Hi all, My water heater went south a few days ago. I had a friend come over and he said he couldn't do anything with it since it was copper pipe an he didn't have the necessary tools. He said Lowe's & Home Depot had installers who could get a new one in that day. I called Home Depot and purchased a 50-gallon tank for $302 with 6 year warranty. Of course, they had to charge $10 something each for two flex pipe and fittings as their installer required it. There was also a $25 trip charge. The installer charged $189. On his way to our condo, he called and asked where the water heater was located and when I told him it was in the laundry at the bottom of the stairs, he said he wasn't aware we had stairs which he said was $40 extra. So, he had to go back to Home Depot to have this charge added to my bill. I couldn't believe it. I guess the positive thing was I got it installed that day and I didn't have to leave the house but it did cost me $500. I should have at least charged that installer $5 for parking in my space. I have installed a water heater with PVC in the past but I didn't want to tackle the copper either. I guess my laziness cost me this time around. Marvin
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