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Old 02-01-2022, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by greenjade View Post
i recently noticed the paint on my garage wall near my water heater was looking a little off color. When i scraped the peeling paint i found the drywall was wet underneath.

Has anyone else had the same issue?

My house is a 2007 designer cypress the tank is on a wooden box at the back of the garage in plain sight.

State select gas water heater with a expansion tank on the top

possibly leak from a rusting tray?

Any advise about repairing this?

Approach the gas utility?
lot's of good advice in this thread.
You might want to consider direct vent wh
also
for all gas water heater owners, once in a while run a lit match around the diverter above the wh while it's running. If it blows out you have carbon monoxide spillage. It's odorless.
Call your plumber if this occurs.
If this occurred say in ny the wh would be tagged off and isolated from the gas piping system.