From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/28/2025 01:07, T wrote:   
   > Hi All,   
   >   
   > Now that my refrigerator need fixing, I speculate that the   
   > next thing to go out will be my water heater, which is   
   > about 28 years old.   
   >   
   > I do not want a crappy five year water heater.   
   >   
   > Anyone know who makes the longest lived water heaters?   
   >   
   > Many thanks,   
   > -T   
   >   
      
   I don't know whether this is the best, but I have a natural gas Ruud   
   that was installed in 2014.  I suspect just like anything else it all   
   depends on the amount of preventive maintenance one performs, like   
   annual flushing and occasional sacrificial rod replacement.   
      
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