Our hot water heater exploded
Our hot water heater exploded last week and I never saw it coming.
I have had my hot water heater for five years and it has never caused me any trouble.
When I first got it installed, the HVAC technician who installed it told me to schedule two boiler inspections a year just to make sure the boiler was running properly. I kind of blew this off and only scheduled one appointment in the last five years. A few days before the hot water boiler exploded, It was making some strange sounds, but it was still heating my home fine and I figured it was no big deal. I looked up on an HVAC website why my hot water boiler was making this sound, but there were so many different things it could be that I just figured I’d schedule a time for an HVAC technician to come inspect the boiler himself. Of course, being as busy as I am, I forgot to schedule an appointment with my HVAC technician and went about my day. A few days later my boiler was making really loud noises and it really scared me. I immediately called my HVAC technician to schedule him to come inspect the boiler, but it was too late. While I was on the phone with the HVAC company, my boiler ruptured, sending boiling hot water everywhere and almost burning me. Luckily I was not hurt, but the boiler did a lot of water damage to my house. The HVAC technician came the next day and replaced my hot water boiler for me. From that day on I have been diligent in scheduling my boiler inspections.