I'm on city water (in the county go figure) so it is pretty stable water. Not like well water.

Thx for the info.

 

Well our house is almost 28 years old. Since living there for three years it has had a new roof, new siding, new windows, new carpeting, two fully remodeled bath's as well as tons of landscaping and other various stuff

So we'll just add the new AC unit and Hot water heater.

Then probably move....

Get that roof done DZ add to this economy !!!!!

 

I've found mine! http://www.boschusa.com/JumpPages/WaterHeaters/

Woo-hoo!

 

ever seen the inside of a water heater tank?

 

Yes.

Nasty little critter. But then again, It had been sitting out behind the barn for over 5 years. We used it for a smoker on a BBQ pit.

 

Sounds like me my friend. 40 yr old house. Moved in 4 years ago.


Gutted a refinished the basement
Replaced the electric service
Gutted the kitchen and rebuilt
Both Bathrooms - 1 gutted and redone, one cosmettically
All the carpets torn up and hard wood floors reinstalled.
Air condition and heater.
New shed built on the grounds.
landscaping.

Next on the list:

New driveway, new pool deck, and a roof in a few years.

 

Yes and you're correct. There's always buildup in water heater tanks as well. It's just that, even with hard water, you can go many years without having to clean out the tank; maybe never. With the tankless type I would think you'd need to clean it with vinegar or something fairly often. Don't get me wrong though; I like the idea of the tankless water heaters. I'm just saying they may not be the most practical for every location and application. If they last the 20 years or so that they claim; even better!

 

Reminds me of that movie "The Money Pit"!

 

So for us city boys with good water quality we wouldn't have to worry about cleaning the dopey thing, would we?

 

Sounds like my house. Minus the basement. My house is about 40 years old built in 1964...I have been living there for a lilttle over 4 years, and it's a non stop battle. I got lucky and bought it with a new roof.

I need to have all the electrical done, but I wont be able to do it myself.

 

Shouldn't but it wouldn't hurt to try and find someone that has had one for awhile in your area to get their opinion.

 

Hmmm... with the insane price of natural gas these days it almost seems like a no-brainer. With no mineral deposit issues in sinks, dishwasher, anywhere... I think I'm safe... don't know of anyone that has one in my poor white-trash neighborhood.

 

I dont use any water at the house. I drink what I need while I'm at work and then I dont shower or wash anything.

 

they have been used in Europe for many years, so you might try F150europe or some of our other overseas members...




regards

 

my buddy marc has a tankless water heater in his house in new hampshire..used to have the old tank type...till it sprung a leak...and nobody went up there for a week...i found it pissing water everywhere in the basement...ran the well dry and almost burnt the pump up..one other thing to consider...if you dont need hot water (in this case) for 2or 3 weeks(because we only go up there to snowmobile every other week in the winter) it makes no sense to keep the water hot..that costs$$$$$...the new tankless heater works just fine and uses no elecricity untill you want hot water...zap!