How Long Should A Hot Water Tank Last

[Tilly2]

before it needs replacing?

[Tilly2]

In our last house, a nineteen thirties house, the cylinder imploded one day during the really cold snowy weather. What a bang!

Our current cylinder is insulated. It does not have a jacket on it.

[Tuvok]

If its copper, are you letting the plumber take it away? Or are you taking it to the scrapys yourself (ie. you get the money, not the plumber?)

[TonyV]

Tilly2 never heard of an immersion heater being "welded" in or did your plumber mean he couldn't undo it?

[Old_Geezer]

When I had a change of heating system the plumber just nicked the copper tank without asking. Bloody cheek.

[Hypognosis]

@O_G

Pity this thread can't be filed under 'scams', if they're convincing people to junk a thick-plate cylinder which might have lasted 40+ years, which the plumber gets scrap value of (how much? - separate thread?) *and* charge you for a brand new one, with half the plate thickness, which might corrode through in 10-20 years, for some unfortunate locales.

[mastercraft]

If you use a 'in-line anti-scaler', it will out-live you.

[Old_Geezer]

I no longer have a hot water tank at the property. A Combi was installed. It did give more space in the bedroom, but I should have been asked.

What is ironic is that the plumber was recommended by a builder I had, and who was supposed to clear the back garden of all the stuff left by his activity, but who didn't and even left some of his own.

[Tilly2]

I have a new tank/cylinder. Very nice it is too.

I am now heating my water via solar power. The gas boiler has been turned off! Whoopee!

[Hypognosis]

@Tilly

Neat. Solar electricity or direct solar-heated water?

[Tilly2]

I'm not sure, Hypo. :-)

We've had solar panels on the roof for five years and now some of the power from them is going towards heating our water.