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I'm looking to replace a 40 gal gas AO Smith water heater. Although we are fairly modest water users (3 showers almost never used at once) I like to take an occasional soak in our large whirpool tub. That requires that I bleed the hot water into the tub slowly, usually over 3/4 hour. Been...

thanx That's exactly what Fernco told me- trying to locate the part.... :)

Etc... ;) Stay tuned- Fernco customer service cited me part # that will supposedly work; I'll report here to share the results. Thanx 4 the feedback so far- I was thinking along some of the same lines...

1000 words.... Mark, Yeh, I think I'm being misunderstood a bit- here's a photo that should 'splain what the situation is...[/IMG] We're talkin' the ID here- 2" too loose; 3" won't fit at all. Any suggestions welcomed profusely :) Fernco website doesn't list any 2.5 inch donuts-...

Renovating the 80 YO basement bath- all the subsurface galvanized piping (shower & vents shot- basically held together by the dirt); excavated out the CI double wye- left side branch runs to lavatory drain (which looks like 2" CI in good shape); Middle 4" branch ran to the lead closet bend...

Thanks 4 the replies- now the next question.... :o Thanks all who have replied- rough & tumble works for me fine. Great grist for doing more intelligent due diligence... As I originally posted, I was not married to the tankless idea, just the concept of freeing up the basement real estate...

:confused: Looking for experienced, but "off the boilerplate" advice to help decide if its practical to move to a gas tankless water heater. We're in the process of finishing the basement of our 80 YO townhouse in NYC. Our family's water use patterns seem well-suited to tankless capacity...