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28One thing that extends the life of tanked hot water heaters is changing out the SteveinTX29/2/2018
27They need to be descaled about once per year. Should last 20-30 years where I lSteveinTX19/2/2018
26Not sure if it is still true today but years ago water heaters had a spicket at robert a belfer19/2/2018
25I’ve got pretty good water. Not overly soft, but not “hard” at all. Grew up inAlan Smithee19/2/2018
24Understatement.Copeland-9/2/2018
23They can last a long time with regular water. Hard water limits their lifespan Copeland-9/2/2018
22Our water heater began flaking or rusting from the inside after about 26 years, GROUND ZERO™19/2/2018
21The heating elements went out in my first water heater after 15 years, but it negoldworldnet-9/2/2018
20We bought this house in 2002. In 2003 redid the basement and put in not,one, butAlan Smithee19/2/2018
19Josh, good idea - this thread fills a need for manyGottfried29/2/2018
18GE divested its Appliance Division as wellThehammer19/2/2018
17My water heater was also set to the lowest temperature setting and still only lagoldworldnet19/2/2018
16I think GE’s day as a manufacturer of quality products is past.Alan Smithee19/2/2018
156 years old? IMO a water heater should last 15, maybe 20, years.Alan Smithee29/2/2018
14That's a no-brainer! Anything for $19.95 or $19.99 is suspect.Carolyn19/2/2018
13Thanks Carolyn, I didn't know where to post this kind of stuff after my wategoldworldnet-9/2/2018
12Nice thread, Josh We bought a GE dishwasher about 4 years ago and it gave out. Carolyn39/2/2018
11Thanks, my neighborhood is all electric. goldworldnet19/2/2018
10Yes, they will fail quickly with hard water. They'll build up with mineralsCopeland19/2/2018
9Not a big fan. If you have a smaller house, they're ok, and even then you rCopeland19/2/2018
8We recently went with a Speed Queen toploader. Didn't mind paying essentialCopeland19/2/2018
7My Kenmore washer is low water and uses a sprayer. It takes twice as long to wagoldworldnet-9/2/2018
6Read reviews. My hubby was a General Contractor for 35 yrs and wouldn't haveNeeka19/2/2018
5Last year we purchased new Maytag washer/dryers from Lowes. Two days later we hSirWalterRalegh19/2/2018
4My 6 year old GE water heater just leaked on my carpet. Quite a mess and still goldworldnet-9/2/2018
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