hot water heater died - Page 2

Flint · 06-19-2007, 09:48 PM

That's a key point there about making a hook at the end of the solder, for quickly getting around to the other side of the pipe.

wolf · 06-19-2007, 10:13 PM

Okay, so how much would you actually save? I know you've got the fancy truck and you aren't afraid to use it, and aren't beyond some manly heavy lifting, but then you've got to dispose of the old one, etc., etc.

HungLikeJesus · 06-19-2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Wot! No painshop cartoon?

Was that intentional, or a Freudian slip?

06-19-2007, 11:33 PM

Three days with no hot water here.
I miss being able to do that kind of stuff.
Turned out to be a short and I did end-up having to help him work on it.

Kingswood · 06-20-2007, 12:12 AM

Just a word of warning with these do-it-yourself installations. If you install it, you are not licensed and/or qualified, you make a mistake and as a result of the mistake your home is damaged or destroyed, you may find it difficult to make a successful insurance claim.

I would check your home and contents insurance to make sure you are covered in the event that something goes wrong with your DIY work. If you aren't covered for this kind of DIY work, get a professional to do it. At worst you may have to fork over a bit of money. I consider such a payment to be an insurance policy. It's better to be out a few hundred dollars and have peace of mind, than to try saving a bit of money and then losing a fortune if the home burns down and the insurance company won't pay up.

monster · 06-20-2007, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HLJ

Was that intentional, or a Freudian slip?

A little of both. I did notice it as soon as I posted, but decided not to edit

barefoot serpent · 06-20-2007, 01:57 PM

Replaced mine with a tankless over a year ago. They're more $$ but it should pay for itself in a few years. Plus now there is a tax incentive $300 IIRC (dammit!). The 'smaller' ones can hook up with the existing vent. The 'bigger' ones need a dedicated vent so these start running into even more $$.

Flint · 06-20-2007, 02:03 PM

I'm thinking of going inline when my present water heater dies. That tax incentive is everywhere?

glatt · 06-20-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

That tax incentive is everywhere?

It's federal.

But unless you get one for each bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room etc., you are going to have to wait 30 seconds to a minute while running water waiting for it to get hot and then delivered to you in your corner of the house. That's a lot of wasted water.

barefoot serpent · 06-20-2007, 02:25 PM

I think my new one is as fast or even faster than the old tank heater. It has it's own generator that ignites the gas as soon as the water starts flowing. I did have to take out all of the flow restrictors so that the heater would not cutout if you turned the flow down too low.

Clodfobble · 06-20-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

But unless you get one for each bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room etc., you are going to have to wait 30 seconds to a minute while running water waiting for it to get hot and then delivered to you in your corner of the house. That's a lot of wasted water.

You mean there are people who don't have to do that with a tank heater?

Griff · 06-22-2007, 07:28 PM

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Kingswood Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Vic Posts: 316	Check your insurance Just a word of warning with these do-it-yourself installations. If you install it, you are not licensed and/or qualified, you make a mistake and as a result of the mistake your home is damaged or destroyed, you may find it difficult to make a successful insurance claim. I would check your home and contents insurance to make sure you are covered in the event that something goes wrong with your DIY work. If you aren't covered for this kind of DIY work, get a professional to do it. At worst you may have to fork over a bit of money. I consider such a payment to be an insurance policy. It's better to be out a few hundred dollars and have peace of mind, than to try saving a bit of money and then losing a fortune if the home burns down and the insurance company won't pay up. __________________ Ur is a city in Mesopotamia.

06-20-2007, 01:57 PM	#22
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Replaced mine with a tankless over a year ago. They're more $$ but it should pay for itself in a few years. Plus now there is a tax incentive $300 IIRC (dammit!). The 'smaller' ones can hook up with the existing vent. The 'bigger' ones need a dedicated vent so these start running into even more $$. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-20-2007, 02:03 PM	#23
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm thinking of going inline when my present water heater dies. That tax incentive is everywhere? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-19-2007, 11:33 PM	#19
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Three days with no hot water here. I miss being able to do that kind of stuff. Turned out to be a short and I did end-up having to help him work on it.

06-20-2007, 02:25 PM	#25
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I think my new one is as fast or even faster than the old tank heater. It has it's own generator that ignites the gas as soon as the water starts flowing. I did have to take out all of the flow restrictors so that the heater would not cutout if you turned the flow down too low. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

06-22-2007, 07:28 PM	#27
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