I tend to look at the warrantee and feel the weight. They all seem to be designed to fail. Some have more sacrificial metal than others.
On tankless - I don't see that tech as being any less susceptible to breaking open.(same components and pressures, but with a MUCH bigger burner, that hits it hard and fast.)
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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
You forgot the smiley, Jim. 
But he's right, flyenby... when you purchase this "thing," you will find out that there is no such thing as a hot water heater... |
hmmm... I'm fairly certain that if you have a
cold water heater, you want to replace it with one that will be a
hot water heater.
And those things are almost constantly heating hot water --to make it hotter, as it losses heat.