[elky] Re: OT: water heater
- From: stillfranksfault@xxxxxxx
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:58:08 -0500
The next time I need to replace a water heater, I will install a tankless one.
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From: Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, Jan 11, 2010 10:04 pm
Subject: [elky] Re: OT: water heater
At 07:59 PM 1/11/2010, you wrote:
>They're not hard to change but it is grunt work.
You can say that again!
>drain the water out, disconnect everything, roll it out, replace and
>>reconnect.
Yup. That's the procedure.
>Don't forget to strap it to the wall in case of earthquake.
The old one had straps. I just took the sheet metal screws out of the heater
and left the straps in place. When I get the new one in there I'll reconnect
'em.
Ray
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>>About the last thing I needed was the failure of my water >>heater. No sign
>>of failure, just didn't have hot water one >>morning. It's a natural gas
>>heater and has apparently rusted >>through. I did some web searching and I
>>ended up buying one at >>Home Depot for just over $300. If I'd had it
>>delivered and >>installed, it would have cost me almost $400 more. I picked
>>it up >>in the Burb today and it's in the garage waiting to be installed.
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