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I had that happen. Luckily the drain was right near the water heater, so nothing flooded. I let mine go for about six months. It gradually got worse and the trickle became a stream. That's when I knew that I could not procrastinate anymore. The noise also became very annoying. It began to sound like I had a drum corps practicing in the basement. Joe In a message dated 7/7/2004 4:52:50 PM Central Standard Time, drywall2155@... writes: If the water heater were to go,,, you wouldn't just dump 40 or 50 gallons of water on the floor. The cold water line that is connected to it will continue to keep filling the tank,,,which of course would continue to leak out. If you were not home at the time and didn't know it was happening,,,,you could flood the entire house,,or basement or wherever it is.. Todays tanks are much more fuel efficient annd have a much faster heat recovery time than the old models.. It woud pay for itself to replace it.