How much will you charge to:

Remove old water heater, put in new one, throw away old one...

2/24/2012 8:12:14 AM

500. You buy the heater

2/24/2012 9:15:18 AM

Is it gas or electric?

2/24/2012 11:31:53 AM

It's really not that difficult to do yourself, especially if it's in an area where you can use Shark Bite lines to hook up to the existing copper.

2/24/2012 1:17:54 PM

Walter White was easily able to replace his water heater with a tankless version.

2/26/2012 12:13:25 PM

Job has been completed.

Thanks!

2/26/2012 5:34:07 PM

gas tankless or nothing!

2/27/2012 1:57:19 AM

I've read mixed reviews about the tankless water heaters... does anyone have personal experience with them? worth the extra cost? recommend a brand/model?

2/27/2012 8:46:19 AM

what did you end up doing?

2/27/2012 9:14:52 AM

Got it installed for 400$ (that included new tank and removing old tank)

I've considered the "tankless" ones in the past... I am on the electric side of things (in terms of water heaters) and it seems the tankless ones actually use MORE electricity...

2/27/2012 10:35:06 AM

yeah, gas is the only way to go. I've installed 2. rinnai 9.4gpm model is what i have. works great and cut my bill significantly with the added bonus of being able to take a 10 hour shower if i want

2/27/2012 10:51:23 AM

Do tankless save money if you take long showers every day?

2/27/2012 1:50:37 PM

Forget the money. Try going from tankless to tank (~35 gallon). I used to take long showers but now they are cut in half

2/27/2012 7:37:04 PM

^^ unless you are showering for 24hrs out the day, you still save money as your tanked water heater is heating 24/7

2/27/2012 7:37:59 PM

A tankless system uses far more gas than a tank system when it's actually firing. Tank systems are heavily insulated, so once the water is heated it takes very little energy to keep it at the appropriate temp.

It is possible to use more energy with a tankless system, although highly unlikely under normal usage.

2/28/2012 10:58:45 AM