Old one is leaking onto the floor, so I need to replace it fast. This is the new one and the delivery guy self-signed and left before I could talk to him.

The product description says it has a glass-lined tank. Could the glass coating have been damaged?

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    I would err on the side of caution and send this back. You’ll have to go without hot water for a few days, but it’s better than installing this just find it didn’t work, or worse blow your house up.

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    1 year ago

    No expert, but that looks like it took a pretty heavy hit. I probably wouldn’t risk it. Depending on how bad the old one is leaking, you may want to turn the water off and deal with no water for a couple of days

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      There should be a cold water inlet valve between the wall and the water heater you can turn off, so you’ll just be out of hot water for a few days.

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    Nope, anything where the box has a hole through it I refuse to accept the shipment. I’ve seen too many incidents where “it looks fine, it’s a small hole” turn into a nightmare.

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    It’s probably fine, but I’d get a replacement for sure. Not worth something potentially life threatening and house destroying over.

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    I don’t know, but why take the risk of an explosion (look it up), or glass anywhere near something you might ingest?

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      Something like this wouldn’t cause an explosion, just a future failure point that could open up and leak. Explosions are pretty rare and caused by excess pressure in the tank, usually either a relief valve getting stuck or a thermostat malfunction.

      I’d still get this unit replaced to avoid future headaches, but it wouldn’t be an immediate safety risk.

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    Considering how problematic water heaters can be, I’d refuse shipment on that. Especially with the glass lining. It looks like someone hit it with a forklift or something.