I always check the utility closet before leaving and when I get home. When I checked beneath the hot water heater front panels this morning my finger felt wet so I blotted with a paper towel and it got wet. A little seeped out of the top panel. I was able to get ahold of my plumber and he's going to see if he can reshuffle some jobs tomorrow. If not it'll be Saturday. In the meantime he told me to wrap a towel around the bottom. I wish I could afford those tankless ones.