'One more chemo down!' Cancer survivor creates witty collection of sympathy cards revealing the honest things she wished people had said to her when she was sick. 1  Emily McDowell, a designer from Los Angeles, was diagnosed with stage three Hodgkin's lymphoma when she was 24-years-old.
Step 6 Check the tank's age Check the age of your hot water tank. Most hot water tanks are warrantied for 5 to 10 years. While many last for years beyond the warrantyâs expiration, if you notice inadequacies in your tankâs performance and the tank is beyond its warranty date, itâs probably time to get a new one.
I read somewhere once that a water heater typically lives for abotu 11 years. However my parents had the same one for over 21 years and had no trouble until the end. We use tankless water heaters which conceptually should last almost forever as long as the water is not hard or you descale them regularly.