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Need a new WATER heater. Any tips on type and pricing?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:19 am
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:19 am
I have two 15 year old 40 gallon (I think) gas units in the attic.
One is not working,changed a thermocoupler, cleaned it up, still not working. Worked for a while and then stopped.
I haven't kept up with this stuff, should I go old school or is there better stuff now that is also low maintenance? I don't want to pay to service stuff all the time.
Who does great work/good pricing in Baton Rouge?
*Fixed for the bad pun crowd
One is not working,changed a thermocoupler, cleaned it up, still not working. Worked for a while and then stopped.
I haven't kept up with this stuff, should I go old school or is there better stuff now that is also low maintenance? I don't want to pay to service stuff all the time.
Who does great work/good pricing in Baton Rouge?
*Fixed for the bad pun crowd
This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 11:24 am
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Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:20 am to Lsupimp
tankless is the way to go
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:21 am to Lsupimp
I think they should be called cold water heaters. Or just water heaters. Hot water requires no heating.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:21 am to Lsupimp
NB4whyyouheatinghotwater
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:22 am to Lsupimp
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hot water heater
Why do you need to heat your hot water?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:23 am to Lsupimp
since you have gas up there already put in a tankless one that runs on gas, Heard they're real efficient.Just have to have a licensed tech install a double walled vent tube.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:23 am to LSUballs
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LSUballs
Damn you!
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:25 am to meauxjeaux2
I hear the tankless requires regular maintenance...
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:25 am to Jeaux Cool
quote:
Why do you need to heat your hot water?
because its easier to keep hot water hot than it is to heat cold water.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:26 am to Hermit Crab
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because its easier to keep hot water hot than it is to heat cold water.
but, how did it get hot to begin with?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:26 am to Lsupimp
I need this info too. I have a water heater that looks like a washing machine in my kitchen(it has to be 30-50 years old). I just got the place, and haven't even began to look into my options.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:29 am to Lsupimp
yep has to be flushed out once a year. Brother in law just put two on his house they are gas but require electricity so if the power goes out you are screwed. I will stick to conventional gas.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:30 am to Lsupimp
Im currently remodeling and have done a good bit of reading on tankless.
What i have determined is that most homes are not candidates for tankless due to the size if their gas service. These things draw a lot and the pipe sizing is usually not enough.
What i have determined is that most homes are not candidates for tankless due to the size if their gas service. These things draw a lot and the pipe sizing is usually not enough.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:31 am to Lsupimp
I have 2 noritz tankless units. Very impressed so far. They can be direct vented with sched 40 and 80 PVC which will save you a $100 or so on vent pipe. The only electricity it uses is for the ignighter, so in a power outage, a small inverter is all you need to have hot water.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:31 am to LSUballs
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I think they should be called cold water heaters. Or just water heaters. Hot water requires no heating.
a water heater heats cold water to hot water. a hot water heater heats hot water to even hotter water to make tea or coffee
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:35 am to Lsupimp
DIY. Get pricing on a water heater at one of the following:
Coburns (airline)
LCR-Plumbing Warehouse
Southern Pipe
Tankless will be more efficient, but you gas lines may not be sized properly for the larger BTU requirement. You would need a plumber in this situation.
Coburns (airline)
LCR-Plumbing Warehouse
Southern Pipe
Tankless will be more efficient, but you gas lines may not be sized properly for the larger BTU requirement. You would need a plumber in this situation.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:44 am to Lsupimp
Tank-less heater is the way to go. You will need to have it professionally installed and have the correct size or it will not work properly. You can have too big or too small.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:48 am to Lsupimp
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One is not working,changed a thermocoupler, cleaned it up, still not working. Worked for a while and then stopped.
Is the dampner open? There is a fuse on some models (like the part in a sprinkler system that opens to let the water out in fire suppression systems) that if it gets too hot it shuts off the dampner.
Eaxy fix.
Typical water heater thread, half the posts are wannabe comedians.
This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 11:50 am
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:53 am to Napoleon
Yeah I've checked everything except the gas valve. At this point that is the only thing left. A new gas valve is kind of pricey on a 20 year old water heater.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 11:55 am to Lsupimp
yeah, a 20 year old heater wouldn't even have the dampner fuse link. Those valves are expensive, best to replace.
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