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I live in Las Vegas and the water is very hard. I was told to drain and flush my water heater every six months, it will extend the life of the water heater. You should see the sediment that comes out of it, it's gross. I replaced the anode last year, they don't last long here either. Plumbers suggest switching to tankless but they are expensive and you have to maintain them too. It's going to require a lot of work to go tankless, the gas line is not big enough and the gas main is on the opposite side of the house. Not sure what I'll do when I need a new water heater. The house was built in 2017. Grrr.
That's easy! Replace like for like- DONE! Go enjoy a beer!
$1,300 for a new water heater vs $8,000 to put in a tankless water heater and redo the gas and water lines. Easy choice. The first plumber was trying to get me to put in a tankless heater even after discussing the work required and cost. After listening to his sales pitch for way too long, I finally told him to leave and called a different company.
New water heater is in, hot water is once ours again! Long may it flow.
Plumber and helper did a nice job. They showed us all the gunky sediment that came out of our old heater. Pretty yucky.
PS tuna sandwich was on Neomonde seeded whole grain bread and I mixed the tuna with some wasabi, mustard, minced red onion and a bit of low fat mayo. Forgot the relish--sorry! But I did add some home-grown tomato slices so hope you'll forgive me...
PS tuna sandwich was on Neomonde seeded whole grain bread and I mixed the tuna with some wasabi, mustard, minced red onion and a bit of low fat mayo. Forgot the relish--sorry! But I did add some home-grown tomato slices so hope you'll forgive me...
Oh! Like damn, I'm hungry!!!
Some fresh iced tea and I'm there!
PS tuna sandwich was on Neomonde seeded whole grain bread and I mixed the tuna with some wasabi, mustard, minced red onion and a bit of low fat mayo. Forgot the relish--sorry! But I did add some home-grown tomato slices so hope you'll forgive me...
CR published a chart that said the life expectancy of a water heater is 10 years. After we moved into our condo I found documents that said ours was 17 years old. I decided to replace it before it became a problem. Theyare man made.
In one previous house I installed a timer that shut the water heater off at night and started it up in the morning before we got up. that worked well and saved a bit on the power bill.
New water heater is in, hot water is once ours again! Long may it flow.
Plumber and helper did a nice job. They showed us all the gunky sediment that came out of our old heater. Pretty yucky.
PS tuna sandwich was on Neomonde seeded whole grain bread and I mixed the tuna with some wasabi, mustard, minced red onion and a bit of low fat mayo. Forgot the relish--sorry! But I did add some home-grown tomato slices so hope you'll forgive me...
Be sure to flush new waterheater annually to prevent sediment buildup.
I like putting some diced-up pickled jalapeno in my tuna sandwich/salad sometimes to give it a little kick!
CR published a chart that said the life expectancy of a water heater is 10 years. After we moved into our condo I found documents that said ours was 17 years old. I decided to replace it before it became a problem. Theyare man made.
In one previous house I installed a timer that shut the water heater off at night and started it up in the morning before we got up. that worked well and saved a bit on the power bill.
For electric tank water heaters, that is actually not so good. In order to prevent growth of bacteria (legionella that causes Legionnaire's disease) in the hot water heater tank, the water needs to stay heated at or above 120F.
Be sure to flush new waterheater annually to prevent sediment buildup.
I like putting some diced-up pickled jalapeno in my tuna sandwich/salad sometimes to give it a little kick!
Agreed. most people do not drain their HWH or replace the sacrificial rod. If you do those two things, you can almost certainly get more than 10 years and.. Possibly MUCH more than 10 years. I've never quite understood.. I can never find the sacrifical rods at Lowe's or Home Depot. You can get them online, but.. You'd think these would be more available.
I certainly hope, if they didn't already have a drain pan under the HWH, they had the plumber install one. When I bought my house, I didn't think about the HWH at all.. Until it leaked and I had to replace flooring.
And.. That's the best thing for Tuna.. See if you can find CANDIED Jalapeno. That's rpetty good, too, just to shake things up a bit.
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