Water, water, everywhere

[dormouse1953]

So last week I noticed a water seepage coming out from under my kitchen sink. At first I though it might be that the outlet from my washing machine had become blocked - I've had that happen before - but it has got worse this week, long after I last ran the washing machine.

So I called out the plumber and he's just been here.

There's a water heater under the sink and he took one look and said, "Your element's leaking".

That water heater was in the house when I moved in 25 years ago and the bottom has got very corroded. Looks like the whole unit will have to be replaced. He passed it back to head office and marked it an emergency.

Until then, its mops and towels to contain the leak. The alternative is switching off all the water to the house.

Comments

[timill]

Might be worth inquiring if they can fit a shutoff on the input line while they're replacing the heater.

[dormouse1953]

They did something similar when replacing the kitchen taps some years ago, so if I take the tap head off, it doesn't produce a fountain.

But it looks like the kitchen was built around the water heater, so I reckon it's going to be major work to replace it, anyway.