{"id":2601,"date":"2017-06-24T19:26:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T23:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2017-07-01T09:25:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T13:25:38","slug":"inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Inlaw water heater appears to have died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The inlaws told Lorna that they were getting no hot water a short while ago. I went to take a look an hour ago. \u00a0Found that power was getting to the unit but when I unscrewed the top access panel looking for activity lights I found a charred mess like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died\/img_20170624_182430\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498328672&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;240&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008328&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170624_182430\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182430.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2603\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died\/img_20170624_182422\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?fit=4048%2C3036&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4048,3036\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498328664&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;282&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016656&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170624_182422\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?fit=474%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_182422.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The manufacture date is Nov 2016 so I&#8217;m hoping to get a warranty replacement for them<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died\/img_20170624_183119\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?fit=3036%2C4048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3036,4048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498329081&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;440&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008328&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170624_183119\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?fit=474%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2604\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_183119.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is in the small room off of the garage where the water heater that this one replace was located (that one installed by the contractor when the inlaw apartment was built).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/24\/inlaw-water-heater-appears-to-have-died\/img_20170624_190111\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?fit=3036%2C4048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3036,4048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498330874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;954&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041661&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20170624_190111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?fit=474%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_20170624_190111.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We bought the water heater at home depot and it appears to be manufactured by Rheem Sales Company and sold through Home Depot. So far they have been very cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll update as things progress&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>So far looks very good they&#8217;re going to replace it and pay for labor in the process. Given that the unit needs to be drained and returned to home depot, that should make this much easier&#8230;the one this replaced didn&#8217;t get drained fully until I got it out into the yard and I&#8217;m not excited about doing that again \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inlaws told Lorna that they were getting no hot water a short while ago. I went to take a look an hour ago. \u00a0Found that power was getting to the unit but when I unscrewed the top access panel looking for activity lights I found a charred mess like this:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[49,50,48,51,47],"class_list":["post-2601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-blog","tag-early-failure","tag-electrical","tag-home-depot","tag-scorch","tag-water-heater"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EWhb-FX","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601\/revisions\/2612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninecrows.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}