[Shop-talk] Water heater quality

[Gil Fuqua]

GE electric water heater.

Gil

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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tim
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 3:57 PM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Water heater quality

gas or electric?
thanks


On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Gil Fuqua wrote:

> 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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