Sears 30 Gallon Electric Water Heater 30" high, 22" diameter Reviews

I purchased a Sears electric heater, and within 2 years it was leaking.  The store only wanted to get the product tag back and they would honor the replacement, but I had to get rid of the old heater & install the new one.  Not a problem, as I have done this before.  Within a year the replacement heater blew a thermostat.  This time, the store required a service call to "verify" the probelm.  It was easy to tell..... melted thermostat.  I traced all the electrical lines, and they were good.  It appears to me that sears was more than willing to let me deal with a big water heater, when a...