Water Heaters

[jimoshel]

Swapped out the old gas water heater for a shiny new electric one today. It was still working but it was over 14 years old and the electric Co-op was giving away new ones to get people to swap. Seemed like a good deal to me. Unhooked all the pipes, chimney and stuff, got it outside and carried it the 2 miles to the gulley I use for a trash dump. When I set it down by the edge of the gulley I got to thinking it might have been easier to carry if I had drained it first. So I carried it back up to the house and drained it. Then carried it back to the gulley. I was right. It WAS lighter. :eek:  Got the electric one all hooked. Must have did it right because it works. Lots of hot water and no leaks, or smoke. :banana:

[onlyinajeep726]

Swapped out the old gas water heater for a shiny new electric one today. It was still working but it was over 14 years old and the electric Co-op was giving away new ones to get people to swap. Seemed like a good deal to me. Unhooked all the pipes, chimney and stuff, got it outside and carried it the 2 miles to the gulley I use for a trash dump. When I set it down by the edge of the gulley I got to thinking it might have been easier to carry if I had drained it first. So I carried it back up to the house and drained it. Then carried it back to the gulley. I was right. It WAS lighter. :eek:  Got the electric one all hooked. Must have did it right because it works. Lots of hot water and no leaks, or smoke. :banana:

 

Hahaha, that was great.

[JeepcoMJ]

lmfao

[RubberDuck]

good one, Jim. i'll remember that for the next time mine goes out.

[86customanche]

haha :rotf: subtle joke laid in there. clever

[gogmorgo]

Don't know how much water you use, but you may find the electric tank won't heat up anywhere near as quickly as the gas one did. I have two sisters. When my parents changed out our gas tank to an electric when I was fourteen, I learned to be the first into the shower...

[dasbulliwagen]

Don't know how much water you use, but you may find the electric tank won't heat up anywhere near as quickly as the gas one did. I have two sisters. When my parents changed out our gas tank to an electric when I was fourteen, I learned to be the first into the shower...

 

I agree, recovery time on an electric is much slower than a gas. That and they don't usually last as long. DO NOT count on getting 14 years out of the new one.

[JFAComanche6]

Don't know how much water you use, but you may find the electric tank won't heat up anywhere near as quickly as the gas one did. I have two sisters. When my parents changed out our gas tank to an electric when I was fourteen, I learned to be the first into the shower...

Agreed.

[jimoshel]

In my time I've used about every method known to man to heat my water with, Not necessarily in order but , placed a bucket of cold water on a fire or stove, Electric water heater, LPG, natural gas, Kerosene, Coal stove with a water jacket, Solar. Think that covers it. Have always managed to make do with what I had. And sometimes just went 'Stinky". :eek:

[Pete M]

what you should have done to move that water heater was plugged the ports and lit a fire under it.  :yes:

[jimoshel]

But how would I have controlled it's flight path? :yes:  Would like to insure all my Jeeps were clear of it's impact area.

[Pete M]

just angle it towards the gulley.  it'll be fine.  It's not rocket science.  well, maybe a little bit. :yes:

 

 

 

don't forget to film it.  :popcorn:

[jimoshel]

Film at 10.

[comanchedude]

now now.. I installed new electric water heater in 1998 and its still going strong today.. just had to replace both elements once about 6 years ago....  they last fine.

But i could not carry the old one filled with water... Jim is Da Man :)