I think corn is a good bet.

Nice digs, Jim. And the pic is cool...looks like a modern subject by Currier and Ives or something.

So, the house has undergone some pretty serious changes in 100 years, huh?

I fixed our hot water heater today. Replaced both elements and thermostats. I got cool double elements that will heat the water faster.

Will the wiring handle the increased wattage safely?

I've been meaning for years to replace the anode rod in mine and flush the thing out, but I'm afraid if I touch it, it will just start leaking all over the place and then it will be an emergency and I'll just have to replace the entire thing. so I'll ignore it some more.

Good job. LJ.

they're still 4500....they just loop back so there is more contact area.
http://images.lowes.com/product/conv...05630070lg.jpg

My brother talked me through this job on the phone, and it was easy. he said you should flush your tank every 6 months or so. This is a 3 year old heater, and i had never flushed it. The hot water ran brown for a while after i refilled it.

It just occurred to me that we say 'hot water heater'

that's like saying toast toaster.

Ours is original to when we bought the house, and I've never flushed it in those 13 years. I bet if I flushed it, I would need to replace the valve. It's got a plastic valve, and those always scratch for me and then leak. I hate plumbing.

start saving now for a new one? I don't think they're that much.... I think I remember mine being around $300-$400. And my brother put it in for beer and chinese food...

Yeah, I should at least start looking at the different options so when it does die, I know what to get.

I guess it could be a boiler for a radiator system if it was just a 'water heater'? :confused:

Our radiator boiler operates at 180 F. So it's not even a "boiler" there. I call it a furnace, even though I know it's not.

What a beautiful house!

Thanks Dana!

We're in the midst of a monsoon so this minor issue just became major... Why would the second floor window area be leaky?

Shown here above the Liberty, missing a shutter:
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL162...2/59799280.jpg

Not the actual glass area, but the stone around it. Today the plaster is sloughing off the interior wall and dripping onto the steps shown here:

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL162...2/52075055.jpg


The front of the house was definitely repointed about 15 years ago - I assumed the rest of the house was done at the same time, but if not, is that the problem/solution?