g20zoom
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In the past...I heard people say the Home Depot GE heaters(rebadged Rheem/Rudd) were the same as the supply house ones...but when I dug around, some plumbers said the supply house ones weight quite a bit more. So one would think the supply house ones were much thicker tanks.
Now that HD has switched over directly to the Rheem brand, are these the same ones as the supply houses?
ie same thickness of tanks, same anode rods, etc?
What do you guys know?
I'm about to replace a 50 gallon natural gas one soon....as I have a 7 year old GE one(previous owner) and since the pilot went out for no reason recently I'm thinking I better replace it soon. It did relight after several tries but the hot water flex line just leaked too, and the hot water circ line leaked 2x in the past year, so it's a sign I should just replace it all!
Now that HD has switched over directly to the Rheem brand, are these the same ones as the supply houses?
ie same thickness of tanks, same anode rods, etc?
What do you guys know?
I'm about to replace a 50 gallon natural gas one soon....as I have a 7 year old GE one(previous owner) and since the pilot went out for no reason recently I'm thinking I better replace it soon. It did relight after several tries but the hot water flex line just leaked too, and the hot water circ line leaked 2x in the past year, so it's a sign I should just replace it all!