Hot water heaters are one of those household appliances that you tend to forget about until something goes wrong. It’s easy to let years—maybe even a decade or two—pass without paying much attention ...

There seem to be lots of home maintenance whizzes in the Lounge, so I thought I'd give this a shot. Our electric water heater (age approx. 8 years) has started leaking somewhere, as evidenced by the ...

Hot water heaters might seem too complicated and intimidating to fix. They have plumbing and electrical components—two things that usually signal that hiring a pro is the best choice when you need ...