Posted by Russell Eberhardt on 17/05/2017 11:17:32:
Whatever happened to copper hot water tanks? They used to last 50 years or more. Now we have steel ones and are lucky if they last ten years. OK they are cheaper but they are more expensive in the long run.
Russell (having recently had to change a leaking hot water tank
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Yes, but the steel tanks do provide nice cathodic protection to the copper piles, even if they are 'stainless' ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)