It holds about 20 gallons of water and it feels like such a waste having to drain it all out to fix a little leak but I guess that is the only way I can do it
Today is going to be a full day of work, well it is really just a couple of hours of work, but it can feel like a full day with all of the interruptions that happen. I am happy that we have hot water in the flat now after over a month of going without it. Taking cold showers at night when I get home is a thing of the past finally and now I can enjoy a relaxing shower without feeling like I got tossed into the Arctic Sea. The cold showers really sting the skin and a hot water heater is such a nice thing that I feel like hugging the new one that we installed last night. I did the install myself and am pretty happy with it, except there is a really slow leak that I need to fix this weekend. I just need to figure out if I need to drain the heating device or if I can fix the leak without draining it completely. It holds about 20 gallons of water and it feels like such a waste having to drain it all out to fix a little leak but I guess that is the only way I can do it. The heating tech told me that I have to remove this valve from the line and reconnect it, so it looks like draining the tank is necessary to fix the leak and be done with this once and for all. I think the old tank lasted about six years and this one should last the same.