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Hot take: My plumber said something about my water heater that really stuck with me.
He was replacing my old unit in my Brampton semi and said, 'Most people just wait for the bang, but checking the anode rod yearly saves you a grand later.' Has anyone actually kept up with that maintenance?
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blairjackson2d agoMost Upvoted
Man, that's it exactly! It's the same with so many things, like changing your furnace filter or cleaning your dryer vent. We're all so busy putting out fires that we ignore the tiny, cheap tasks that stop the big disasters. Your plumber nailed it, we're trained to react to emergencies instead of preventing them. It feels like a whole life lesson hiding in a water heater tank.
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theawest2d ago
Honestly I always thought that was just a scam to get more service calls. Then my neighbor's heater went last winter and flooded their basement. Cost them over four grand for the new unit plus the water damage. Now I check mine every October when I change the smoke alarm batteries. It takes ten minutes and the part is like thirty bucks.
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