Time flies

[Greenman]

Added another hose bib by my garage today, and while doing that I noticed that my water heater is corroded and starting to drip. Being an expert at home repair, I took the proper course of action and started bitching to my long suffering wife about how nothing lasts anymore, since I replaced the heater when I moved it "a few years ago". She pointed out that that was 24 years ago. So then I started bitching that I was going to have to spend the 4th replacing my water heater.

 

[MongGrel]

Yeah, I kinda feel the same way sometimes these days.

Shark Bites helped me out there a bit in a similar situation last year.

 

[boomerang]

If something is going to break at our house, it typically is on a holiday weekend. Memorial Day weekend it was the washing machine.

Crossing my fingers. One day left...

 

[MongGrel]

If something is going to break at our house, it typically is on a holiday weekend. Memorial Day weekend it was the washing machine.

Crossing my fingers. One day left...

Yeah, our AC went out on Memorial Day and it isn't even very old.

Just lived with no AC for a day and called it in after the holiday.

 

[lxskllr]

Had my water heater done early this year. It was last *serviced* in 1977. Dunno when it was installed; maybe 74 or 75. It was older that the plumber's helper, who was old enough to have a wife, and a house of his own :^D

edit:
I forgot...

 

[Red Squirrel]

I feel time does go by way too fast now that I'm older and I don't have any time left to do everything I want to do. Blink, and a few years are gone.

This almost sounds like a lyric to a country song.

 

[paperfist]

I feel time does go by way too fast now that I'm older and I don't have any time left to do everything I want to do. Blink, and a few years are gone.

This almost sounds like a lyric to a country song.

I feel the same way. I think cause I can't move as fast as I could in my 20s time seems to go faster.

 

[Blain]

Make sure and replace the sacrificial anode rod on your older water heaters.

@Greenman... If you can, pull the anode rod out of your old water heater and post a pic for us.

 

[Zivic]

24 yrs lol....

I live in the house i grew up in. been in it now for about 10 yrs. My dad keeps telling me how the furnace in it is 'brand new"... it was installed in 2000.

 

[SparkyJJO]

At least a water heater isn't difficult to replace. Slightly more complicated if it is gas instead of electric but still not bad. Shark bite connections help tremendously, forget trying to line up the hard lines to the tank! They're worth every penny IMO.

 

[Greenman]

At least a water heater isn't difficult to replace. Slightly more complicated if it is gas instead of electric but still not bad. Shark bite connections help tremendously, forget trying to line up the hard lines to the tank! They're worth every penny IMO.

Shark bite fittings seem to work, but the absurd price renders them useless for anything other than emergency repairs.

I have the same issue with gastight fittings. I was going to use gastight on my last project, but the 3 tee's I needed were $100 each. All of the labor savings were consumed by the fitting cost.

 

[Carson Dyle]

You got 24 years out of a water heater? Damn.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Shark bite fittings seem to work, but the absurd price renders them useless for anything other than emergency repairs.

I have the same issue with gastight fittings. I was going to use gastight on my last project, but the 3 tee's I needed were $100 each. All of the labor savings were consumed by the fitting cost.

$25-30 in a pair of flex lines and only a couple minutes of time, vs $5-10 in pipe/fittings and a lot more time measuring, cutting, lining up, soldering...

I'll spend the $30 and be done with it. The time savings (and lack of frustration) is worth it.

 

[Subyman]

The shark bite flex lines are nice. I think places are stocking generics now for a better price. I know there are plastic push-to-connect fittings now that are very reasonably priced.

 

[Greenman]

$25-30 in a pair of flex lines and only a couple minutes of time, vs $5-10 in pipe/fittings and a lot more time measuring, cutting, lining up, soldering...

I'll spend the $30 and be done with it. The time savings (and lack of frustration) is worth it.

I used the woven stainless flex lines, as my water heater wasn't hard plumbed. I never hard plumb a water heater.

My comment about shark bite fittings was for general use to avoid having to sweat a copper fitting. $8 vs .39 is a vast difference.

I should also note that I don't trust any push on fitting. I have to warranty my work, and I'm responsible for consequential damages. So I tend to stick to time tested and proven methods and materials.

 

[Greenman]

Just realized that someone fixed the thread title, thanks.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

I took the proper course of action and started bitching to my long suffering wife about how nothing lasts anymore

Job well done.