[Golfer222]

Anybody know the warranty period for the Rheem 40 gallon 4500/4500 water heaters.installed Feb 2103 according to sticker. I purchased house in 2020
Came home after 10 days away and turned on water and breaker and water started spewing from bottom

Also any plumber recommendations to replace
Thank you

[jrref]

I believe 6 years. Time to get a new water heater. You are lucky you turned off the water or you would have had a flood. You should always plan to replace your hot water heater when the warrenty is up. If not you are gambling.

I would suggest going to HomeDepot and buying a new unit. They have pretty good plumbers who do the install.
Or you can call Swift Brothers, 844-396-9662

[daniel200]

Standard warranty is 6 years. But you can also purchase 8, 10, 12 year warranty with heaters. I am not sure if the warranty is transferable to a new owner but i doubt it.

Most of the warranties I have seen only cover labor the first year … So it is relatively easy to rack up $200 to $300 in plumber costs.

I recently replaced my 20 year old gas water heater. Total cost for a 40 gallon heater, new drip pan, new expansion tank plus installation was just under $1,000 after $350 TECO gas rebate.

I bought a heater with a 6 year warranty after I was told by the manufacturer that the 10 year warranted heater was exactly the same … it just was more expensive because of the additional warranty period

[Mrs.Guy]

Originally Posted by Golfer222

Anybody know the warranty period for the Rheem 40 gallon 4500/4500 water heaters.installed Feb 2103 according to sticker. I purchased house in 2020
Came home after 10 days away and turned on water and breaker and water started spewing from bottom

Also any plumber recommendations to replace
Thank you

2103 - warranty hasn't started yet.
2003 or 2013? 10 or 20 years old..... time to replace.
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[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by daniel200

Standard warranty is 6 years. But you can also purchase 8, 10, 12 year warranty with heaters. I am not sure if the warranty is transferable to a new owner but i doubt it.

Most of the warranties I have seen only cover labor the first year … So it is relatively easy to rack up $200 to $300 in plumber costs.

I recently replaced my 20 year old gas water heater. Total cost for a 40 gallon heater, new drip pan, new expansion tank plus installation was just under $1,000 after $350 TECO gas rebate.

I bought a heater with a 6 year warranty after I was told by the manufacturer that the 10 year warranted heater was exactly the same … it just was more expensive because of the additional warranty period

Not true for Rheem water heaters. The Rheem 6-year and 9-year water heaters are not exactly the same. The Rheem 6 and 9 year units both heat the same amount of water, but the 9-year unit has several additional control and cleaning features that are not on the 6-year unit.