Friday was one day too late for changing out the hot water heater voluntarily.
Shelly called me at about 10:00 and said “there is water coming out of the bottom of the hot water heater and it is flooding the garage.”(Note- Show spouse where and how to shut water off to house ahead of panic mode.)
Instead of installing a new tank we went with a Noritz tankless hot water heater. Pictures and story to follow.