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@scratchHow did you make out with the water heater?
I had another one installed (Rheem 50-gallon gas model, drain pan, and expansion tank) for $1700 yesterday. The plumbers came early and were great. The price was what I expected. My plumber/pipefitter brother helped me install one at our previous house years ago, but he lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky now. I was tempted to buy it myself and install but you could run into warranty issues doing that. I have no experienced brazing copper pipe and I didn't want to use Sharkbite fittings on it. My fault for not draining it yearly like I knew I was supposed to do. So I took a magic marker and wrote the installation date on it like I do on all my appliances. I'll try to drain it every six months now to prolong it's life.
@scratchHow did you make out with the water heater?
I had another one installed (Rheem 50-gallon gas model, drain pan, and expansion tank) for $1700 yesterday. The plumbers came early and were great. The price was what I expected. My plumber/pipefitter brother helped me install one at our previous house years ago, but he lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky now. I was tempted to buy it myself and install but you could run into warranty issues doing that. I have no experience brazing copper pipe and I didn't want to use Sharkbite fittings on it. My fault for not draining it yearly like I knew I was supposed to do. So I took a magic marker and wrote the installation date on it like I do on all my appliances. I'll try to drain it every six months now to prolong it's life.