Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 13:29     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Replace it and get a tankless!
Anonymous
Post 07/21/2025 07:41     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Here’s a suggestion for all: install a powered anode rod no matter what your plans. This will greatly increase your water heater’s longevity and it’s easy to do with the right tools.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 23:27     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where is the tank located?


Basement with easy access, wide steps and floor drain but no idea if it's actually clear enough to accommodate 40 gallons coming at once.



It’s not going to be 40 gallons at once. Put s water alarm next to the floor drain and wait until it fails.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 22:41     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Our water heater is 28 years old, and we're getting it replaced next month. It works perfectly but we know we're on borrowed time.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 21:16     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.


They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.


It took my plumber 2 hours but you can do it in 20 min LMAO

If you were that good, you could be clearing 200k as a plumber.


if it was in the attic or something unusual, could take longer.
Most likely your plumber just knows who he is dealing with, and works slow to overcharge you as you won't know any better.


It's a flat fee you clown.


So they said. Could have done it flat out quicker and cheaper also. Ridiculous paying hundreds of dollars to do a simple job like that. Like the people who hire an electrician to replace light bulbs.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 20:30     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater

Rheem Marathon

Look it up.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 20:08     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.


They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.


It took my plumber 2 hours but you can do it in 20 min LMAO

If you were that good, you could be clearing 200k as a plumber.


if it was in the attic or something unusual, could take longer.
Most likely your plumber just knows who he is dealing with, and works slow to overcharge you as you won't know any better.


It's a flat fee you clown.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 19:58     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:Just diy replaced our 50 gallon gas water heater from GE made in 2012 which was working perfectly fine. Turns out in reading the label it was made by Rheem so that’s what I installed.

I kind of regret replacing it as I cut it open and there was zero rust but the anode rod was gone which is an easy fix. In other words I think it was in great shape for being 13 yrs old. I removed all of the parts and they too were in great shape.

The new gas valve is mostly plastic compared
To the metal one on the old one.


Remember boys in school used to make BBQ grills out of the water heater tanks. Wonder if they still do that with the newer glass lined tanks? Can the glass be removed? Would be neat to see pics of what that heater looked like.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 19:56     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.


They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.


It took my plumber 2 hours but you can do it in 20 min LMAO

If you were that good, you could be clearing 200k as a plumber.


if it was in the attic or something unusual, could take longer.
Most likely your plumber just knows who he is dealing with, and works slow to overcharge you as you won't know any better.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 19:55     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.




They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.



You again. Stop spouting off with this. So glad you saved the buck and DIY this yourself but this is NOT any easy DIY. Your advice is reckless.


Why are you so adamant that it's not easy? Did you try it and couldn't even do this simple install? Do you call an electrician to plug in a new lamp also?
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 14:17     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.


They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.


It took my plumber 2 hours but you can do it in 20 min LMAO

If you were that good, you could be clearing 200k as a plumber.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 13:53     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Our HW heater is approaching 20yrs and stories like the earlier poster prompted me to buy a new HW heater this week with install scheduled for early next week. The stress of a catastrophic HW heater failure and damage to the basement is not worth the risk of deferring an expense.


How much is it costing? I think we need to do this.




They run around $600-$1000 for 40-50gallon gas or electric ones.

Easy DIY install. Watch some youtube videos. Just turn off old one, drain, detach lines, dope up threads on new lines (always replace the inlet/outlet lines) put in new heater, attach lines, fill with water first, then turn it on and check for leaks/operation.

Takes about 20-30 min DIY including drain time.



You again. Stop spouting off with this. So glad you saved the buck and DIY this yourself but this is NOT any easy DIY. Your advice is reckless.
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 07:02     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
So you want to deal with replacement on a day of your choosing, or in the middle of the night just to save $50 ?
Anonymous
Post 07/20/2025 07:01     Subject: 21 Year Old Water Heater
I bet you've never replaced the anode bar, OP. And not it's too rusted in place to replace anyway.
If you want to wait until it's pumping brown water through your house and tearing into two pieces on the basement floor, keep waiting.