Recent content by SabrToothSqrl

Well I thought I'd follow up after the dust finally settled. So, out of the box my new fancy $ saving water heater.. didn't work. It made hot water, but because the heat pump part didn't work, it used resistance heating. Making it only slightly cheaper to run than my propane. However, now...

I'm told our recycling center pays $20-40 for them... might be worth hauling down. I think the plan at this point will be leave it connected, and see if the new one can hack it with our water demands. If so, then I'll remove the old one when I get to it. thanks

I am 'replacing' my propane ($700/year to run) water heater, with a $190/year to run HPWH. The propane one, works. It works fine, it makes water hot. The new one will occupy a different space in my basement, for ease of installing the condensate line. Do I 1. disconnect the old water heater...

The existing propane one was put in, 2008, so it's now... 7 years old. My only point of reference is a 20 year old one at my parents house which lasted... nearly 20 years before it died. (just stopped heating water) I'll leave the old one in for now, but yeah if it ever stopped working, I'd...

I should maybe mention I have a 500 gallon underground propane tank that's leased, and do have to buy propane. Not that I could get around that anyway, as the heat pump would never keep up... 1, it's not big enough and 2. maybe I should have considered a bigger one... If I ever do anything else...

In case you are wondering: http://www.whirlpoolwaterheaters.com/products/electric-water-heaters/hpse2k50hd045v/

So, I have a propane water heater, from when my house was built in 2008. Apparently propane was a crap ton (actual measurement) cheaper in 2008, than 2015. According to the yellow sticker, it burns 265 gallons of propane a year to heat water. That's about $800 considering my local propane...

Lol, yea I have one of those too. NEMA 14-50, I ran 6 gauge as well, even though it was only a 3' run.