I just moved into a house with an oil-fired hot water tank that is 11 years old.
I know from a recent oil service inspection that there is some sediment and rust in the tank, although I don’t see any in the water coming out of the taps
Do you recommend replacing a hot water heater at a certain number of years old automatically, to prevent a situation where the tank rusts through and floods my basement, or do you feel that one should wait until there is a definite problem (small leak, discolored water) until replacing? If you would say automatically replace, at how many years old would you just replace a tank?
Just wanted an opinion from someone who wasn’t trying to directly sell me a new tank…
Thanks!