Hot Water Heater

dpg · 07-23-2010, 11:07 AM

How much should I expect to pay for a new hot water heater install? It would be a 40 Gal tank....Gas...That's with the plumber supplying it/picking it up for me at a supply house and carrying away my old one.

Dr. Green · 07-23-2010, 11:16 AM

Whatever you are paying for a 40 gallon heater, the cost of using it (i.e. fuel) will be around 30% higher than using a propane tankless hot water heater.

dpg · 07-23-2010, 11:23 AM

And an install price would be?? Anyone had it done lately??

Mee-n-Mac · 07-23-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dpg

And an install price would be?? Anyone had it done lately??

About $800 max, depending on how much crawling there is to be done.

Comptonbuilder · 07-23-2010, 01:05 PM

Try Minute Man Plumbing and Heating, ask for Phill. They are out of Meredith. Office# is 279-3323 or cell# is 387-1476. Great plumbers with good pricing.

RLW · 07-23-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

About $800 max, depending on how much crawling there is to be done.

Is that price for gas an if so does it include the new gas tank and all the gas piping?? No matter what you get they will be doing this to ya.

Mee-n-Mac · 07-23-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RLW

Is that price for gas an if so does in include the tank and all the gas piping?? No matter what you get they will be doing this to ya.

It did though only small modifications were needed (it was a replacement). In our case the heater needed to be short ... and therefore was harder to find. I'll guess the job could be done for less, given a less expensive heater. Not sure what dpg means by new install though. You could be right and it might be more if all the piping, venting, etc needs to be done from scratch.

wifi · 07-24-2010, 04:40 AM

My father in law, the plumber, said there is no such thing as a hot water heater, because if the water was already hot you wouldn't need to heat it!

God rest his soul.

dpg · 07-26-2010, 10:40 AM

Thanks all and it is a replace. Got a leaky one now.

LIforrelaxin · 07-26-2010, 12:04 PM

DPG,

somewhere between 700 -- 1000 is probably what your are looking at, depending on what you get for a tank... better the tank the more it is going to cost...

Might I suggest something though... Ask about tank less hot water heaters....The are a little bit more $ up front... however they heat water only when it is need and don't keep 40 gallons warm all the time....

robmac · 07-26-2010, 12:24 PM

I must agree on tankless,no expense when hot water is not being called for. Tank types are constantly reheating the water and costing you money. Before I installed mine I would even set my tank type to vacation mode when leaving for work which was a savings but not nearly as much as the tankless. Good luck. Oh and PS. Tankless prices have come down alot.

ishoot308 · 07-26-2010, 02:14 PM

Here's another vote for tankless! I put mine in last year and couldn't be happier.

Dan

dpg · 07-29-2010, 11:17 AM

I asked about tankless and the person sorta steared me away from it. He told me their a lot more money and I wouldn't be a huge difference in savings. He said to take care of them correctly there's yearly maintenance that should be done and that costs some $$. Keep in mind I'm on a budget plan paying for gas so for it to change very much at all the gas saving needs to be pretty significant. From summer to winter heating season my bill changes around 60.00 so considering that I would not expect a water heater to make much difference. New Heaters installed and working fine, along with a couple other little fixes, 1,000. That was a decent name tank from a plumbers supply not H.D. Plumbers a close friend of my kids and wouldn't stear me wrong in my opinion.

07-23-2010, 11:07 AM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Hot Water Heater How much should I expect to pay for a new hot water heater install? It would be a 40 Gal tank....Gas...That's with the plumber supplying it/picking it up for me at a supply house and carrying away my old one.

07-26-2010, 12:04 PM	#10
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,827 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 882 Times in 516 Posts	DPG, somewhere between 700 -- 1000 is probably what your are looking at, depending on what you get for a tank... better the tank the more it is going to cost... Might I suggest something though... Ask about tank less hot water heaters....The are a little bit more $ up front... however they heat water only when it is need and don't keep 40 gallons warm all the time.... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

07-26-2010, 02:14 PM	#12
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 5,932 Thanks: 2,290 Thanked 4,943 Times in 1,918 Posts	Tankless! Here's another vote for tankless! I put mine in last year and couldn't be happier. Dan

07-23-2010, 11:16 AM	#2
Dr. Green Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Whatever you are paying for a 40 gallon heater, the cost of using it (i.e. fuel) will be around 30% higher than using a propane tankless hot water heater.

07-23-2010, 11:23 AM	#3
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	And an install price would be?? Anyone had it done lately??

07-23-2010, 01:05 PM	#5
Comptonbuilder Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Try Minute Man Plumbing and Heating, ask for Phill. They are out of Meredith. Office# is 279-3323 or cell# is 387-1476. Great plumbers with good pricing.

07-24-2010, 04:40 AM	#8
wifi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 1,321 Thanks: 282 Thanked 287 Times in 169 Posts	My father in law, the plumber, said there is no such thing as a hot water heater, because if the water was already hot you wouldn't need to heat it! God rest his soul.

07-26-2010, 10:40 AM	#9
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Thanks all and it is a replace. Got a leaky one now.

07-26-2010, 12:24 PM	#11
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I must agree on tankless,no expense when hot water is not being called for. Tank types are constantly reheating the water and costing you money. Before I installed mine I would even set my tank type to vacation mode when leaving for work which was a savings but not nearly as much as the tankless. Good luck. Oh and PS. Tankless prices have come down alot.

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07-29-2010, 11:17 AM	#13
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,560 Thanks: 149 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	I asked about tankless and the person sorta steared me away from it. He told me their a lot more money and I wouldn't be a huge difference in savings. He said to take care of them correctly there's yearly maintenance that should be done and that costs some $$. Keep in mind I'm on a budget plan paying for gas so for it to change very much at all the gas saving needs to be pretty significant. From summer to winter heating season my bill changes around 60.00 so considering that I would not expect a water heater to make much difference. New Heaters installed and working fine, along with a couple other little fixes, 1,000. That was a decent name tank from a plumbers supply not H.D. Plumbers a close friend of my kids and wouldn't stear me wrong in my opinion.