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El Duderino
Citizen
Username: El_duderino
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:04 am: |     |
Has anyone had to replace theirs lately? Any recommendations for buying/installing? |
tourne
Citizen
Username: Tourne
Post Number: 312
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:27 am: | |
See www.njcleanenergy.com/html/1residential/2_warm_advantage.html. Get a gas water heater with an energy factor of .62 or greater and get $50 rebate on top of the monthly savings from having an efficient unit. |
Richard O'Connor
Citizen
Username: Roconn
Post Number: 152
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:49 am: | |
Been there, done that, its a smallish project, won't take more than a couple of hours (including picking it up) and there are lots of options....
Even the WORST NEW hot water heater is going to be MUCH MORE efficient than a 10 year old model, so even if cost is a factor (which it almost always is) a great savings is out there in long term gas use --(my summer gas bill is never more than 50 (and that's the hot water, range and bbq).
Privateline me if you need help installing ...
Richard (ROC)
--Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.--
--AIM: ROConn |
Richard O'Connor
Citizen
Username: Roconn
Post Number: 153
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 8:55 am: | |
Add on bit ....
Bradford White is considered "The Plumber's Hot Water Heater" so that is what I have in my basement. Its a direct vent no flue, gasses are pushed out thru pvc, electronic ignition model and it was (I thought) extremely reasonable. Met the Energy star guideline at the time so I got $50 from PSE$G. I got this as I wanted to move the source of the hot water closer to the things which used it. (It was a 50' trip across the basement to get to even the closest sink, now it's about 5'). I thought a really positive option when you figure that if you have to run the water to get hot to the faucet you're wasting water...all it required was a gas line, and that was easy to find underneath my kitchen.
There are really only a couple of companies that actually make them, then they are branded a thousand ways. Most will last more than 10 years in normal service with reasonable regular maintenance.
If money's not an issue, go with an instant supply unit (the ones you always see Rich Trethewey installing on This Old House) as they save a ton of money ... (course you spend that up front).
Richard (ROC)
--Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.--
--AIM: ROConn |
jrbell
Citizen
Username: Jrbell
Post Number: 53
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 21, 2004 - 10:14 pm: | |
I just got a quote from a company to install a new hot water heater and they mentioned that they'd need to get a permit for the work... does the same go for me if I decide to do the work myself? |
bobk
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4740
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 22, 2004 - 6:02 am: | |
Yes, although this will probably only come up when you sell, if then.
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Richard O'Connor
Citizen
Username: Roconn
Post Number: 161
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 7:43 am: | |
jr .. yep, you 'should' get a permit for the install...but most probably don't and if you don't plan on selling in the next year or two, its not likely that anyone is going to ever ask about it. So the answer is officially yes, but practically no.
Richard (ROC)
--Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.--
--AIM: ROConn |
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