Found out my hot water tank is basically a time bomb after 10 years

Was reading through a plumbing forum last night and saw a stat that said 1 in 4 water heater failures in Alberta happen after the 10 year mark. Mine is a 2013 model from Rona, never thought about it until I saw that. Anyone here actually track the age of their tank or just wait for it to leak?

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the_tessa1d ago

dude that stat is honestly terrifying. i live in edmonton and my water heater is a 2011 model, been putting off checking it for like 2 years now. my dad actually had his go at 12 years and it flooded his whole basement, cost him like 5 grand in repairs and new flooring. i feel like these things are just ticking away in the corner and nobody really thinks about them until its too late.

barbara_grant41d ago

yeah it really makes you think about how most of us just assume stuff will keep working until it doesnt. i noticed that pattern with a lot of things around the house honestly - your fridge, your furnace, even your car. we just set it and forget it until something goes wrong and then its a panic. with water heaters specifically i think people dont realize theyre basically a ticking clock because of the corrosion inside. mine was a 2009 model from Home Depot and i replaced it last year at 14 years, only because i had a friend warn me. its like everything in life has an expiration date but we dont put it on our mental schedule until its too late.

kai_webb9123h ago

Your dad's story is exactly what keeps me up at night thinking about my own water heater.