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Have an 18 year old Rheem gas water heater in a 9 unit apartment building that is nearing the end of its life. After going on youtube and a variety of sites, there doesn't seem to be a consensus about who makes the best water heater. The current tank is 100 gallons and the building has copper...

I have to buy a new water heater, old one is leaking. From research I've done on forums like this, it seems MOST people say stay away from box store brands (Home Depot, Menard's) like Rheem and Richmond, etc. Despite this, I need to go inexpensive. Home Depot has 3 levels of Rheem 50 gallon...

I am trying to sell my house, and the buyer's home inspector found that the hot water heater's combustion chamber outer door is missing. The buyer is now asking us to replace the door. Can anyone tell me if this outer door is a critical component? It has not been there for at least the last...

I had a sump pump failure on 10/31 that caused 3-4" of water to pool up across the entire finished basement. I immediately called ServiceMaster for the cleanup. They brought in a plumber that said a little of the insulation in the water heater got wet and that the entire unit should probably be...

Hi, I'm at the stage in my remodel where I need to shop for an electric water heater. I'm pretty much resigned to a 40 or 50 gallon tank but was wondering if there were features worth considering while I'm looking for one. I am putting this water heater in a remodeled mobile to pretty much a...

The shower closer to the hot water heater always gets scalding hot after about 5-10 minutes. I replaced the heater last week and it still does the same thing. Help please as this is dangerous. Thanks

I am renovating a 1920 house! The house is a duplex and now being turned into a triplex. My next mission is the plumbing. I am using Pex. The main line will be 1" with 3/4" branches and 1/2" copper stub outs connected to compression fitting stop valves. My water pressure is around 100psi(city...

We're buying our first house, in CA. Very excited! It's a remodeled house built in 1962, and it has two water heaters: a 30 gallon one near the kitchen side of the house, and a 50 gallon one on the bathroom side (the Master Bath also has a jacuzzi tub, if that's relevant). They're both over 6...

Sharing my recent experience. We had a 75 gal gas fired hot water heater leak. Went to store with intention of replacing it with new tankless system. Cost of tankless including equipment and install from $3800 to $4300 (got 4 difference quotes). And federal rebate calculation which has a very...