Water Heaters - Bradford White Indirect failed again

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eddasaga
08-11-09, 07:17 PM
I had a Bradford White Indirect heater installed with my new Utica boiler 6 yrs ago. It started leaking out of the top two years later. Bradford White replaced the heater. Now, the same thing is happening again. Is this a common problem with Bradford White indirect units? Or, am I just unlucky? Thanks.

ZL700
08-16-09, 10:48 AM
Well water with high chlorides or high pressure water supply with no PRV or expansion tank?
eddasaga
08-17-09, 10:50 AM
None of the above. It's city water with moderate (at best) water pressure. It has an expansion tank. I thought these things were so simple that they'd last for a couple decades. I don't get it.

fquist
08-23-09, 09:10 PM
I am having exactly the same problem with the Bradford-White indirect water heater. My first one was installed 7 years ago and failed after 2 years, leaking from one of the indirect connections. The replacement has just started leaking from the top (it lasted almost 5 years this time). In my opinion, there is either a poor design for the connection or a persistent manufacturing defect. I am looking for another more reliable brand.