09-27-2024, 11:14 PM
(09-27-2024, 08:06 PM)Highpower Wrote: I've got this feeling that I should have the local hospital do a rape kit on me. Maybe I'm wrong, so you tell me.
We had to get a new water heater installed by professional plumbers for the first time in my life, since I'm not up to doing it myself anymore. Long story short... installed a new 40 gal Nat gas water heater, small expansion tank, pressure regulator, a couple of ball valves and about 16' of 3/4" (M) copper pipe. Not a single fitting was sweated together. Everything slapped together with a couple dozen pro-press fittings all waiting to start leaking as far as I'm concerned. And looks like shite to boot. All for a mere $4,700
I installed our last water heater myself for around $600 - $700 and 2 hours of my time.
That's ridiculous! I thought the $1870 I had to pay to get a new gas 30 gallon hot water heater installed earlier in this year to be a bit too much and that was with the senior discount. But no way I could do it myself since I'm an old fart.
Ed