We arrived home from Christmas to a leaking water heater. There were 2 or 3 places within the water heater that were leaking internally. The leak wouldn't have been detected had it not been dripping on the pilot light. Christie said the water wouldn't get warm, so I checked the garage and found it to be slowly puddling. Unfortunately, the overflow drain pan also had holes in it. So all the water was going onto the floor. All was fixed the next day though. Home Warranties on a newly purchased home are well worth the cost. We have had HVAC and water heater replacements now.