I live in a medium-size condo building in DC (~85 units), and we are replacing one of our three electric water heaters (or possibly all three). Our current heaters are all Bradford M-II-120-54's, originally manufactured in February 2000. One of our heaters developed a significant leak, and we intend to replace at least that unit.
I don't know much about water heaters, so if anyone can help answer these questions, I would be very grateful:
(1) What is the average life expectancy for a commercial electric heater in a condo building? (anyone know anything about DC water quality?)
(2) What sort of questions should we try to answer before deciding what to purchase as a replacement and deciding how many to replace?
(3) Anyone know any good contractors in the DC area for replacing a water heater? (We have worked with Harvey Hottel and Capitol Boiler Works in the past).
Thanks in advance.
I don't know much about water heaters, so if anyone can help answer these questions, I would be very grateful:
(1) What is the average life expectancy for a commercial electric heater in a condo building? (anyone know anything about DC water quality?)
(2) What sort of questions should we try to answer before deciding what to purchase as a replacement and deciding how many to replace?
(3) Anyone know any good contractors in the DC area for replacing a water heater? (We have worked with Harvey Hottel and Capitol Boiler Works in the past).
Thanks in advance.