gas or electric?
thanks
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Gil Fuqua wrote:
> Speaking of GE....my son had a problem with a GE water heater
> installed in the
> house he recently purchased. He is not a techie person, but willing
> to try.
> He called GE and they walked him through a full diagnostic procedure
> and he
> determined that the thermostat was bad. He was very impressed with
> GE's
> support.
>
> In the end, the water heater was 10 years old and he elected to
> replace it
> with an identical GE unit from Home Depot. He is a happy customer.
>
> Gil Fuqua
> Nashville
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:18 AM
> To: 'Karl Vacek'; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Water heater quality
>
>> Are there any truly good, durable, natural-gas-fired conventional
>> water heaters made nowadays? It appears that most of the major
>> brands
>> come from two main conglomerates:
>
> I don't know who actually made it, but the GE brand heater I got from
> Home
> Depot about 12 years ago seems to be holding up well. I get some
> rusty
> sediment when I open the drain valve every few years, but not very
> much and it
> likely comes from the cast iron pipes leading to the house & heater.
>
> There is a hex head for the anode, but I've never tried to change it.
> Probably should do that some time. There's a sticker on the side that
> says to
> call GE for support, but I've never called them.
>
> When you hook the new one up, be sure to get the flexible lines with
> the
> insulators at the heater end. They'll help block any galvanic
> currents that
> can eat up the heater. Both this house and my previous house didn't
> have them
> when I moved in.
>
> Randall
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