The average water heater will last about 12 years, according to industry statistics. Sadly, far too many water heaters fail long before that. With a bit of periodic maintenance, a water heater should ...

Your water heater rarely fails without warning. Long before a tank splits or a basement floods, an aging unit usually follows ...

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 ...

Q: When we bought our house, our home inspector took a cursory look at the water heater, without removing the burner cover, and simply marked it as “good” in his report. His only comment was that he ...

Your water heater needs to be maintained, especially by draining it. It's an important chore. But how often should you be ...

Although there are countless models of water heaters, they all tend to suffer from mostly the same problems. Becoming familiar with the most common problems will mean you can repair any water heater ...

Room heaters slip into daily routines so easily that small risks go unnoticed. This piece looks at the habits that quietly ...

Many homeowners who purchased Whirlpool's Flame Lock gas water heaters are taking a lot of cold showers these days, not to relieve frustration but because they have no hot water. The heater, which is ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

On-demand water heaters, also known as tankless, are more efficient than standard heaters that continually use energy to keep a large tank of water hot. Instead, they quickly heat water as needed when ...