Silverback
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Oh you will fill it up.
The Home Improvement Thread
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Awesome!
CowboyTaco
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Garage floor kits are the Home Depot Deal of the Day right now. Not that you should be interested, but if you are...
Sam's has the best deal right now. I think I paid $27.50 for the Honeywell 4' LEDs (5000K temp)
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
It would be nice, but from the gate to our house is something I'm not entertained to have paved, the rocks in the tires would eat the coating off
CowboyTaco
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Got the lights on the other side of the garage.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
It's Almost that time to Praise Jesus Coldbeer it for the rest of the evening. Little bit cool out this evening, long sleeve shirt was enough until I grabbed a couple cool ones.
CowboyTaco
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Well, got back from Christmas vacation and had a leaking connection on the cold water inlet on our water heater.
I could have gotten by with just replacing the flex pipe to the old heater. I'm told (not just by plumbers) that water heater life in this area in 8-10 years... Ours was 13.
$900 for home depot to replace and install or $1800 for the plumber down the street to replace.
Cost me $625 after tax for an upgraded replacement and some other stuff to bring it up to code. It was an endeavor, but a fun challenge!
I'm glad we opted to replace too. The hot water outlet was cross threaded, rust holes in the bottom, PVC glue was used on the old pressure relief valve, and the sediment was so built up that it wouldn't drain much faster than a trickle.
Hopefully, we are set for a while and our energy use will go down.
I could have gotten by with just replacing the flex pipe to the old heater. I'm told (not just by plumbers) that water heater life in this area in 8-10 years... Ours was 13.
$900 for home depot to replace and install or $1800 for the plumber down the street to replace.
Cost me $625 after tax for an upgraded replacement and some other stuff to bring it up to code. It was an endeavor, but a fun challenge!
I'm glad we opted to replace too. The hot water outlet was cross threaded, rust holes in the bottom, PVC glue was used on the old pressure relief valve, and the sediment was so built up that it wouldn't drain much faster than a trickle.
Hopefully, we are set for a while and our energy use will go down.
Do yourself a favor and follow this method once a year.
Step 1: Turn off cold water valve. Turn off circuit to water heater (if you don't you'll burn up the heating elements). Shut off gas line (if its a gas heater).
Step 2: Hook up a garden hose to the bottom valve and run the hose out to your driveway/planter box.
Step 3: Open valve and let it drain out. I try to water some plants first but towards the end I let it run into the street as the gunk starts to flush out.
Step 4: Crack open a beer and watch it drain out.
Step 5: Close valve and open cold water line. Wait for the tank to fill up.
Step 6: Turn on electrical circuit. Turn on gas and light the pilot light (if it's gas).
Step 7: Enjoy a water heater that's going to last much longer than normal...
Should take you about 20 minutes all in...
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Mauzer
Pitter Patter. Lets Get at Er
Remind me to do this in the Spring when its not freezing outside
CowboyTaco
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I got the self cleaning one so that I wouldn't have to. However, i do plan on doing that.
No one has ever mentioned draining the water heater, so that isn't something I knew to do before. The old one has so much gunk in it that it barely drained as a trickle. I think something clogged the line too, because it was still at least half full when it stopped draining.
Silverback
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I also heard that if you haven't drained your water heater and its been several years, don't do it. The grit in the bottom will get in the valve and cause it to leak as there is a chance that it won't shut properly.
Silverback
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I already have one
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Yesh I know, for the others
Hmmm haven't heard that one before. I mean I know how to unscrew the valve, clean it out and reinstall it
Silverback
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Hmmm haven't heard that one before. I mean I know how to unscrew the valve, clean it out and reinstall it
I thought the same, but all that crap in there can get caught up in the valve when you try to close it. Plumper told me this when he fixed mine yesterday. I had a thermo-coupler thingie go out... 4th time in less than 5 years. Honeywell SHIT!! Its so bad the company knows it and they are replacing them and covering the labor costs as well. NICE because after the 2nd one I was ready to replace both the fucking things.