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post 1616589011 09-15-2020, 10:44 AM
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Uses for a broken electric hot water heater tank?

I replaced a leaking hot water heater over the weekend. 50 gallon tank. It's about 30 years old. Made when they made things to last. There is the outer metal covering, plus 2 more tanks (1 inside the other). The inner tanks are probably 1/8" thick. It probably weighs 150 pounds. The tenant is from Louisiana, and was really keen on taking it back with him when his job is over in a few weeks. I told him he could have it.

What are some uses for the non-functional water heater tank?
post 1616589191 09-15-2020, 10:46 AM
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post 1616589431 09-15-2020, 10:48 AM
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Its good for storing Ammonium Nitrate.
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post 1616589701 09-15-2020, 10:51 AM
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I had a neighbor make a really cool snow-plow blade out of an old water heater. He used it on his riding mower.
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post 1616590871 09-15-2020, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted By dabbmw2002⏩
Where was it leaking from? I know it's even retarded to ask but it wasn't leaking from the element right? Otherwise, its just scrap metal. Can't imagine there will be any value in welding a leaking tank.
It was leaking somewhere on the top. Water was puddling in the little depression on the top of the tank where the 220 wire connection is made. It shorted out and burned the wire nuts.
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^badass forge but olooks more like a propane tank, my uncle made a bbq/smoker with a heater tank. we rednecks
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put it in a giant treasure chest and bury it out at the beach, wait for someone to bother getting a crew to dig it out and then lol when they open it up...film it and put on youtube to make back the money you spent on the chest
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