Hello all! This is a great thread and I hope it continues considering there's lots of older homes with this heating system. Anyhow! Getting a bit colder here in Durham so I raised the temperature of the water heater as pointed out to us by previous owners of the house we bought it from. Nifty system but wish ours was set up better in the townhouse (WH in "shed" out back and heat exchanger/blower in closet towards the front). Blah getting sidetracked, I noticed that there was a leak on the bottom of the water heater (State Select WH) and that there was actually water leaking out of it from a panel on the bottom. I've called around and keep getting quoted 1500+ to fix even though from what I've read, it's just a matter of replacing the water heater if there's nothing else wrong with the system right? And yeah it's a big IF and I understand that cheapest is not the best way to go with this considering it's a pretty big part of the house but $1500+ is a big chunk of change... Here's a picture of the leak (panel under the thermostat control/pilot lighter) - Click to Enlarge 16.85 KB
