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Thread Number: 73474
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Post# 970242 , Reply# 1 11/27/2017 at 11:02 (2,340 days old) by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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| Post# 970396 , Reply# 3 11/28/2017 at 13:56 (2,339 days old) by washerboy (Little Rock Arkansas) | ||
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Thanks I was hopping all I needed to do was flush it out...guess I'll wish myself a Merry Christmas and buy something personal for myself...a new hot water tank. I'm not looking forward to the expense. From what I've been told I have to bring it up to code and looking at spending at least 1500.00...uggg!!!...thanks for the comments!!! | ||
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Post# 970473 , Reply# 6 11/28/2017 at 21:32 (2,339 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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Put a fork in it: | ||
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Post# 970536 , Reply# 8 11/29/2017 at 06:04 (2,338 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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In our county, if a water heater vents through the original brick and mortar chimney, they make you put a stainless steel flue the length of the chimney when you install a new WH, which ads at least $1500.00 to the job. | ||
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Post# 970589 , Reply# 9 11/29/2017 at 10:39 (2,338 days old) by GusHerb (Chicago/NWI) |
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Does that include if it already has a clay liner? That's not a bad idea if it's an orphaned water heater or if the chimney is unlined. | ||
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Post# 970722 , Reply# 11 11/30/2017 at 00:57 (2,338 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA) |
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Sound like your water heater is shot....
But the next water heater, you can make it last longer if maybe once a month, you empty a bucket of water from the valve on the bottom of the tank, it may run clear but doing so will remove whatever has accumulated, keeping the heater more efficient.
Yes, a WH can cost $1500. My sister's house has a "power vent" gas water heater that she just had to have replace. They have been through 4 of them in 15 years. This kind of WH is complex and tends to be unreliable and this past week she had no hot water and in a hurry, the plumber replaced it with another power vent, as it vents directly out the wall, close to the ground outside. My question to the plumber was, would it be possible to install a metal chimney on the outside of the house, I believe it would be Type B, and then have a regular gas water heater? He misunderstood, something about "the walls are all plastered" and was also against replacing with electric (with that loud "Oooooouh" tradesmen use, too expensive a bill, he said). But would the chimney have been possible? I just noticed, this post is an even 1500 for me! | ||
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Post# 970747 , Reply# 12 11/30/2017 at 08:19 (2,337 days old) by dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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I recently had mine replaced last November and it was over $1000. They claimed that the expansion tank was bad which was only two years old and pressure regulator on the water meter.
I had the work done by Mr Waterheater (not sure if they are a national company). The new tanks are shorter and fatter than the previous ones. | ||
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Post# 970892 , Reply# 13 12/1/2017 at 06:16 (2,336 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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 Just a suggestion here. We have a natural gas Ruud water heater w/ power vent that has given us great service since it was installed in July, 1998. The only time we've run out of hot water was due to my fault. I decided to wash a load of laundry, run the dishwasher, and take a shower, all at the same time (stupid). There's no way a 40 gallon heater can keep up with all of that, DUH!
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| Post# 970922 , Reply# 15 12/1/2017 at 09:52 (2,336 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Mark, they are self re igniting, and not sure, but may have a d.c. power supply via a transformer, but not a/c directly. I seem to recall my sisters plumber telling me it generated the current on it's own via thermo couple. | ||
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Post# 970936 , Reply# 17 12/1/2017 at 11:36 (2,336 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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depends on where you go, and who installs it....on whether you need a permit or not....
Lowes or HomeDepot installer needed a permit if I wanted them to do it...... called the guy who originally put in the first one, no permit needed.... this new one has a pilot, but also has a push button igniter for the pilot.... I installed a powervent at the new house.....piece of cake, used shark bite connectors.....less than an hour, had hot water again.... | ||
| Post# 970941 , Reply# 18 12/1/2017 at 12:01 (2,336 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Pulling permit also depends on your location
Where I live, If you are within the city limits, you are supposed to pull a permit. (because the city wants the permit fees). Rarely, but sometimes a building inspector will follow up.
If you are in the un-incorporated areas of the county, you don't need a permit. I had a licensed plumber install my last hot water tank, he did it as a side job and did not pull a permit. The tricky part is if there is ever a casualty your insurance could deny a claim, or there could be some added liability if occupants are injured. Landlords DIY on rental houses have to be very careful. They can DIY but should pull a permit and have inspections, due to the liability of a tenant being injured or killed from CO, explosion, scald etc. | ||
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