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less of coincidence
I just remembered, the reason I had gone into the basement last weekend, was because while I was taking a shower, the water pressure dropped inexplicably, and I wanted to make sure no pipes had burst. I didn't find any leaking pipes, but it was while I was in the basement that I got the idea of insulating the pipes from the water heater. That drop in water pressure during the shower could well have been the first sign of the heater failing.