A friend and I replaced his water heater recently [I think he is on this
list, too - so speak up, Tom, if I forget anything...].
the water heater had hard lines to it, which did make it a bit of a pain.
the problem was that the old heater had legs and the new one didn't,
putting it at a different height. This was just enough of a problem to
cause much wrestling! The rest of the layout is to standards, so a new
water heater "should" just plug in, even if it has hard lines going to it.
Al Fuller
al@bighealey.org
'62 A-H BT-7
'65 A-H BJ-8
'85 Rx-7 GSL-SE
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From: "Mark Andy" <marka@maracing.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:36 AM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] more water heater
Howdy,
So the water heater thread makes me ask this...
I need to replace our water heater, as its leaking a bit under the tank.
It was apparently made in '91, so hey, whatever.
Its currently mounted 'fixed' with the water pipes soldered in directly
and a hard gas line.
I'm wondering when I replace it if I shouldn't do it with flexible water /
gas connections to make it a little easier to replace 10 to 20 years from
now, as well as to make it a little easier to install.
I don't care about a few extra dollars. I do care about chances for leaks
/ problems.
Any been there, done that advice?
Mark
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