Hi,
I just picked up a 50gal Kenmore 153.332050 water heater.. It is technically pre-owned but was never hooked up, still had all the pipe plugs installed. I think it was tipped over because it has a 4 inch wide dent in the sheet metal on one side at the top and a small crack in the power vent suction. I only paid $325 for it. Best I can tell,it has a .65 EF.. The big fat yellow sticker on the side says I'm going to spend $281 or something like that per year to run it...
How in the heck do they rate these things? Is that $281 for a family of 4 with three girls and a thermostat setting of 155deg??? Or is that $281 for my wife and I with a thermostat setting of 120 degrees?
I'm sure they are using some kind of averaging standard.. does anyone know what math its based on???
Last question: Beyond the obvious sheet metal dent, is there anything I should be concerned about? Do those "glass liners" break if you drop a water heater? Didn't hear anything rattling when we loaded it.
I just picked up a 50gal Kenmore 153.332050 water heater.. It is technically pre-owned but was never hooked up, still had all the pipe plugs installed. I think it was tipped over because it has a 4 inch wide dent in the sheet metal on one side at the top and a small crack in the power vent suction. I only paid $325 for it. Best I can tell,it has a .65 EF.. The big fat yellow sticker on the side says I'm going to spend $281 or something like that per year to run it...
How in the heck do they rate these things? Is that $281 for a family of 4 with three girls and a thermostat setting of 155deg??? Or is that $281 for my wife and I with a thermostat setting of 120 degrees?
I'm sure they are using some kind of averaging standard.. does anyone know what math its based on???
Last question: Beyond the obvious sheet metal dent, is there anything I should be concerned about? Do those "glass liners" break if you drop a water heater? Didn't hear anything rattling when we loaded it.