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Originally Posted by emc7
I have 15 year old heaters that are still working, so I hope you are wrong about this being common.
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I don't think I'd trust a heater that old.
I'm in the same boat as some of these other guys...and I replace them every few years. The older they get, the more corrosion builds up on the electrical components inside, and the more fatigued the parts become.
Now, I don't keep expensive fish...but they're still worth an extra $20 every few years
I am a believer now that I've switched over to the visi-therm stealths...GREAT heaters. I got the 200w from petsmart for $20 (printed out their online price, but got it in store). For all the benefits (non breakable, auto-off if out of water, etc) $20 is a steal.