http://www.waterheatersfinder.com/replacing-broken-water-heater-with-new-water-heater-new-water-heater-must-meet-new-requirements Reviewing Water Heaters Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.waterheatersfinder.com/replacing-broken-water-heater-with-new-water-heater-new-water-heater-must-meet-new-requirements/comment-page-1#comment-329 S C Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:34:39 +0000 #comment-329 First, understand that the old heater lasted a VERY long time (28 years, well beyond normal) and codes have changed significantly since 1979, for the better. Virtually all code changes regarding hot water heaters have been written to improve safety and energy efficiency. In all likelihood your ventilation setup was not up to current code. Also, you may have been required to have the new heater raised off the floor. There are also new codes regarding various piping connections, backflow preventors, grounding, clearances, and fire hazard issues for both gas and electric heaters. Frankly, the extra $591 sounds like you got off cheap. Don't worry, he wasn't trying to rip you off, he did the right thing and so did you by paying him for necessary work. First, understand that the old heater lasted a VERY long time (28 years, well beyond normal) and codes have changed significantly since 1979, for the better. Virtually all code changes regarding hot water heaters have been written to improve safety and energy efficiency. In all likelihood your ventilation setup was not up to current code. Also, you may have been required to have the new heater raised off the floor. There are also new codes regarding various piping connections, backflow preventors, grounding, clearances, and fire hazard issues for both gas and electric heaters. Frankly, the extra $591 sounds like you got off cheap. Don’t worry, he wasn’t trying to rip you off, he did the right thing and so did you by paying him for necessary work.

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