Ok guys first of all i want to thank you for leading me the right direction with my original post on the water heater problems i was having. I called a couple of places today to see how much they would charge to replace the dip tube and they said about $200. Umm well for that kind of money i have decided to replace the unit. I went to look at mynards today at the richmond WH. After looking i had a couple of questions which of course the teenage people they hire at these places could not answer. Well anyways here are my two questions:
1) The base 40 gallon unit was $289 (6 year warranty). I really wasn't interested in the (9 year warrant) one because i think your basically just buying an extended warranty but there was one feature of the 9 year unit that caught my eye. Its called "Everkleen Self Cleaning system" that is supposed to fight sediment buildup. The 9 year unit was $349. I guess the question is this self cleaning unit really worth the money and will it help the water heater to last longer?
2) I had the choice of the tall or short unit. The short unit they will have to special order but thats not a big deal because i have dealt with this for awhile and no reason i can't deal with it for a month more. The only difference in specs is the short unit has a higher First hour delivery. It is 72 compared to 67 which i don't know if it will make a difference but hey if you can get something for free why not. I wanted to go home and measure my tank too but unfortunatly it doesn't match either the short or tall tank. Mine measured 54'' and the short take measures 49-1/4'' and the tall 58. Should i go with the short unit?
Thanks,
Ncage
Oh ya btw, i decided to call around to local plumber places to see what they charge for a new unit installed and the quote i got was around $750-800
1) The base 40 gallon unit was $289 (6 year warranty). I really wasn't interested in the (9 year warrant) one because i think your basically just buying an extended warranty but there was one feature of the 9 year unit that caught my eye. Its called "Everkleen Self Cleaning system" that is supposed to fight sediment buildup. The 9 year unit was $349. I guess the question is this self cleaning unit really worth the money and will it help the water heater to last longer?
2) I had the choice of the tall or short unit. The short unit they will have to special order but thats not a big deal because i have dealt with this for awhile and no reason i can't deal with it for a month more. The only difference in specs is the short unit has a higher First hour delivery. It is 72 compared to 67 which i don't know if it will make a difference but hey if you can get something for free why not. I wanted to go home and measure my tank too but unfortunatly it doesn't match either the short or tall tank. Mine measured 54'' and the short take measures 49-1/4'' and the tall 58. Should i go with the short unit?
Thanks,
Ncage
Oh ya btw, i decided to call around to local plumber places to see what they charge for a new unit installed and the quote i got was around $750-800
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