NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - This week, Tampa Bay area plumbers fielded calls of leaking water heaters after the drop in temperatures likely stressed the tanks.

"Hot water will expand the tank. As it leaves the tank, it kind of retracts. So cold water coming in causes like a quick retract," John Monks, the owner of JJM Plumbing, told FOX 13. "And if there's any type of damage at the bottom of that tank, or it's not in the greatest shape, it will create some leaking, little hairline cracks on that tank itself."

On Wednesday, crews with JJM Plumbing responded to customer calls in Pasco County. In some cases, they replaced old, leaking water heaters with new ones for homeowners in New Port Richey.

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