... the water heater is fucked.
Fortunately, it took approximately 12 seconds for the plumber to diagnose this, and he's hooking up a hose to drain it the rest of the way now, and I'm pretty sure I just heard him tell GC that once he gets it draining he's going to head out and get a new one to replace it with.
Remember: this is a thing I wouldn't even have known about it I hadn't had to bring the window guy down to show him where the basement window had leaked in the big rainstorm. Home Stuff is even more fun when you don't own the place (because you don't have to pay for the repairs your own self)!
Fortunately, it took approximately 12 seconds for the plumber to diagnose this, and he's hooking up a hose to drain it the rest of the way now, and I'm pretty sure I just heard him tell GC that once he gets it draining he's going to head out and get a new one to replace it with.
Remember: this is a thing I wouldn't even have known about it I hadn't had to bring the window guy down to show him where the basement window had leaked in the big rainstorm. Home Stuff is even more fun when you don't own the place (because you don't have to pay for the repairs your own self)!