[Shop-talk] more water heater

[John T. Blair]

At 11:41 AM 1/26/2010, Mullen, Tim (IS) wrote:

 >This is exactly what I did when I replaced my hot water heater about 12
 >years ago.
 >
 >I cut the hard copper lines and installed threaded fittings on the
 >"stubs".  I then added a ball valve to each line, and a "flexible"
 >copper line to the tank itself.  It made the installation easy (didn't
 >have to try to line up the pipes exactly), and will be even easier next
 >time (with the ball valves, I don't even have to turn off the water to
 >the house, just close the valves and isolate tank for the rest of the
 >plumbing).

Tim,

I like the idea of the ball valves.  I'll have to do that to my hot 
water heater
next time I have it replaced.  I had a solar hot water add on years ago.  All
it did was cost me money, and take up a lot of space in my garage.  So I yanked
it out.  When it came time to cap off the lines to the main hot water heater,
I had a hell-of-a time trying to sweat the fittings as the cutoff 
valve in the yard,
and the existing ones at the hot water leaked.

This was before I learned the bread trick.

John

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