stalion529
New Member
Hi,
I am replaced a 22-year old 75 Gallon AO Smith Water Heater. The Gas black iron pipe currently would end up coming too low and the hot and cold copper pipes are too narrow.
1) For the Gas pipe, my union is on the horizontal after the elbow with sediment trap, if i want to continue with black pipe can i add some elbows on the horizontal run to adjust the height higher? or should i just turn off main outdoor gas valve and replace the verticle 3/4 pipe before the appliance valve and union to adjust the height.
2) The new water heater has narrower openings for the cold/hot on top of the tank. It would be easier to just re-align the pipes near the top of the tank with some elbows etc.. or do i need to keep as many straight lines as possible and extend current lines (some which are against wall and would be hard to cut/solder.
Please see picture attached.
I am replaced a 22-year old 75 Gallon AO Smith Water Heater. The Gas black iron pipe currently would end up coming too low and the hot and cold copper pipes are too narrow.
1) For the Gas pipe, my union is on the horizontal after the elbow with sediment trap, if i want to continue with black pipe can i add some elbows on the horizontal run to adjust the height higher? or should i just turn off main outdoor gas valve and replace the verticle 3/4 pipe before the appliance valve and union to adjust the height.
2) The new water heater has narrower openings for the cold/hot on top of the tank. It would be easier to just re-align the pipes near the top of the tank with some elbows etc.. or do i need to keep as many straight lines as possible and extend current lines (some which are against wall and would be hard to cut/solder.
Please see picture attached.