Everything WAS new. Now everything is nine years old. I am really starting to think more about changing things up. New paint colors. New furniture. A new style. And then we noticed a leak. In our water heater. And then the leak got worse and worse. And now we need a new water heater.
It is just beginning. I feel it coming on. Things aren't made like they used to. Pretty sure our stove and fridge will not last the 30+ years my mom and dad's did. It starts with a new water heater. And then what is next? We are entering that time when we will have to be replacing. Researching.
What do I know about water heaters? Nothing. That is what I know. Nothing. And what does Chad know? Nothing. Until we research and compare.
Thank God for hot water though and this problem. Thank God.
1 comments:
Hey Tina!
Sorry to hear that the water heater went out (or is going out)...
We actually replaced our water heater about 6 months ago (there was a major leak on Halloween night). On the night it happened, we called the number for the company that installed the water heater (same as you--the original one from this house), and they came out the next day. Their original quote was $2500, which is ridiculous, so I used some negotiating techniques (awkward pauses, "That's not good enough," etc.) and he lowered the price after about 10 minutes of negotiating to $1500.
Then I went to Sears, Lowe's, and Home Depot to see what they carried, and I went home and researched these models on the internet. At least in California, the models at Lowe's and Home Depot had pretty bad reviews. Also, we've had good experiences with Sears and their customer service in the past, so we decided to go with Sears. And we paid less than $1100 installed, which is a pretty good deal for our part of the country.
The moral of this story is that at smaller shops that deal mostly with water heaters there are HUGE mark-ups in the price--so negotiate and negotiate hard. At the "big box" retailers, the prices pretty much are what they are. Water heaters don't usually go on sale because they're more of an emergency purchase--the stores don't need a sale to incentivize someone to buy (when you need hot water, you NEED hot water).
If you'd like to talk details about what type of rods you need in the tank or whether to go tankless, feel free to call and we can chat. I probably spent 10-15 hours just researching water heaters, so that I could understand how they work.
Good luck!
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