
Originally Posted by
Anoat
Noticed the last couple of days that my water heater was making a very loud hissing noise. Called my landlord yesterday after office hours to let them know about it and put in a request for a plumber to come out and take a look at it. This morning it was hissing even louder, and also whistling, AND there was also steam coming out of it. Not good. Went over to my landlord's office and stressed that I think this is bad news and they need to send a plumber out ASAP. Plumber came by while I was at work and they have installed an all new water heater. I called to find out what was wrong and why they chose to replace instead of repair. The plumber left a message saying it was basically 2-3 days worth of built up pressure away from EXPLODING. Welp, glad to be alive.