Justin Hernandez

Like in between a hammer and nail. OOOUchhh!!

I get my fingers pinched all the time on tools, it sucks

Your a great writer Carl!! Me on the other hand not so much as you can tell, but I know what I'm trying to say..lol I've been busy too, I feel like I abounded this place for the last two months. Trying to play catch up when I can, I'm so backed logged on topics to post. That 24' of 1/2 gas would help some people out but I see houses with only 1/2 mains a lot, they only have a stove and water heater. I don't believe there is any tax credits for gas heaters in my area but that would help with the cost if your town does. Yes savings does depend on your hot water usage. Yea I'am talking about the Hybrid electric heat pump. I realize that climate does matter for maximum savings on this type of heater but during the winter months it can be used on electric mode (heating elements). A.O. Smith has a ten year parts and tank warranty with one year labor. Cost to run depending on model $163-$194 a year with an energy factor of 3.24-2.74. Standard tank is almost $500 a year with a power factor of 0.95 which is better than older models do to the NAECA 3 standards which changed last year. Any water heater should be flushed yearly and tankless with vinegar every year. You do only get one year labor warranty on almost all heaters after that your on your own. What do you offer people who's only option is electric? I try to push Heat pumps because they can be used in heat pump mode year round here in Florida. I think that's the best and only option for an electric unit. What do you think?

Perhaps you guys should look into a Hybrid electric tank heater. Depending on the model they are over twice as efficient vs a standard electric tank they only need a 30 amp circuit for a 50 gallon model. The GE Geosprings sale for a 1000 you do have to add a condensate drain line but the rest of the install is just like a standard tank. They have a ten year warranty on tank so even if it only last you ten years thats only like $8.50 a month over the units lifetime.

That's hard to say it depends on your usage more demand more money saved. If theres only two people living in a house than IMO the high up front cost is not worth it, it would take forever to get your money back. You can go with a hybrid electric tank which saves a lot of money vs a standard tank, I have a post on here about it. I didn't talk about the energy savings but it is over twice as efficient as a standard tank. Damn right could not agree more Carl, did you see my post I put up on Monday about a tankless electric?? That's interesting that tankless only needs a 1/2 gas line most need 3/4 and its not there so its a big expense to make it 3/4. I can't read what it says next to the 1/2 gas on the picture, 24 feet is all I can read. About the 18'' cpvc thing that's a load of crap its rated up to 180 degrees when is an electric tank going to go past that. If they fear it would become brittle over time next to the heater than why does your city allow it for the rest of the system. I know every city and state is different but that doesn't make any sense to me. Only on gas heaters we have to have some copper it can't be cpvc because the flue melts the pipe and it sags, I have seen it..lol

That was fast! Intermittent, they should have sad it broken no worky

I will give you a gift card for three boxes of pizza, everyone loves pizza!!!..lol

Your right Protool everything is junk these days nothing lasts anymore, they don't build them like they use too. Solar is great here in Florida it is fairly popular free hot water all year long. Its just the cost I did a solar set up a while back for a customer and it was over $6,000. I was on the low end price wise they had estimates for double my price and some even higher. There's guys out there low balling jobs doing an electric water heater for only $600, so its a huge price difference.

Hell Yea!! Together we will defeat the red, we will make them bleed yellow.

Great review!! Is this Dewalt up for sale too?? lol jk

The Jimbo channel is the poop!! Watch out Dan and Eric

Sad to see them go. Hope they get sold quick. Team DeWalt for me forever!!!!!!

Yes, yes and YES!! Cpvc is cheap to buy and install but that's how its done here even in big commercial buildings its used and of course homes. There is only like ten feet of copper in the houses here sometimes even less. This tankless does require 36" of copper on both hot and cold lines then you can transition to cpvc.

Just eat before you go there and then just say your not feeling good and don't want to eat..lol Yup, and than she wonders why she's not making money like she use too. Yea they don't really do that good of a job if you ask me. Its like doing something to code that's just the minimum you can do so much better to improve things.

Its gross, one of the cooks spilled chicken broth all over me and my boots one time. Its nasty, they have food all over the kitchen and stuff that needs to be refrigerated just sitting around uncovered.

That sucks, What is there reasoning that cpvc cannot be used for the first 18"??

Health department got call out to this restaurant, found the water heater not working and god knows what else. It probably hasn't been working in years and this little tankless does the whole place, kitchen, bath and other sinks. Not to mention this tankless has a million code violations theres like 30 violations on the electric alone. They were using a 30amp switch with 10 gauge wire pig-tailed off the switch. It all burned up because everything needs to be rated for 60amps. Some nice french fires!! Another problem besides everything, is that code requires 36 inches of copper water lines off the tankless. This is so gross that a restaurant has no hot water to wash dishes and still doesn't because theres low water flow at the kitchen. This is only a point of use water heater. The owner tells me they wash dishes with chemicals so they don't need hot water. So you use soap no $#!t Disgusting!!! I guess its a good thing to work in restaurants because you work inside the kitchens and you know what places not to eat at. If you ever been inside a Golden Corral kitchen or any Chinese place you would die. Don't eat there!!

We can use anything here on an electric tank, even cpvc directly off the nipples. Its just so unprofessional to not hard pipe it. On tankless electric 36 inch's of copper pipe is required on the hot and cold side.

The electrical fire hazards I see everyday is just disturbing, don't know how I sleep at night. Well actually I don't sleep I have severe sleep insomnia..lol Haha I tell my inspectors the same thing. Me, It didn't have shock arrestors before all I did was put a cap on the stub out. The inspector laughs, I laugh, the homeowner cries..lol Same goes for electrical, Me, Smoke detectors?? Not in this house. Inspector, It will have them on the final inspection. Yup, but theres nothing to fix it gets replaced the tank is leaking.

Its a blank canvas, do as you please

Thanks Eric and everyone else it seems to be working now. Good job Eric!!

Were you able to fix the problem??

Re posted the pictures, looks like I can uploaded pictures without any problems. Eric fixed it

If it is plastic you do not need a washer there or any sealant, if the pipe attached to trap has a taper to it you do not need a washer there. In this picture where the trap connects is this what you are talking about?? A washer is not required to make the seal, the taper in the pipe seals against the trap. Hope this helps

Another day another poorly installed leaking GE Water heater. Hey lets leave the connector off and pull the ground wire out and put it on the ground screw. This is disturbing to see obviously there's kids in the house, its in the garage next to there bikes. It only takes one time to hit the flex with something and it will short out. It looks like it shorted out already theres a burn mark on the connector. I don't know how you could possibly think this is okay and to just ignore it. No relief line, no pan, flex water heater connectors, electrical whip with pipe insulation on it? what a real mess. I hope they call back for the change out.