water heater condition

autx790

I have a 50 gallon state select water heater that sat full of water for a few months but it was left idle. I had a tankless installed and couldn't remove this one at the time. I then was able to drain it and it has now sat idle empty for a couple of month. I'm going to sell it now but want to make sure leaving it idle full & empty for that time period has not harmed it in any way (i dont want to sell a lemon).

Also, it is a state select ES6 50 DORS, i can only find them for sale one place and they ask $630. It's about 5 years old. That price seems steep, what would you say it's really worth?

Thanks!

Alan

I wouldn't pay someone 100 bucks for a used water heater. No offense of course...

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Journeyman Plumber

VIPlumber

If you're looking just to get rid of it, then ~$150 seems fair. There's always a market for this type of stuff, it just depends on how quickly you want to get rid of it. When I sold my 3 year old GE (replaced w/ a tankless also), I sold it for $100. Money wasn't the issue, figured it still had 5 years of life left in it. Sold it to a realtor/flipper dude, he knew what he was buying.

People buying second hand have to be realistic about their expectations, They can't expect to pay 1/5 the cost of new and get the same life span, etc.. as with a brand new unit.

ben's plumbing

yep agree with above ..its reasonable to only get 100.00 to 150.00.. .. ..people who buy used only expect to get so much life out of there product they buy..