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Answer, it could be thousands of gallons
of water, the size of the tank does not matter, if the tank springs a
leak, it's just like a broken pipe the water will run until you turn it
off. if you are leaking 5 gallons a minute and the tank was allowed to
lead for 1 hour you would have 300 gallons of water on your floor, if
you went away for a week you would have 50,400 gallons of water on your
floor. Have your water heater inspected to be sure it will not burst
when you least expect it. The little pans that you may have under your
water heater, required by code in many areas, only has a small drain
line, that will work on a small leak but will be useless if you have a
real burst.
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