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Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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06-13-2021, 09:07 PM #4051
We do fine at 6000'--you're a lot higher of course. We have no problem heating our cold winter water to 130 which is as hot as I want it for 2 simultaneous showers (California 2 gpm shower heads, and I think legal flow is less than that now.)
My kid has an outside tankless that works fine but it's in Sacramento. Ours is inside but the plumber put an open elbow in the condensate line for when the condensate freezes at the discharge end outdoors. Fortunately there was a convenient hole in the floor that goes down to the crawl space in just the right spot.
Another advantage of tankless--I can fill my spa a 1/3 of the way with hot water in the winter.
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06-13-2021, 09:11 PM #4052man of ice
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sfb, it looks to me like if the chair would be high enough the way you have it, wouldn't you want people's feet to touch the ground if they were sitting in it?
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06-13-2021, 09:13 PM #4053man of ice
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06-13-2021, 11:29 PM #4054
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06-14-2021, 06:08 AM #4055Banned
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06-14-2021, 07:01 AM #4056Registered User
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do you think I have any clue about anything I talk about? surely I would ignore myself cause I know better to belive a word I say
seriously not trying to be the smartest guy in the room nor do I want to be but I'll take your money
much more worried about what kind of rims I'm gonna buy for the bro wagon than doing something right at work today
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06-14-2021, 07:09 AM #4057
Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
I’m confused by all of this. All these solutions work, just find the best one for you:
1. Regular water heater off gas, with a tank, is the cheapest solution but must be replaced every 7-12 years depending on what’s in your water
2. Heat pump water heaters are good anywhere that doesn’t get too cold. Run off electricity, very efficient, no coils to fall apart. Cost around 3x what regular gas tank WHs cost
3. Tankless gas are fine, cost 3-5 times what #1 costs, if you get one with enough BTUs they provide never ending hot water
4. Tankless electric cost a lot and are not at all efficient. Hard to find them with a large capacity. Could be useful if you have a ton of solar panels and are generating more than you are using, or if you have a gas free building (which is a big sustainability push these days)
5. Sidearm off a boiler. Typically gas but can be either. With gas ones they are just as efficient as the boiler which can be quite efficient. Last a very long time as they have no coil. If you have a boiler you should definitely do this. Usually provides unlimited hot water unless the boiler is undersized.
Altitude doesn’t impact this significantly. There are plenty of gas appliances set up to work at altitude. Incoming water temp matters but that simply means you need to get more BTUs to overcome a greater temperature delta. Distance from fixtures is the same issue no matter which of the above you pick. Heat pumps work better in warmer climates but can work nearly anywhere with the right install.
I’ve seen literally hundreds of all of the above examples and they are all working fine. Pick the one that works best for your situation and don’t stress.
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06-14-2021, 08:26 AM #4058Registered User
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I will add #5, the sidearm, is subject to water quality issues same as #1, a tanked WH.
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06-14-2021, 08:32 AM #4059
165 F will melt the wax ring on the toilet bowl.
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06-14-2021, 08:35 AM #4060
Good to know it’s possible. I’m also in WWA. Did they install a “normally closed” solenoid drain valve; so in an outage the unit would self drain to prevent freezing?
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06-14-2021, 10:03 AM #4064
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06-14-2021, 10:13 AM #4065"timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang
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06-14-2021, 10:14 AM #4066
horrible smell either way you sniff it
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06-14-2021, 11:45 AM #4067
to the fucking bottom, baby!
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06-14-2021, 11:56 AM #4068
Still being quoted $2995/MBF from our national supplier.....
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06-14-2021, 12:00 PM #4069
What's in the water in Sacramento must be flouride for water heaters--last year we replaced a 35 year old one that was never drained, never had the anode changed, never leaked. We changed it on general principle while it was still working. The new one certainly heats faster so probably the old one was failing slow enough that we didn't notice. And maybe they built them better 35 years ago. Actually, all of our appliances seem to last longer than they're supposed to. Maybe appliance makers have us all brainwashed to think stuff fails much sooner than it actually does, so that when an appliance fails in a few years we accept it as normal.
One nice thing about the new one--they're insulated well enough to not need a jacket. With the old one I the jacket on the floor every time I ventured down to the basement.
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06-14-2021, 12:33 PM #4070Registered User
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If a parts changer comes out once a service call for a dishwasher and a second time to actually replace the part you're at $400. Hopefully it was the right part and your wife does the dishes. LOL
Buy a new one installed for $450 and you only have 1 appointment to keep and you'll have a NEW working DW for sure.
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appliances are pretty easy to work on there are youtoobes on how to fix everything, you can buy the parts on-line and my sense is that older appliances are easier to work on / actualy fixable so I fix them myself cuz that fucking appliance repair man who obviously used to work in the plant put a bad part in my M/C just to fuck my shit up
I been wanting a Honda lawnmower so one shows up on FB last week, apparently it stalls so they buy a new machine instead of fixing it, I get it home to find it runs for a bit and stalls.
So i watch 3 youtubes on cleaning the carb and its all fixed up for 150$ instead of paying $$$$ for a new Honda
if a water heater is using energy to heat water and giving heat off arent you still having the benifit of that energy as long as its in your insulated house envelope ??Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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06-14-2021, 02:12 PM #4073
A. Not so great in the summer. B. Even in the winter it's not in the spot you want it, so you are paying to heat your mech room to 95 while the rest of the house is lower. To be most efficient put your heat (or summer cooling) where it most impacts comfort.
I keep being told the prices won't come down till they sell out the lumber stock the bought at the higher price.
This is true. I wonder what percentage of the population actually does this? I'm saying a tiny portion...
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06-14-2021, 02:35 PM #4074
Very tiny I'm sure. Shit, most people probably don't even change their furnace filters. But, still worth mentioning. Mine's 14 years old now, it's on its third anode rod and gets flushed every year when I bring in my backyard hoses for the winter. No leaks and the exterior looks great, heats up great, no funky noises when running, minimal color in the flush water. Seems like it could easily make it to 20, but at that point I'll probably replace it regardless.
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06-14-2021, 03:15 PM #4075Registered User
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a popular upgrade around here is to replace the gas water heater with an electirc at the same time the 35 yr old gas furnace gets replaced
that way the furnace intake & exhast pipes can BOTH go up the old furnace/water heater vent which is super easy for the instaler instead of putting holes thru an old finished basement and out the side of the house
the instal I seen the contracter ate the price of the electrical hookup and only charged for the tank
you can drive down the street & tell if a house has the new setup cuz you can see the exhast pipe going straight up and the intake with with a 180 pointing downLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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