CoconutPete
New Member
So .... water heater is from 1996. It has been acting funny for a while and the most recent attempt at extending it's life was a thermal coupling .. did not do anything. It has to go.
It's a 50 gallon which I'm told is slightly larger than the "default" for a 2.5 bath house.
Plumber has a 50 and a 40. The 50 ... will not fit through the attic door. The 40 will.
The old 50 ... will not fit! WTF! Houses here are weird!
So ... I really want/need hot water. He is installing the new 40. Going to disconnect, drain and move the old 50.
The question is ... How badly do I want to start hacking this thing into pieces up there so I can get it down?
Do I care that it's up there? Is there a reason it should be removed?
The roof is from 2012 so it will be a while before I need that replaced and can have the roofers just pull a sheet of plywood during the project.
I need a little over an inch removed from the total width in order to get it down.
It's a 50 gallon which I'm told is slightly larger than the "default" for a 2.5 bath house.
Plumber has a 50 and a 40. The 50 ... will not fit through the attic door. The 40 will.
The old 50 ... will not fit! WTF! Houses here are weird!
So ... I really want/need hot water. He is installing the new 40. Going to disconnect, drain and move the old 50.
The question is ... How badly do I want to start hacking this thing into pieces up there so I can get it down?
Do I care that it's up there? Is there a reason it should be removed?
The roof is from 2012 so it will be a while before I need that replaced and can have the roofers just pull a sheet of plywood during the project.
I need a little over an inch removed from the total width in order to get it down.