Hi everyone. I am urgently looking for some guidance about a hot water heater replacement and would really appreciate your help.
We have a 50 gal gas water heater that is vented through a chimney in our 1927 house. Both the chimney and the hot water heater have not been well maintained and the hot water heater, while functional, has been flooded and is dangerous, I believe. We want to replace it with either an electric water heater or a direct vent.
Would you all be able to give pros/cons about both? The increased operating cost for electric is okay with us, as is the cost of upgrading the electrical since we need a new panel anyway. Our furnace vent is directed through an exterior wall we are not inclined to keep the chimney active just for the hot water heater. In addition, other than the furnace the entire house runs on electric so we're slightly more inclined to go that way but wonder if we are overlooking any obvious pitfalls with an electric water heater.
Thanks for any help you all are able to offer!
We have a 50 gal gas water heater that is vented through a chimney in our 1927 house. Both the chimney and the hot water heater have not been well maintained and the hot water heater, while functional, has been flooded and is dangerous, I believe. We want to replace it with either an electric water heater or a direct vent.
Would you all be able to give pros/cons about both? The increased operating cost for electric is okay with us, as is the cost of upgrading the electrical since we need a new panel anyway. Our furnace vent is directed through an exterior wall we are not inclined to keep the chimney active just for the hot water heater. In addition, other than the furnace the entire house runs on electric so we're slightly more inclined to go that way but wonder if we are overlooking any obvious pitfalls with an electric water heater.
Thanks for any help you all are able to offer!
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