It lasted its 6 year warranty. Richmond natural gas 50 gallon 38,000 btu. The prior tank lasted 10 years, AO Smith of similar size. Menards sold me this first and last Richmond. Home Depot has Rheem which looks fishily like the Richmond I have now, hmmm. I can mail order AO Smith or Bradford-White. I could also spend the coin and go tankless. Looking for recommendations. 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 baths for three people, jacuzzi whirlpool tub in master.
Water heater is leaking....
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I have a Lochinvar 50 gallon that's on year 13 and been completely happy with it. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think Lochinvar's residential units are made by Bradford-White.
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For 3 people and on natural gas … a 40 will keep up … with the money saved buy a high temperature water hose and flush it spring and fall …
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Lochinvar is part of A.O. Smith and Richmond is made by Rheem.
These days it's tough to know if these units are the same with a different decal (Rheem/Richmond) or if the original company kept it's same components and quality when they were bought out (Lochinvar/A.O. Smith) vs. merging their products into one.
These days it's tough to know if these units are the same with a different decal (Rheem/Richmond) or if the original company kept it's same components and quality when they were bought out (Lochinvar/A.O. Smith) vs. merging their products into one.
I don't think water softeners work the way you think? The salt is not added to the water, but is instead used to flush out the membrane resin tank thing that does the actual softening.
Don't bother with a tankless when they fail they ain't cheap to fix. Get a reasonable gas water heater. I need to flush mine this spring.
I don’t have any experience with gas water heaters. However, I had a Bradford White electric that was 13 years old when I sold our former home. I would flush it at least once a year and sometimes twice. We had hard water and lime buildup was horrible. When my Rheem goes out, I will replace with a Bradford White.
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OMG … had a membrane fail and that resin got everywhere … without a good air compressor and long hoses I would have never cleared the plumbing …
Was very hard to get it all from the water heater too …
Company I worked for a couple years ago was installing Bradford White water heaters. We had a pile of them out behind the shop that were taken out under warranty because they were leaking.
Years ago one method to get longevity out of water heaters was to pipe up two tanks in series. The first would be set at around 100 deg and the second at 130 or whatever was desired. The objective was to split the temp rise.
Tankless costs more especially installation.
I got a Noritz designed to easily replace a tank style water heater.
I know a retired plumber that is busier than ever. Great guy. He helped me install it.
I love my tankless. Cost effective? Bring a lunch, I guess.
I got a Noritz designed to easily replace a tank style water heater.
I know a retired plumber that is busier than ever. Great guy. He helped me install it.
I love my tankless. Cost effective? Bring a lunch, I guess.
We have commercial softeners at work, resin beads and brine, pumped to an RO after treatment for boiler makeup. Maybe 15-20 thousand gallons a day. I know how the regeneration process works. Softening water does introduce sodium to the finished water, not a lot, but enough if you are trying to limit dietary intake.
Another concern , can you run it on a generator during a power outage? With natural gas, its almost always there. Tankless pulls like what 30-50 amps at 240v?
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if your electrical panel is sufficient go tankless electric, think of it as a REALLY big Keurig machine
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As he got 6 years out of his, probably all he needed to do was change the anode every 4-5 years.
