor, and ensures the brand is actively marketed and sold by all Mr. Rooter franchisees. Mr. Rooter is the second-largest, full-service plumbing and drain cleaning company in the United States.

Recognized as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's "Franchise 500" and one of Franchise Times Magazine's "Top 200," Mr. Rooter's extensive network provides services to residential and commercial customers from more than 200 locations in North America.

The ­­­­­­­­groundbreaking deal creates for Bollente an immediate path to growth nationwide. The trutankless™ marketing team gains unprecedented access to Mr. Rooter franchise owners and managers, as well as vendor training with Mr. Rooter's field sales teams to drive visibility and sales of trutankless™ products in almost every major metropolitan area.

Glenn Gallas, VP of Operations for Mr. Rooter, comments, "The trutankless™ brand has all of the qualifying factors when it comes to a strong strategic partner. It combines an innovative technology with competitive pricing and a great reputation for service. We are confident that trutankless™ water heaters will help our franchisees grow their business by adding more quality products to offer their customers."

Bollente President, Michael Stebbins, states, "We are proud that Bollente will be the first whole home electric tankless™ company to ever have reached such an agreement. It's a testament to the direction of the company and the quality of trutankless™ products. We are proud to offer our products through Mr. Rooter, one of the most well-known and respected companies in the plumbing service industry. It's a landmark in building our trutankless™ brand via 232 locations in North America."

The opportunity with Mr. Rooter coincides with other nationwide partnerships that are expected to rapidly expand consumers' exposure to the trutankless™ brand in the multi-billion dollar replacement market.

About trutankless™

Hot water. Perfected. Packed with patented and patent-pending proprietary technologies, trutankless™ is engineered to outperform and outlast both its tank and tankless™ predecessors in energy efficiency, output, and durability. Not only does it provide endless hot water on demand for an entire household, it also integrates with home automation systems and has its own online control panel, allowing homeowners to control water temperature to within one degree, obtain service notifications, and monitor usage from their computer or mobile devices. Because hot water is such an intimate and essential part of daily life, this is a highly meaningful new "Internet of Things" player in the arena of smart home tech. For a visual demonstration of the tech behind trutankless™, please visit https://www.youtube.com/trutankless.

About Mr. Rooter®

Established in 1970, Mr. Rooter is an all-franchised, full-service plumbing and drain cleaning company with approximately 300 franchises worldwide. Recognized by Entrepreneur magazine among its "Franchise 500" and Franchise Times Top 200, Mr. Rooter franchisees provide services to both residential and commercial customers. Mr. Rooter is a subsidiary of The Dwyer Group, Inc., family of service franchises. For more information, visit http://www.mrrooter.com.

About Bollente Companies

Founded in 2010, trutankless™, a division of Bollente Companies, Inc. (BOLC), was brought to life through the combined insight, ingenuity, and drive of industry professionals, engineers, and entrepreneurs. The objective was to create a line of electric tankless water heaters that far surpasses traditional tank water heaters in energy efficiency, output, dependability, and environmental sustainability, while overcoming the frustrating drawbacks of other tankless units on the market today.

The trutankless™ mission is to efficiently provide hot water on demand by combining smart engineering with forward-thinking technologies that save owners money, energy, and space. For more information, please visit http://www.trutankless.com or call 855-TO-BUY-TRU.

If you go the tank route, get it installed with a drain pan if it is near a finished area. The problems we see with tank-less heaters is that parts are hard to come by on a weekend. Also consider going to two 40 gallons if you have the room, if they are piped in parallel it will save you from having an emergency situation if one tank ever goes out. It will cost considerably more to have it piped that way but you might find it worth it.

Water heater ruptured Sunday night. I was coming home after being out of town for a week. My usual guy couldn’t get out to replace but put me onto someone else. The tankless was actually an option but I think we are just going to replace the 75 gallon we currently have but have it power vented out the side of the house. It’s been vented out the chimney for decades and we don’t want any more damage done to the brick chimney. Thankfully it slowly leaked and went down the drain. Unit was only 8 years old so that’s frustrating. Bought the house less than two years ago and have already replaced a furnace and working on this now. Worst part is the cost to have this done is like double what it was before the pandemic started. Ugh… taking a cold shower yesterday after doing yard work really wasn’t as refreshing as some make it out to be

Do yourself a favor and use the proper anode rod, and replace it every couple years or put in an electronic one. Almost every leaky water heater I see has had zero anode rod left.

A hot water tank should last longer than 8 years, that sucks.

He likes it extra hot. The water heater is fine. It's the hot water heater that went out.