Our water heater seems to be biting it fast. It's leaking pretty badly from the side thingy and from everything I have found out, once they are leaking it's sunk. It looks newish but is apparently about 11 YO.
So, if we are looking at getting a new one, which we probably are, does anyone have any recommendations?
The dying one is a "Bradford White" 48 Gallon heater with "Hydrojet" whatever that is.
We are getting a plumber to come check it out tomorrow. He's a friend of a friend and would do this as a side job. He might be able to get us a good contractor's deal on a new one. Lowes and HD have options where you can get one of their cards and it's interest free for 6months, which sounds attractive.
But it's hard to tell which ones are "good" - none really seem to have more than a 6yr warranty, and the prices vary wildly. With the Gas ones, the options are more limited than the electric. And Home Depot has a lot of those "tankless" or by demand options.
Our house has two bathrooms, it's a 1953 very solid built house but the infrastructure, so to speak, can be a little weird/oudated. The water heater is in the partial basement. Do those new instant heat thingys get installed in one place, or do they have to be per-appliance or something? Does anyone recommend any brand of water heater above others, and is there anything particular to look out for? Thanks!
So, if we are looking at getting a new one, which we probably are, does anyone have any recommendations?
The dying one is a "Bradford White" 48 Gallon heater with "Hydrojet" whatever that is.
We are getting a plumber to come check it out tomorrow. He's a friend of a friend and would do this as a side job. He might be able to get us a good contractor's deal on a new one. Lowes and HD have options where you can get one of their cards and it's interest free for 6months, which sounds attractive.
But it's hard to tell which ones are "good" - none really seem to have more than a 6yr warranty, and the prices vary wildly. With the Gas ones, the options are more limited than the electric. And Home Depot has a lot of those "tankless" or by demand options.
Our house has two bathrooms, it's a 1953 very solid built house but the infrastructure, so to speak, can be a little weird/oudated. The water heater is in the partial basement. Do those new instant heat thingys get installed in one place, or do they have to be per-appliance or something? Does anyone recommend any brand of water heater above others, and is there anything particular to look out for? Thanks!