Typically during the course of our home inspections we find 3-5 safety items at the water heater that need correction. In addition we frequently find damage due to unaddressed leaking that has been occurring for some time.
One reason for this is that water heaters are often located in a low traffic area or are in a closet and the homeowners have no idea that they area leaking or rusting away. It’s sort of an out of sight, out of mind situation. At a minimum make it a habit of looking at your water heater from time to time for leaking. Granted it is not work of art but it needs to be monitored before it becomes an ugly situation.
To learn more about common items that homeowners fail to maintain or that sellers often fail to correct before a home inspection go to www.beattheinspector.com
Please note: Hot water at the faucets is not necessarily an indication that all is well with the water heater much less the associated components. For further evaluation of your water heater and possible safety concerns or to correct leaking you just discovered! we recommend contacting an appropriate licensed contractor.
