selling house
Well, let me tell you the story. In Minneapolis, the city requires the seller to have a truth in housing inspection, to make sure certain things are up to code. My water heaters, which I had installed 1 year ago by a friend, were not up to code regarding having 3/4" rigid supplies, and the venting was loose, without 3 screws per connection. The fix was supposed to be simple, but on top of being required to hire a plumber(it's a duplex), when the vent was pulled out of the chimney(home is blt. 1890), the chimney was found to be collapsed.
Option one was to clean out the chimney and add a liner. This is somewhat risky, because the whole chimney may be collapsed inside.
Option two was to use another, unused, lined chimney, but it is located on the other side of the basement, and would require a lot of copper re-routing.
Option three, then, is to install two electric units, and have them wired by an electrician.
And, finally, option four is to use two powervented units, and find a space to vent them. I think that I could add some outlets nearby, although the city inspector might wonder who did the work.
So, at this time, all options are open to me, I am just trying to figure out the least expensive way to go about it. It's hard to get people to give multiple quotes on different versions of the same job, so I'm trying to figure it out myself. I am physically able to do most of the work, but am required to hire it out by the city.