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Cost of 40 gallon water heater replaced?
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:30 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:30 am
Includes installation labor.
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Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:32 am to PeteRose
I don't know.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:34 am to PeteRose
Assuming electric
Count on $550 for the water heater (400 for a kenmore with a 30% upcharge with buying from a company) and about $200 for the install
Count on $550 for the water heater (400 for a kenmore with a 30% upcharge with buying from a company) and about $200 for the install
This post was edited on 9/23/16 at 8:35 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:34 am to PeteRose
Attic or ground level? I would think somewhere around $1,000 could be a bit more. The heater itself will be $500-600 i would think and a many plumbers have a $250 minimum call out fee.
I had a 50 gallon tank heater removed and a 10 gpm tank less installed in its place and the bill was $3,800
I had a 50 gallon tank heater removed and a 10 gpm tank less installed in its place and the bill was $3,800
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:35 am to PeteRose
Around $1000 depending on whether its gas or electric and the location in your house.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:35 am to PeteRose
Go tankless.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:35 am to PeteRose
Don't know about the price, but it's a job that you can easily do yourself.
Shutoff gas, drain tank, unhook hoses.
Shutoff gas, drain tank, unhook hoses.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:37 am to Arkapigdiesel
Has tankless improved? What are the drawbacks?
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:38 am to bayoudude
2nd floor
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:38 am to TypoKnig
Electric
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:39 am to PeteRose
I had one replaced last month.
Just shy of $1K.
Tell your plumber to get one from the local plumber's supply warehouse - not one from Lowe's or HD.
Just shy of $1K.
Tell your plumber to get one from the local plumber's supply warehouse - not one from Lowe's or HD.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:58 am to Will Cover
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Has tankless improved? What are the drawbacks?
IMHO, natural gas/tankless is the way to go unless you want to have extremely hot water (140 deg.)
The drawback is the initial cost is high, and like any gas appliance you install it must have fresh combustion air. You can put it in a ventilated attic, but not a sealed in attic unless you install a combustion air "pipe" to the outside.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 8:59 am to JoePepitone
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Tell your plumber to get one from the local plumber's supply warehouse - not one from Lowe's or HD.
What's the difference?
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:00 am to Rouge
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about $200 for the install
Plumbers won't roll out of bed for $200
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:01 am to doubleb
The savings are notieable. We put one in my parent's house and not constantly heating that water saves a good chunk of change. If your water heater is in the attic then you have the added benefit of less risk of water damaging your house.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:02 am to jmarto1
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If your water heater is in the attic then you have the added benefit of less risk of water damaging your house.
Very good point, safe pans normally can't handle a ruptured tank.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:06 am to Will Cover
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Has tankless improved? What are the drawbacks?
No, in a large home there is a delay for hot water.
This post was edited on 9/23/16 at 9:56 am
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:09 am to Jimmy2shoes
The one I had to replace came from Lowe's. It lasted only 5 years and had a $200 repair on it during those 5 years.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:10 am to Restomod
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No, in a large home they're is a delay for hot water.
There is no difference in the delay unless you have a circulating pump and a tank.
Location of a water heater is everything. The closer to the "tap" the quicker you get hot water no matter what unless as I stated you have a circulating pump.
Posted on 9/23/16 at 9:10 am to PeteRose
If electric and easily accessible, it's extremely easy to change yourself. I replaced mine in an attic last year. The hardest part was getting a 24" water tank thru a 24" opening in the attic. But myself, wife, and 12 year old son did it. The actual installation to maybe 30 minutes.
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