sfsuphysics
Supporting Member
... with a water heater.
So long story short, traditional water heater leaked, had to replace it, would have gone hybrid electric if I had electric already but I had natural gas which still is cheaper to run IIRC, plus even PG&E are a bunch of dillholes who don't give you a rebate unless you're replacing an existing electric heater (even though they're pushing big to de-gasify the home). Thought about tankless, got sticker shock... on how much traditional water heaters cost... a few models of a tankless were 20% off which made it about the same price so went with that. 3 days of work later, all installed with my very own hands, and everything up to code too! Even though the work of plumbing (gas, water and venting) wasn't really that hard I still have a whole new respect for plumbers as just kneeling, standing, climbing, crawling... needless to say Advil was my dessert of choice each night after dinner.
Wife talked about it and how I installed it to her friends, quiet brag, and one of them needs a water heater replaced (of course they do) I gave some advice but like most people they called a plumber who quoted them $2200 for a traditional, and $5k for a tankless... kind of makes me want to get a plumbers license, except there are rules that you need to be an apprentice for 5 years before you're even allowed to take the test or something... well I'm too old to go through that, so I'll continue to look for another line of work since I got budget-canned from 17 years as a teacher.
Either way, I like the sleekness of the tankless, got extra room to store a ladder or two as well now!
That is all!
So long story short, traditional water heater leaked, had to replace it, would have gone hybrid electric if I had electric already but I had natural gas which still is cheaper to run IIRC, plus even PG&E are a bunch of dillholes who don't give you a rebate unless you're replacing an existing electric heater (even though they're pushing big to de-gasify the home). Thought about tankless, got sticker shock... on how much traditional water heaters cost... a few models of a tankless were 20% off which made it about the same price so went with that. 3 days of work later, all installed with my very own hands, and everything up to code too! Even though the work of plumbing (gas, water and venting) wasn't really that hard I still have a whole new respect for plumbers as just kneeling, standing, climbing, crawling... needless to say Advil was my dessert of choice each night after dinner.
Wife talked about it and how I installed it to her friends, quiet brag, and one of them needs a water heater replaced (of course they do) I gave some advice but like most people they called a plumber who quoted them $2200 for a traditional, and $5k for a tankless... kind of makes me want to get a plumbers license, except there are rules that you need to be an apprentice for 5 years before you're even allowed to take the test or something... well I'm too old to go through that, so I'll continue to look for another line of work since I got budget-canned from 17 years as a teacher.
Either way, I like the sleekness of the tankless, got extra room to store a ladder or two as well now!
That is all!
