[Shop-talk] Water heater quality

[Gil Fuqua]

Speaking of GE....my son had a problem with a GE water heater installed in the
house he recently purchased.  He is not a techie person, but willing to try.
He called GE and they walked him through a full diagnostic procedure and he
determined that the thermostat was bad.  He was very impressed with GE's
support.

In the end, the water heater was 10 years old and he elected to replace it
with an identical GE unit from Home Depot.  He is a happy customer.

Gil Fuqua
Nashville

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:18 AM
To: 'Karl Vacek'; shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Water heater quality

> Are there any truly good, durable, natural-gas-fired conventional
> water heaters made nowadays?  It appears that most of the major brands
> come from two main conglomerates:

I don't know who actually made it, but the GE brand heater I got from Home
Depot about 12 years ago seems to be holding up well.  I get some rusty
sediment when I open the drain valve every few years, but not very much and it
likely comes from the cast iron pipes leading to the house & heater.

There is a hex head for the anode, but I've never tried to change it.
Probably should do that some time.  There's a sticker on the side that says to
call GE for support, but I've never called them.

When you hook the new one up, be sure to get the flexible lines with the
insulators at the heater end.  They'll help block any galvanic currents that
can eat up the heater.  Both this house and my previous house didn't have them
when I moved in.

Randall
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