Last week before we left for Thanksgiving, I noticed ther...

Last week before we left for Thanksgiving, I noticed there was a pool of water collecting around our hot water heater. I'm not an expert, but I knew that wasn't good. (At some point, I want to replace it with a tankless heater, but not, you know, today, as we have no money for it.) But after lying on the concrete and staring at it, I finally spotted the slow drip coming from the end of the pipe that connects to it, so hopefully it won't be too expensive a fix. The plumber is coming tomorr...