Not only this, but it’s an expense against the operating costs of the rental.
Because you are doing cost accounting for tax purposes, aren’t you?
-D
> On Jun 10, 2020, at 4:12 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> You know, for a rental I might be more inclined to call a plumber and
> expense the cost. Depends how much time you have to fool with it. Also
> if you hire a plumber then they are liable for the installation being
> done correctly. Same reason I only work on my own cars, not anyone
> else's.
>
> One more thing, if you don't have a pan under the heater, I would add
> that, to prevent water damage when (not if) the tank eventually starts
> leaking. Mine didn't have that originally, but it was near a floor drain
> in the basement so I wasn't too worried. However the floor was not
> sloped toward the drain enough so when the tank sprang a leak, the water
> ran all over the place. I added a pan with a drain pipe running directly
> to the floor drain.
>
> Allan
>
>
> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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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