In mid-december of the /Censored/ year 2024, our water heater sprang a leak, following about 7 years of reliable service. But our municipal water supply is also a good source of dissolved lime, manganese, iron, arsenic and other stuff, so the failure was not totally unexpected.
Ten days after having the device replaced, the tank’s catch pan had about half an inch of water. We had not checked such things, so it came as a shock. But the leak was evident — an insufficiently tightened connection at the shutoff valve.
All now seems to be in order. Time for me to get back to guitar work.