It’s at the rental house and can’t remember what kind of pipe it is but it’s in
the garage closet and easy to get to. It’s natural gas.
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> On Jun 10, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> Just did this a couple of weeks ago.
>
> Is your plumbing CPVC, copper, or something else?
>
> Gas or electric heater? Do you have good access to all the fittings?
>
> Mine was pretty straightforward. Replaced a natural gas heater with same
> capacity natural gas. Though it was basically the same size tank, the
> locations of the fittings were a little different. I could have used
> flex connectors with push-on ("Sharkbite") fittings to connect to the
> existing plumbing but I don't trust Sharkbite fittings. I have CPVC
> plumbing so I cut, fit, and cemented new pipe to connect the heater.
>
> Gas supply connection was also not exactly in the same place. It's
> threaded black iron pipe. Had to buy a few new pieces to get it to
> connect. Here again you can use a flexible connector to make that
> easier, I opted not to since the prior heater did not have that.
>
> My water heater is a power vent (the exhaust pipe is PVC) so I had to
> buy the same in the replacement. That adds a substantial amount to the
> price but in theory it's more efficient.
>
> It took me a good half a day but I work slowly and deliberately. A pro
> would probably have had it done in a hour or two.
>
> Allan
>
>
> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes:
>
>> Is this a simple diy or a big pain and requires a plumber?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>
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