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| I have a Bradford White Hot water heater that is about 8 yrs old. It is 50 gal nat gas and still works fine. We are getting a tankless installed as part of energy upgrades. I would like to sell this old heater myself rather than have it go to a landfill or something. I put it on Craigslist and have phone numbers of 2 local people who might want it. (I require phone numbers to help weed out scam emails.) We live an hour from the beach, so some people might want it for their rentals.
My question is, CAN a water heater be removed and reinstalled successfully? Is there anything to watch out for? I have listed it "as-is" and will allow people to come to my home to verify it is working before it is removed. Are they taking a risk that the removal will somehow break it? Remember, not everybody can afford new things and might be grateful to get this at a much lower cost than new. |
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- Posted by cindywhitall (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 20:11
| update: I called one of the people who replied to my ad and the man has a 40 gal propane but is converting to gas. I guess that it the type of person who would want it. I think he has to pay a fair amount to get everything converted (valves and stuff.) He wants mine and will sell his. He was willing to commit to it and get it Friday, but I asked him to come to verify that it works. I would really hate it if it didn't work once he got it home. |
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| Yes, it is possible to do this. Be sure to drain it before moving. It would be pretty heavy. Plus, draining it gives it a chance to clean out the junk that collects on the bottom of the tank |
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| I think it's nice that you're concerned about people of lesser means. More people should feel that way. Your 8 year old water heater is likely closer to its last day than to its first. Why not just give it to him? That'll leave him a few hundred more bucks to spend when that old one dies. If he's taking it away, that saves you money, doesn't it? |
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- Posted by cindywhitall (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 23:11
| Snidely, I did consider giving it away, but I am a somewhat suspicious person and I don't want to "give" it away to some one who just intends to scrap it, or to some rich family for their rental property. My contractor is supposed to haul it away or the township will pick it up. I just hope the plumber isn't annoyed at having to carefully remove it. I should be able to include the current gas shutoff valve which might help him too. I'll see what feeling i get when I meet him. I googled him and I know he works on boats. The motor home might be a summer place...if not, then being nice and giving it to him just might be the right thing to do! |
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