the Cost of Appliance Repair

My water heater was only two years old but it was leaking or something around the top where it connected to the pipes sticking out of the wall. I called a local plumber and he came out that day. He was here for less than one hour. He was elderly and VERY nice and to the point. He explained that the connection between the water heater and the pipes was not air/water tight. All the sedimentation buildup (it looked like white, yellow, orange, and blueish powdery crystals all over the top of the water heater and around the copper pipes) was due to a constant tiny leak in the fixtures. He turned off the water, disconnected the copper pipes, cleaned off all of the buildup, and reconnected the pipes, using some sort of sealant tape.

I loved this old guy. You could totally tell he had been working on water heaters for a long time and knew his stuff. He was in and out in less than an hour and it was well worth the $60.00 we had to pay. We have not had any issues with our water heater since his visit. I would definitely recommend him to anyone.

If you see corrosion or buildup like I describing, it means you have a leak. Be sure to call a repair person to come out and look at it and fix it. You are wasting money when you have a leak like that and causing damage to your water heater and the pipes.