Friday, February 21, 2020

Water heater update

My vintage 1998 water heater finally tanked and started to leak all over the floor. Luckily it was slow and I discovered it pretty quickly. After that, the search for a plumber and researching what was the best replacement began. I was toying with the idea of installing my own tankless water heater but when I had to deal with no hot water at all in the house, the urgency of the fix really sunk in. A pro took all day to install the gear. It probably would have taken me weeks...
So, I got a tankless water heater and a water softener installed. Turns out my plumbing was already set up for a softener, I was just clueless to the fact. As I didn't do anything - here's just the before and after photos of the plumber's work. Wait! I did add an electrical outlet for the heater and softener...


Before. Tank.

After. Rinnai RUR199IN Tankless heater and a softener.


Front of house before.

Added exhaust and intake cover for heater.




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