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Happy Gourmand · 07-25-2013, 11:59 AM

I have an electric water heater in my cottage that is original to the home. It was built in 1956 give or take a year. Yes, that is correct...1956. It is a small 19 gallon and runs on 120 volts. It has worked well since we bought the place in 2001.
I'm starting to get pretty nervous about this thing giving out, it is installed under the kitchen sink cabinet and if it burst it would make quite a mess.
Does anybody have any experience with the Marathon water heaters? They have a 20 gallon model that will run on 120 and I believe it would fit in my crawl space.
Any other alternatives that won't cost an arm and a leg? We only have 60 Amp service to the house so I'm thinking a demand water heater would be out of the question.

07-25-2013, 11:59 AM	#1
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	Marathon Water Heaters I have an electric water heater in my cottage that is original to the home. It was built in 1956 give or take a year. Yes, that is correct...1956. It is a small 19 gallon and runs on 120 volts. It has worked well since we bought the place in 2001. I'm starting to get pretty nervous about this thing giving out, it is installed under the kitchen sink cabinet and if it burst it would make quite a mess. Does anybody have any experience with the Marathon water heaters? They have a 20 gallon model that will run on 120 and I believe it would fit in my crawl space. Any other alternatives that won't cost an arm and a leg? We only have 60 Amp service to the house so I'm thinking a demand water heater would be out of the question.