As soon as I can afford it, I’m getting one. I just don’t have the 4 figures laying around to pay for it and I won’t do it on credit if it’s not an emergency.
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Thanks for this.im currently waiting for mine to die.
This is precisely what's next on my list. I already ripped out the oil heat my house came with this year and replaced it with reverse cycle heating and cooling. Tackling the stupid 240v resistive water heater is next, and that'll free up a slot in my breaker box so I can maybe install a vehicle charger later.
It'S a WiNnEr On YoUr WaLlEt! But yet they cost $1699. This stupid article thinks we're high class people instead of poverty class, because there is no way I could ever be able to afford something that expensive
Expect install cost to be $500-1000 on top of that. Water heaters tend to last around 10 years (though this can extend out a lot with proper maintenance), so homeowners are going to have to have an expense like that at some point.
You could diy the install. If the old one is gas, you probably shouldn't, though. Cities often don't care about people doing diy plumbing and electrical, because if you fuck up, it tends to fuck over only yourself. If you fuck up gas work, it can fuck over your neighbors.
Idk, I DIY swapped out old gas water heater for an electric heat pump water heater heater and it was super straight forward. If you have the plumbing and electrical skills to add a circuit and move your hookups (since on most gas water heaters they are on top and most heat pump water heaters they are on the sides top and bottom), you probably have the skills to safely disconnect and cap off the old gas line. Just be sure to use pipe dope that is rated for gas, and check with soapy water once you pressurize the line again for leaks.
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