Sacramento Water Heater Installation
Missed an Important Step
The leaky water heater has been replaced; no more leaking into the downstairs unit. That’s great; the new water heater was installed in Sacramento soon after being called for replacement. The installers came and got that new unit in and were done.
Problem solved right?
What about the water damaged flooring under the unit? That rotted wood is structurally weak; I’m surprised that the weight of the water heater hasn’t crashed through the floor already. Why didn’t the floor get repaired while the water heater was out? I wondered the same thing.
Maybe the installer didn’t know how to do that sort of repair. The need for repair could not have been missed, it is dangerously soft. Management did not know of this situation. The leak had been corrected and everyone thought things were “good to go”.
So now what?
The floor does need attention and should be replaced with new framing and subflooring. This means that the water heating unit has to come back out and the damage fixed. As you can see, much of the same steps that were already taken will have to be repeated. It would have been a great opportunity to do the repairs while the new water heater was being installed in Sacramento.
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