Water heater down.

chilly said:
There are a couple of "builder's bargains" stores in the area with odd lots and stuff, maybe they picked it up there, IDK
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I really wonder about those "builder-grade" parts they use. We built our house and moved in new. Every time we do a project in the house I run across those cheap parts and shake my head at how bad they really are.

I think there is a pool of barely-possible appliances out there at some of those "builder stores". When we moved into our house we went through at least THREE water heaters before we landed on the one we have now. Each previous one kept having the gas burners fail after only a day or two. Fortunately they were well inside the builder's warranty on the house so they had to deal with it.
 
Desertnate said:
I really wonder about those "builder-grade" parts they use. We built our house and moved in new. Every time we do a project in the house I run across those cheap parts and shake my head at how bad they really are.

I think there is a pool of barely-possible appliances out there at some of those "builder stores". When we moved into our house we went through at least THREE water heaters before we landed on the one we have now. Each previous one kept having the gas burners fail after only a day or two. Fortunately they were well inside the builder's warranty on the house so they had to deal with it.
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I hear you on the builder grade stuff

We had free rein in specing our house and went with high end stuff throughout

Not fancy, just high quality

Cheaper in the long run


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PaulMys said:
Yup.

Buy one $100 tool once, or buy the cheaper $50 tool four times.........
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My dad always said “we are too poor to do it twice, do it right the first time”

I’ve always lived by that motto


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Desertnate said:
I really wonder about those "builder-grade" parts they use. We built our house and moved in new. Every time we do a project in the house I run across those cheap parts and shake my head at how bad they really are.
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Did yinz build it yourselves or a builder? Was it a builder that does the housing plans or shall i say developements?

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chilly said:
This morning at work she mentioned that she had to replace her water heater over the weekend

She immediately found out she needed a city permit to install or replace ANY gas appliance
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What a joke. Justanother way to make a few dollars and stick their nose in everybodys shitt.

We replaced our side deck a few years ago, and made it a bit bigger, its still small, nothing elabrit. But some smackoff that was getting nailed for doing shadyshit without permits, was driving around the township looking for folks that were doing work to turn them in. That prick turned us in and we had to pay for a permit and all that shitt And have it inspected. I was pissed just because people cant stay iutta other peoples business

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opie said:
Did yinz build it yourselves or a builder? Was it a builder that does the housing plans or shall i say developements?

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opie said:
What a joke. Justanother way to make a few dollars and stick their nose in everybodys shitt.

We replaced our side deck a few years ago, and made it a bit bigger, its still small, nothing elabrit. But some smackoff that was getting nailed for doing shadyshit without permits, was driving around the township looking for folks that were doing work to turn them in. That prick turned us in and we had to pay for a permit and all that shitt And have it inspected. I was pissed just because people cant stay iutta other peoples business

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I wish I went to your HS, opie......

I could get the state to reimburse me for lost wages due to inadequate education practices..........


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PaulMys said:
I wish I went to your HS, opie......

I could get the state to reimburse me for lost wages due to inadequate education practices..........


:laughing::laughing::laughing::cheers:
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PaulMys said:
I wish I went to your HS, opie......

I could get the state to reimburse me for lost wages due to inadequate education practices..........


:laughing::laughing::laughing::cheers:
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Hahaha you som bittch. Yinz is spelled correctly! But that other highlighted word...i knew it was wrong but my asss was to lazy to lookup correct spelling

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I did ask him about the big box store brands. He mentioned they stay away from them. He can't count how many they replaced. You cannot get parts for them! Also asked him about the insulating wraps for them. Not needed. The new ones have plenty of insulation. If you look at your new one, it looks bigger because of all the built in insulation.
 
opie said:
Did yinz build it yourselves or a builder? Was it a builder that does the housing plans or shall i say developements?

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A builder built it in a development, but but there was flexibility. They had several "models" to choose from, but we still had control over the floorplan, front elevation, etc. Somethings like appliances and light fixtures we chose. Others we didn't.

I can't complain too much. The house is built really well and it was what we could afford at the time. This house was the first one we'd ever bought after more than a decade of globe hopping with the military. We've learned a lot since then and I'm sure it would be different when we do it again.
 
PA DETAILER said:
I did ask him about the big box store brands. He mentioned they stay away from them. He can't count how many they replaced. You cannot get parts for them! Also asked him about the insulating wraps for them. Not needed. The new ones have plenty of insulation. If you look at your new one, it looks bigger because of all the built in insulation.
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I tried to get my daughter and her husband to slow down and think this through and make a better plan, possibly an on demand unit, but they were adamant about getting up and running ASAP, so we did what we did

At under $500 with no install costs if it lasts a few years so be it, and in the meantime I will have more experience with on-demand units and maybe we can go from there...
 
Yea. Sadly, when they go you want it replaced ASAP!!
 
Desertnate said:
We used them frequently when traveling in Europe.

Many of the BNB's we stayed in, especially in countries like Belgium and the Netherlands, had one in every guest bathroom rather than having to have a giant water heater to supply all the guest rooms and the rest of the landlords house too. I remember the water being hot pretty fast and it never ran out. Unlike at our house with a water heater, the hot water never ran out either. This was handy when our whole family was hitting the showers and one of my girls in line before me decided to hold a one-person concert and took forever. I didn't have to worry about getting stuck with a cold shower. ...
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I've heard of/considered getting a mini on-demand heater that you install just for your shower/etc. Then like you say it's endless hot shower potential.
 
oneheadlite said:
I've heard of/considered getting a mini on-demand heater that you install just for your shower/etc. Then like you say it's endless hot shower potential.
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For the master bathroom, that would be great. For my daughter’s bathroom I want it on a timer of no more 10 min as my teenage daughter seems to take it as a personal challenge to utilize the entire 50 gallons of hot water by herself.
 
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