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Started by Locutus, January 30, 2013, 11:52:04 AM

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The Troll

#375
April 02, 2016, 11:16:12 AM
Quote from: me on April 01, 2016, 10:23:10 PM
There are also less replaceable parts now so if it goes you pretty much have to buy a new one instead of being able to replace a burner or control. 8 to 10 yrs ago they still had some of the older ones on the shelves so you could still luck out and get one of them and I would assume they are gone from the shelves now.


  Mrs. :me:  In over 50 years in plumbing I have never replaced a burner or controls.  Every water heater I have replaced has been caused by leaks.  The longest lasting heaters I have found are electric water heaters.  I have found that when one of these electric heaters stop working it's because of an element burned out which are easy to replace.

  The oldest electric water heaters that I have replaced was 26 years old.  It was put in the house when it was built.  It had water softener from day one.  It was a 50 gallon and after I drained it, I was able to lift it out of the closet it was in.  Gas water heater will not last anywhere near this long.   :yes:

me

#376
April 02, 2016, 01:01:08 PM
Quote from: The Troll on April 02, 2016, 11:16:12 AM

  Mrs. :me:  In over 50 years in plumbing I have never replaced a burner or controls.  Every water heater I have replaced has been caused by leaks.  The longest lasting heaters I have found are electric water heaters.  I have found that when one of these electric heaters stop working it's because of an element burned out which are easy to replace.

  The oldest electric water heaters that I have replaced was 26 years old.  It was put in the house when it was built.  It had water softener from day one.  It was a 50 gallon and after I drained it, I was able to lift it out of the closet it was in.  Gas water heater will not last anywhere near this long.   :yes:
I have had to replace controls in gas water heaters as well as elements in elec water heaters. The only water I've dealt with that leaked was an elec one. Personally I prefer gas water heaters because they recover faster and are more energy efficient. Like everything else it depends on how they're taken care of and with water heaters you can't run the gas ones as high as they'll go and expect them to last very long but if they're kept at a reasonable temp and drained at least every couple of years, one is better, or use a water softener they'll last a good long time.
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Palehorse

#377
April 05, 2016, 02:18:07 PM
My siblings suck. My family sucks. 😡
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

libby

#378
April 05, 2016, 05:18:04 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 05, 2016, 02:18:07 PM
My siblings suck. My family sucks. 😡
I'm sorry  :(  :confused: (hug)
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#379
April 05, 2016, 05:29:18 PM
Quote from: libby on April 05, 2016, 05:18:04 PM
I'm sorry  :(  :confused: (hug)

Thanks. . . I am sorry too. . .  :mad:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Purplelady1040

#380
April 05, 2016, 06:38:41 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 05, 2016, 02:18:07 PM
My siblings suck. My family sucks. 😡
I am sorry! I have one in my own family that way. She had time to drag her ass and her trashy grand-daughter all over town but didn't and hasn't been to see our father in the nursing home.

AbbyTC

#381
April 05, 2016, 09:13:58 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 05, 2016, 02:18:07 PM
My siblings suck. My family sucks. 😡

Sorry you have to go through crap, too.  You're not alone, PH! I'm back in good graces again with my parents; not sure how long it will last though.  Hope things smooth out for you, if it is possible. :-\
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

me

#382
April 05, 2016, 10:06:09 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 05, 2016, 02:18:07 PM
My siblings suck. My family sucks. 😡
{{{{{{HUGS}}}}} Hope things smooth out for you.
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Anne

#383
April 05, 2016, 10:43:20 PM
Sorry, PH.
"A discontented man will find no easy chair." Ben Franklin

Palehorse

#384
April 06, 2016, 05:30:10 PM
Thanks all, I do appreciate the kind words and thoughts. More than you know. . . They still suck though.

It never ceases to astound me how stupid people can be. Even my own family. . .

I am now thinking my little brother got it right. Just don't talk to them and ignore them. . . You're far better off that way.  :yes:  :rant:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Palehorse

#385
April 12, 2016, 08:17:45 PM

Nothing puts a cramp on a pubescent young mans dreams like whipping out pictures of his baby junk in front of a girl he's crushing on!
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

AbbyTC

#386
April 12, 2016, 09:46:58 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 12, 2016, 08:17:45 PM
Nothing puts a cramp on a pubescent young mans dreams like whipping out pictures of his baby junk in front of a girl he's crushing on!

:biggrin:
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

Purplelady1040

#387
April 13, 2016, 07:59:51 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 12, 2016, 08:17:45 PM
Nothing puts a cramp on a pubescent young mans dreams like whipping out pictures of his baby junk in front of a girl he's crushing on!
Hahahaha

Palehorse

#388
April 19, 2016, 08:00:32 PM
Quote from: AbbyTC on April 12, 2016, 09:46:58 PM
:biggrin:

Quote from: Purplelady1040 on April 13, 2016, 07:59:51 AM
Hahahaha

Yeppers. You gals go straight for the jugular when it comes to your sons and other women.  :eek:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

AbbyTC

#389
April 19, 2016, 08:32:40 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on April 19, 2016, 08:00:32 PM
Yeppers. You gals go straight for the jugular when it comes to your sons and other women.  :eek:

No sons here!  Just one daughter.  I'll have to ask my sister-in-law if she's done that to any of her three boys. 
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.
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