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I had a rental water heater from Wasaga Distribution. A couple of days ago, it leaked all over the laundry room and into my first floor bedroom causing thousands in damage. Of course I called the insurance company and you know what they said? They'd be happy to come and take care of the floor, the wall, any ruined electronics, my phone line, even put me up in a hotel so I can have a shower and running water. But they could not reimburse me for the rented water heater - not even for installation of a new one.

So this is the lesson. It is cheaper and in your own best interests to spring for your own water heater. It's covered under house insurance that way. Would have been nice to know that when I was paying the electric company their rental fee every month.

And guess what? Wasaga Distribution won't even come and take the thing out of here. I have to hire someone to take it out to the back yard! Wow!

You live and learn don't you. I just hope I can live till 653 so I can learn all I need to to stay ahead of the game.
If the water heater is U/S wouldn't the renter just swap the new functioning unit with the old malfunctioning one he is replacing?
Or if a new, self-owned, unit, wouldn't the people delivering and fitting the new water heater take out the old one (like 'they' take out and dispose of the old broken washing machine before they plumb in the new one?)
Just a thought - but obviously you have actually been there, done that, so this is probably a meaningless, pointless comment. But it is definitely something for us to bear in mind when moving into the new house in WB - thanks.
PS. I was excited to see an opossum foraging out the back here the other day (we presently live near Camp Borden) - the first I have seen since falling off the turnip truck all those years ago.

"Wow" is right ! I just don't understand that. I'm glad your insurance covered the damage (actually, your insurance company sounds great). So what happens to the old water heater now? Will they come and get it out of your yard? Really strange

They came and got the water heater. (Wasaga Distribution)
The insurance company was pretty good about the entire thing, sending a clean up crew almost immediately. What a mess though. You wouldn't believe the damage one little 'ol water heater can cause.

btw, they will be doing some water heater swapping of sorts as they still have to fix the drywall and floor. But it was that or keep us in a hotel for days more. As nice as it was to have maid service, it feels good to back in my own home.

I love staying in hotels, but people who do it much more frequently than I do (as in, for business) tell me that it's only because it's a treat rather than a habit that I can say that

I spent most of 25 years living in hotels. Oddly, I don't hate them. They feel like home to me. I remember the first few years though. It was very hard to get used to being away from home for more than 2 weeks. Now, I would have no trouble being gone for months. Of course in the very beginning, the hotel rooms weren't fit for my dog, but these days, most of them are pretty nice and so long as they are clean, I'm happy. I don't know if I mentioned it but we stayed at the Donato House in a two level room (bedroom loft upstairs with 2nd bathroom). It was very nice and I think the people staying in Collingwood or Blue Mountain who just want to ski for a few days paying outrageous prices. This was quite reasonable.