Pulling Out What Little Hair I have Left

Ok, I severely under estimated how much time it would take to get my current project done at work. So I have worked the last 12 days striaght (and will work at least one more) without a break. Typically 9 to 11 hours each day. Both my boss and my client are unhappy with me. To top it off I have been fighting a sinus infection for the last week. Kind of stressful to say the least.

Then last night as I was getting ready to leave the office the wife calls and tells me our hot water heater is leaking......all over our sons bedroom floor (for some odd reason our hotwater heater is in his bedroom closet).

So $420 for a new hot water heater. But hey Staybrite doesn't have any experience when it comes to soldering copper pipes so we will need to have it installed too. That's another $550 in labor. And guess what? Our city requires a permit to install a new hot water heater. That's another $30, and a mandatory inspection.

Not really feeling like Job just yet, but I'm praying the next few weeks go much better.
(gotta laugh or else I will cry)

So get compression fittings and covert it to pvc/cpvc (plastic) pipe. Install it yourself, it's a piece of cake and forget the worthless permit.

sabidoo wrote:

So get compression fittings and covert it to pvc/cpvc (plastic) pipe. Install it yourself, it's a piece of cake and forget the worthless permit.

Too late now, where were you last night! Probably would have been cheaper to fly you out and show me how.

Staybrite wrote:

sabidoo wrote:

So get compression fittings and covert it to pvc/cpvc (plastic) pipe. Install it yourself, it's a piece of cake and forget the worthless permit.

Too late now, where were you last night! Probably would have been cheaper to fly you out and show me how.

I would have gladly walked you through it via the phone. Keep that in ind next time you have home improvements to attend to.

I just might take you up on that. I have managed to install several ceiling fans, a few light fixtures, a dishwasher, and an oven. But when it comes to soldering pipe I'm clueless.

I also found out from a friend that if our hotwater heater was not installed per current code and it causes any damage to our home, it is very likely that our home-owners insurance will not cover it.

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I also found out from a friend that if our
hotwater heater was not installed per current code and it causes any
damage to our home, it is very likely that our home-owners insurance
will not cover it.

If you bought the house new, then you can sue the builder for not installing it properly.

Oh, before my wife sees this, you do not own a "hot water heater". If the water were hot, you would not need a heater. It is merely a "water heater". With Holly working for a company that makes water heaters, I've heard this speech many times over the last 11 years.



And, Sabidoo was right on the water heater. Just convert to PVC/CPVC and everything would have been fine. Anytime you have a plumbing problem these days, remove any old metal piping and replace it with PVC. It makes repairs a whole lot easier in the future.

I would say that you're lucky. Living on the left coast, with all the Gore worshipers, I'm surprised they will ALLOW you to heat water.

alldatndensum wrote:

If you bought the house new, then you can sue the builder for not installing it properly.

Oh, before my wife sees this, you do not own a "hot water heater". If the water were hot, you would not need a heater. It is merely a "water heater". With Holly working for a company that makes water heaters, I've heard this speech many times over the last 11 years.

No didn't buy the house new, and as far as I know the original "water heater" may have been installed properly.

"Water heater" that is funny but only because it makes sense. But wouldn't it make more sense to call it a "cold water heater"?

sabidoo wrote:

I would say that you're lucky. Living on the left coast, with all the Gore worshipers, I'm surprised they will ALLOW you to heat water.

True dat. But I think I would be more worried if I where you, because he lived in your home state!!!!

Staybrite wrote:

sabidoo wrote:

I would say that you're lucky. Living on the left coast, with all the Gore worshipers, I'm surprised they will ALLOW you to heat water.

True dat. But I think I would be more worried if I where you, because he lived in your home state!!!!

Home State? Try HOME COUNTY Once upon a time, Smith County, TN was so proud of our "native son"...now we're ashamed! Thank God he moved.