OT: Replacement water heater for home (NSOT??)

plastic sediment drain. I'd figured to put in a brass quater turn valve (not a bra like new tanks. Would that be triple E cup?)] year tanks up here anyway. The

Center posted, as your reply was.

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Where I live (NY state, USA) most of the gas water heaters have no connection to the 110 VAC power. Most use a thermocouple to the gas valve.

I've only seen two or three gas WH in my life, which need 110 VAC power. Those were the power vented ones.

I had a gas floor furnace years ago that worked fine without an external power supply. Older gas/propne water heaters also worked without an external power supply. They didn't have fans for the exhaust gases. A brief explanation here:

Most will. Most use a thermopile to run the thermostatic controls. Only the forced exhaust type typically require outside power - some of them have electric ignition too - but certainly not all. Without the forced draft the gas cannot come on on the forced draft units.

It puzzled me that older units had pilot lights, then mine is a newer model and it also maintained a pilot light ... I guess I am a little confused about the technology not being uniform, usually it seems when it changes, all the models change across the brands.

I'm not expressing my thought too well here. I did get that he has electronic ignition and lost that with the power.

nancy

Looking at Lowes, a heater is in the $400 to $550 range. They can also arrange installation. It won't be the cheapest, but you won't have to deal with shysters either. Worth considering if you don't know a plumber.

It is interesting, but I was a bit disappointed in the potential savings for Energy Star: Choosing an ENERGY STAR qualified gas storage water heater instead of a standard model can save a family of four about $25 per year.

Would have been pretty stinky around here if no hot showers.

nancy

I can't speak for him but our bills went right down when we got rid of the tank.

Of course not. We used to have that but changed and this is cheaper and more efficient.

But do you have a large tank of water? This system (for the hot water) heats only what you take.

Any time some thing is made that makes no sense, I figure it's got to be either environmentally friendly, or energy saving. Either which what way, probably forced on us by government regulation.

Detergent without phosphates. Low flow toilets. Vehicles with less passenger space due to huge air bags. Stoves too small for a bird, due to energy efficiency requirements and thick wall insullation. And the list goes on.

My natural gas water heater has no electric service, and I rather like it that way. During the ice storm 2003, hot water was really nice to have.

"somebody" is singular. "they" is plural. Ought have written that he or she didn't read.

I know of two ways. One is referral from your friends.

Second is to call several plumbers. See who talks simply on the phone, and makes sense. Take the list to the Lord in prayer, and be sensetive to the prompting of the Spirit.

And now we see Clare's complete failure of a mind reading act.

The last long power failure we had in NJ (5 or 6 days, wintertime), we had plenty of hot water available from our gas water heater.

I have gas heat, hot water, and stove. I've never lost gas but during a power outage, my gas furnace won't work (needs a fan to blow the forced air) and it shuts down without electricity. Same thing for my gas hot water heater. Without electricity, it shuts down. Gas stove is the only thing I can use during a power outage.

I have gas heat, hot water, and stove. I've never lost gas but during a power outage, my gas furnace won't work (needs a fan to blow the forced air) and it shuts down without electricity. Same thing for my gas hot water heater. Without electricity, it shuts down. Gas stove is the only thing I can use during a power outage.

Same here.

Cheri

My mistake. I read many responses then when I went back to respond myself I forgot about the gas part. No...I was talking about an electric water heater. Sorry for the confusion, Sky.

Anyway, many years ago, a customer put in a large Jacuzzi. She was filling it to use and the hot water ran out before it was even half filled. They needed a larger hot water heater. Turned out that the larger one required more power and she had to hire an electrician to change the switch/fuse box. I'm guessing that the larger one needed