"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It used to be that if your water heater went out, you called in a plumber to replace it with a similar ...

When a water heater backdrafts, it's a safety hazard. Homeowners usually don't know they have a problem because a backdrafting water heater will almost never set off a carbon monoxide alarm. A water ...

If you’ve ever been in the shower when the hot water runs out, you know first-hand how frustrating water heater issues can be. Of course, you need to eliminate the obvious causes, like being last in ...

Question: Our water heater’s safety pressure valve runs all the time and drains water out of the tank. Why? Answer: Water heaters have a temperature-and pressure-relief valve designed to prevent the ...

Home maintenance tasks, like replacing your HVAC filter or fixing that loose light switch, are easy to put off. For example, ...

Replacing a conventional electric water heater with a heat pump water heater can cut the energy use for a hot morning shower by more than half, according to the Bonneville Power Administration. But a ...

The Rheem Performance Platinum ProTerra XE50T10HM00U0 is part of the Water Heaters test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Heat Pump Water Heaters models like the Performance Platinum ...

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...