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re: OT Plumbers - Hot water heater
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:09 pm to biglego
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:09 pm to biglego
quote:
gee if only secret information like water heater prices was available online
Find me an "installed" price that will hold up no questions asked, online, and I will fold up the laptop and enjoy my evening.......
Thanks for playing.
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Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:11 pm to SuperSaint
quote:
village idiot
you have said absolutely nothing helpful...... I wish I had time to sit around and critique peoples incorrect title threads. GET A LIFE
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:14 pm to Napoleon
Top and bottom are pretty rusty, bottom looks almost rusted out. I guess i need to check on it a little more often, would have caught it sooner. Our water here sucks which does not help.
Gas line is flex, should not be a problem there, water lines look like flexible copper as well. Does that make sense?
Gas line is flex, should not be a problem there, water lines look like flexible copper as well. Does that make sense?
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:22 pm to KABoss02
LINK
Through the power of the Internet, here is a north Dallas plumber from which you can call or get an online quote. I just called--they're open right now. There's probably a dozen other plumbers you could also call right now.
Or you can hang out on the OT.
Through the power of the Internet, here is a north Dallas plumber from which you can call or get an online quote. I just called--they're open right now. There's probably a dozen other plumbers you could also call right now.
Or you can hang out on the OT.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:40 pm to KABoss02
quote:
I guess i need to check on it a little more often, would have caught it sooner. Our water here sucks which does not help.
Yes, flexible copper is a common line as well.
Same set up as flex, you just loosen on each end.
When it's rusted out of course they have to be replaces.
Another thing to look out for (mostly for the future searchers of this topic) is if your heated water ever smells off or is cloudy, you need to change your sacrificial anode.
I would charge about $800 for a gas heater installed if all connections were in place and it was easily accessible, including the drip pan.
Prices in the larger cities of Texas seem to be cheaper than what they are here for the most part.
(from what I gather on technician forums)
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:53 pm to Napoleon
Thank you sir!
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:04 pm to biglego
quote:
$3000-$3500
Going in dry I see.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:07 pm to SuperSaint
quote:
How much am I looking at? North Dallas.
I'd come do it for you for 400 plus cost of heater and lines.......if I wasn't so damn busy.
quote:
Well you go ahead and heat hot water idiot
My Hot Water Heater does heat hot water. Otherwise it would get cold.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:16 pm to KABoss02
quote:
How tough was it? How long, need a buddy?
Dude, buy a twelve pack, grab a couple wrenches and get to work. It's not hard at all to swap out a water heater especially if it is in your garage. If you can't do this you need to turn in your man card.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:18 pm to SuperSaint
It is heating a reservoir of hot water.
It is a hot water heater.
It is a hot water heater.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:19 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:Fail.
My Hot Water Heater does heat hot water. Otherwise it would get cold.
"Water Heaters" take tap water and heat it; they don't take "hot water" and heat it. It's a long running joke here (but true).
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:23 pm to KABoss02
So...what did the plumber in Dallas quote you? Mine was the most useful post in this thread.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:24 pm to Geauxtiga
If it isn't an on-demand water heater, it is heating water that is already hot to maintain the temperature of the hot water.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:26 pm to Geauxtiga
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"Water Heaters" take tap water and heat it; they don't take "hot water" and heat it. It's a long running joke here (but true).
Really? Because mine kicks on to heat my water when it drops a degree or 2 to 118 f or so and heats it up to 120 f. 118 is hot to me.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:27 pm to KABoss02
quote:
50 Gallon, gas fired, just went out. Need to have a pan added. How much am I looking at? North Dallas.
Likely your water heaters thermo-couple, change it before you call a plumber or change it yourself.
Btw there is a such thing as hot water heater, they feed booster pumps for a higher degree temp rise, but yours is just a water heater.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:32 pm to KABoss02
Hook up a hose and drain it genius
Eta: depending on what you call hot, a hot water heater maintains the temperature of the hot water. When it cools down to a certain level, IT HEATS THE HOT WATER. It also heats cold water when it refills. Either or is correct depending if it is holding water or filling with water
Eta: depending on what you call hot, a hot water heater maintains the temperature of the hot water. When it cools down to a certain level, IT HEATS THE HOT WATER. It also heats cold water when it refills. Either or is correct depending if it is holding water or filling with water
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:33 pm to KABoss02
quote:
Top and bottom are pretty rusty, bottom looks almost rusted out. I guess i need to check on it a little more often, would have caught it sooner. Our water here sucks which does not help.
Gas line is flex, should not be a problem there, water lines look like flexible copper as well. Does that make sense?
Yes that's a typical connection, gas flex with a gas valve, water flexes with a shut off valve on the cold supply side.
I wouldn't worry with the rust on the protective jacket, the part that matters is the condition of the tank inside the jacked.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:34 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:That would be a hot water maintainer. I'm talking about when your wife fills the tub up til her tits float.
Really? Because mine kicks on to heat my water when it drops a degree or 2 to 118 f or so and heats it up to 120 f. 118 is hot to me.
There's a reason you don't stipulate whether it's hot or tap. "Water heater" encompasses both.
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:37 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
That would be a hot water maintainer.
It's what it really is, it only really heats cold water if you use the entire tank, or if it's been off. Other than that the water in it is always hot.
I know it's a running joke, I just ignore the comments and try to focus on the issue at hand.
It's nice to try and help a fellow poster save some money here and then with some advic.e
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:40 pm to Napoleon
quote:That's why I didn't jump in but it kept going and going.
I know it's a running joke, I just ignore the comments and try to focus on the issue at hand.
quote:I love your input on these. I was telling my mom about the expense involved with repairs on the newer model washers. I read that from you a while back.
It's nice to try and help a fellow poster save some money here and then with some advic.e
In fact you mentioned something in another thread about a certain feature and if you had one, keep it. What is that, exactly.
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