Justin Hernandez Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 A General Contractor installed this, I found it wired just like that. I thought I got an after photo of the electrical redone and relief valve piped in but I guess I forgot. Sucks, if I ever go back I will get a picture. No connector on the greenfield flex on the timer and a metallic greenfield connector on seal tight. Can't forget about the timer just floating in the air and wire nuts just hanging out. They lost the screws to the j-box on the heater so I guess they just said fuck it. I mean you can push the wire in at least but hey whatever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp56 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 terrible and what is worse is the unsuspected home owner may not know any better to know if it is safe or not. however in some obvious cases you can just see it don't look right.......don't need to know how to play guitar to know someone playing it made a mistake....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 I notice the lack of a drop tube on the pop-off valve too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Wow......just......wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khariV Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Nice. My water heater was installed with an overflow drain pipe stretched across the floor 4" up from the floor and the romex pulled TIGHT across the attic because they were too cheap to put in an extra 10' of wiring to staple it up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 You can't fix stupid! That GC should be ashamed of himself and his Plumber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 That's just WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hernandez Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 6 hours ago, comp56 said: terrible and what is worse is the unsuspected home owner may not know any better to know if it is safe or not. however in some obvious cases you can just see it don't look right.......don't need to know how to play guitar to know someone playing it made a mistake....... Haha, 2 bright red wire nuts should be easy to see 6 hours ago, RickyMcGrath said: So how does Stevie pick paint colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hernandez Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 6 hours ago, JMG said: I notice the lack of a drop tube on the pop-off valve too. Yea I did that too I did mention it on my post 5 hours ago, khariV said: Nice. My water heater was installed with an overflow drain pipe stretched across the floor 4" up from the floor and the romex pulled TIGHT across the attic because they were too cheap to put in an extra 10' of wiring to staple it up properly. Yea but that's work and work is hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Also looks like some one round house kicked it down the stairs before they installed it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 7 hours ago, RickyMcGrath said: LOL that's terrible, but good one haha 1 hour ago, Justin Hernandez said: Yea but that's work and work is hard LOL need some cheese with that whine? I think those water lines could use an extra coupling or two, it might add some more strength to the ones already there hhaah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Just put one in today, totally missed an after photo. Used propress copper and had to do a little funny looking piping because of this goofy manifold setup where the previous water heater had joined up. Replaced a 120 gallon with a 50 gallon, completely different sizes, so it doesn't exactly pipe in the same Homeowner rented the previous water heater and said he could have paid for 2 new water heaters with how much he paid in rent for the previous one lol @Justin Hernandez anybody in your area rent a water heater from the electric company? They used to put them in by the truckloads around here, maybe 15+ years go, we've been slowly replacing them, and what a bear to pull them out, they are all heavy massive 120 gallon tanks.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 These monsters were absolutely all over the place, you could almost guarantee if they haven't had a water heater replacement in a long while and were using an electric water heater, this would be there to greet you: Either here as Columbus Southern, or 95% of the time it was AEP... . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 49 minutes ago, KnarlyCarl said: Just put one in today, totally missed an after photo. Used propress copper and had to do a little funny looking piping because of this goofy manifold setup where the previous water heater had joined up. Replaced a 120 gallon with a 50 gallon, completely different sizes, so it doesn't exactly pipe in the same Homeowner rented the previous water heater and said he could have paid for 2 new water heaters with how much he paid in rent for the previous one lol @Justin Hernandez anybody in your area rent a water heater from the electric company? They used to put them in by the truckloads around here, maybe 15+ years go, we've been slowly replacing them, and what a bear to pull them out, they are all heavy massive 120 gallon tanks.... Never heard of renting a water heater before. What the hell the electric company had to love putting those beasts in 120 gallon tank that is freaking overkill for most households!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, DR99 said: Never heard of renting a water heater before. What the hell the electric company had to love putting those beasts in 120 gallon tank that is freaking overkill for most households!!! Exactly, they wanted to charge the premium for having the larger tanks, people probably never gave it a thought, all about the money.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 I wonder what their electric bills looked like using a 120 gallon tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Never heard of renting a water heater before. What the hell the electric company had to love putting those beasts in 120 gallon tank that is freaking overkill for most households!!!We have a propane supply company they rent water heaters and softenersSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 14 hours ago, JimboS1ice said: We have a propane supply company they rent water heaters and softeners Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Never seen gas water heater rental, only electric. And we rent softeners also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hernandez Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 On 12/9/2016 at 8:33 PM, JimboS1ice said: Also looks like some one round house kicked it down the stairs before they installed it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk its used..lol 23 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said: LOL that's terrible, but good one haha LOL need some cheese with that whine? I think those water lines could use an extra coupling or two, it might add some more strength to the ones already there hhaah They sell them in contractor packs for a reason..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hernandez Posted December 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 23 hours ago, KnarlyCarl said: Just put one in today, totally missed an after photo. Used propress copper and had to do a little funny looking piping because of this goofy manifold setup where the previous water heater had joined up. Replaced a 120 gallon with a 50 gallon, completely different sizes, so it doesn't exactly pipe in the same Homeowner rented the previous water heater and said he could have paid for 2 new water heaters with how much he paid in rent for the previous one lol @Justin Hernandez anybody in your area rent a water heater from the electric company? They used to put them in by the truckloads around here, maybe 15+ years go, we've been slowly replacing them, and what a bear to pull them out, they are all heavy massive 120 gallon tanks.... You know how many times I forget to take pictures, a lot. I just start ripping and tearing and all of a sudden I'm like I should have taken a picture beforehand..lol I only see gas water heaters rented and there old Rudds that finally start to leak form like the 60's slowly but surely I'm replacing them. To bad they have to pay every month or I will say they got there moneys worth and then some. Its funny because you have to call them to pick up the old heater, which makes no sense scrap an't worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 On 12/10/2016 at 1:08 AM, JimboS1ice said: We have a propane supply company they rent water heaters and softeners Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk On 12/10/2016 at 3:19 PM, KnarlyCarl said: Never seen gas water heater rental, only electric. And we rent softeners also I really must have been out of the loop for years. I have never heard of water heaters being rented out. I've heard of water softeners but not water heaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 12 hours ago, LarryS said: I really must have been out of the loop for years. I have never heard of water heaters being rented out. I've heard of water softeners but not water heaters. I think it's very regional, and no one does it around here anymore (renting water heaters that is) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Thought of you Justin when I came across this one: .. Funny thing is, the company that put this in have their place right across the road from this facility. They must not like their work if they get us to service the place instead of them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SetBuilder Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I'm just impressed by the switch in the block wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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