Gregory Hayes
Water Leak Detector
This simple circuit saved the day when an attic water heater failed.
THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A hot water heater is about 10 years, so it’s not a question of if it will leak — it’s simply a matter of when. In my part of the country, homebuilders have been installing these tanks in the attic. This saves space, but also means that if you don’t go upstairs very often, you may not realize that your heater is leaking until it has caused hundreds of dollars of damage to your ceilings and walls. Yes, new building codes mandate a drain pan, but these can clog or corrode.
I realized that my two water ...
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