Tag: Water heater safety
Water Heater Danger
Water Heater Danger A poorly maintained water heater can be a time bomb – literally! Water heaters are often taken for granted. Once installed, we tend to forget about them. They sit there and quietly perform their function without much attention. We usually ignore them until there is trouble. The average life of a residential […]
Water Heater Inspections – Part 2
After you give your water heater a good visual inspection, there are some other very important safety items you need to check. The first is the Seismic Strapping. These are metal belts that strap the water heater to a wall. The seismic strapping holds the water heater upright in the event of an earthquake. The […]
Water Heater Safety (Part 1)
Water heaters are often taken for granted. They sit in our garage or utility closet and perform their assigned duty day in and day out. If installed correctly they will operate with little fuss for many years. Most of us rarely give the water heater a second thought, but they have a life cycle just […]