mikehill85
Active Member
I recently bought a new house with a water heater that is only 3 years old. Yesterday the hot water was off and I went down in the basement to find water spraying all over the floor...My gas water heater had leaked from the bottom of the tank.
I had a plumber come out and look at it and he said the tank was corroded and the unit needed to be replaced. I took a look at it and he was right. The thing was corroded. He suggested that the water softener was likely the reason it corroded so quickly. I don't have any use for it, it came with the house and it's City Water, not a well, so I'm not even sure why they had the water softener installed to begin with. I am just wondering if anyone with experience thinks this is correct. I've had the old heater replaced and I am considering just disconnecting the water softener to avoid a problem with the new heater but I just don't want to cause any unforeseen problems. So Yea or Nay, should I disconnect the water softener?
I had a plumber come out and look at it and he said the tank was corroded and the unit needed to be replaced. I took a look at it and he was right. The thing was corroded. He suggested that the water softener was likely the reason it corroded so quickly. I don't have any use for it, it came with the house and it's City Water, not a well, so I'm not even sure why they had the water softener installed to begin with. I am just wondering if anyone with experience thinks this is correct. I've had the old heater replaced and I am considering just disconnecting the water softener to avoid a problem with the new heater but I just don't want to cause any unforeseen problems. So Yea or Nay, should I disconnect the water softener?