Water Heater Out

[RollLeft 5088]

Dude wants to replace the ten year old water heater, with Bradford White 40G, and the valve for $1550.  Fair?  What say you surly mofo's?

Edited April 13, 2018 by RollLeft

[Captain Ron 13099]

How did the old water heater die?

$1550 sounds way too high for a straight replacement, what's that thing made of, solid gold?

[Paco 1952]

Are you in Austin? If so, that's a pretty good price. Unless it's in the attic, then it's damn cheap.

[Jerry Callo 8955]

Does that price include dealing with old school water heater closet?  Apparently, the new water heaters are shorter and wider such that they don't fit in old water heater closets.

[RollLeft 5088]

I came home last night to what sounded like a water fall inside the house.  Fortunately for me the pan, which was to the brim , was doing its job.  The wife said she came home to the sound.  So it had done that for a couple of hours.  The water heater simply could no longer hold water.  The heater is in the attic.  

[Paco 1952]

I am available for water heater jobs next week. Send me a PM, I'll hook you up.

[bluto 4982]

Holy shit, I bought nat gas one from HD for $450 and had a craigslist dude install for $150, including haul off of old one. My water closet is incredibly easy access

[dcbc 14643]

When we got our last one, our plumber told us we were lucky on the price.  Some new regulations are requiring a thicker bottom and more efficiency if I recall.  Price was about to go way up.  Ours will be dead in about 8 more years by my experience with the old sort of them.

[Jkwellborn 7007]

Aren’t the manufacturers required to add a bunch of insulation to them now? Al the newer ones I’ve seen are bigger around that the older models.

[msbesq 388]

That’s double the price you should pay. We had a 50 gallon installed in our attic last year for $750.