How to ( or how not to ) Install a Hot Water Heater
Want to learn how to install a hot water heater? Watch Gardenfork, the DIY web video show, to learn how to do things. Then visit our site for more info: www.gardenfork.tv
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Want to learn how to install a hot water heater? Watch Gardenfork, the DIY web video show, to learn how to do things. Then visit our site for more info: www.gardenfork.tv
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thanks for the comment and good point. if i remember correctly, those connects did not have rubber seals, or i would not have used the teflon on there.
i run across the teflon tape on a compression seal or a rubber seal a lot when i go do a repair at a friend’s house. they have usually tried to fix it themselves and can’t figure out why its leaking. i remove the teflon tape, which is ususally getting in the way of the rubber seal, and then it works fine.
thx, eri.c
The teflon tape is really useless in those places where you have used it. The flexible hoses have “rubber” seals/washers/gaskets at both ends. That is what makes them watertight, not any teflon tape. The teflon tape might act as a lubricant. Teflon tapes or dopes are needed where male metal threads meet female metal threads and where there are no washers or ferrules (as in compression fittings). Put teflon tape where the 2 nipples seat into the tank. It is metal against metal there.
im sorry to say, but that looks so hacked in. u first need to have a vaccume breaker any where above the tank.
i cant solder to save my LIFE…..i have a stubborn leak and want to say screw it and go with the flex hoses like you did…..how the hell did you screw it onto the copper pipe??
you should turn on the hot water faucet somewhere up in the house. if water comes out, the water tank should be full.
How can I know if the tank is full of water before I turn the electricity on??
Thanks for the vid
i used to be a plumber installer for the home depot and let me tell you something, replacing a water heater is not that easy and you need to fix all the code violations!!!!
this looks like how a real installation goes. I don’t think there are many “perfect” installations. This video adds the human reality element to DIY. Thanks for the information.
can’t . its burned into the neurons on my brain. not sure why.
i also say ‘unloosen’ when taking off nuts and bolts.
thanks for watching. eric.
your video is great. thanks for the how to. but could you not say “hot water heater”?
hey there, sorry we couldn’t help you. a lot of people have been helped!
Actually, niether your “show” or the dogs are particularly helpful.
ooh i forgot please keep the noise down on the dogs yes there are some people in this world that dont like barking dogs
lolololo rofl lmao hahahahalololo
first the old isolation valve is frozen no good if you cant find your main feed valve…red face
then the first easy soldering attempt leaked lolololooops drain down again…red face
then to top it all off you burn yourself on the hot copper lololooll sorry man lolololololhahahahahahahhahalololololo
ooh a quick question if you please…what if the cylinder isnot sitting on blocks how to drain please???
ps hehehohohohahahah
glad to hear this helped you. more stuff is on our site if you want to check it out. thx, eri c.
maybe its because most DIY videos are fake. they always come out perfect, that’s not what the real world is like, and its not how my world is either. i make mistakes, so do you, so does everybody. i try to do stuff and make videos about the process.
have you ever made a mistake?
say what you want about his dogs…etc
BUT BIIIIIG THANK YOU!
I did my 1st ever hot water tank change.
saved well over $350 because of service charges & labor for install from homedepot or sears
Between the barking dogs, dropping the water heater, burning himself, and the leaky pipe, this has to be the worst DIY video I have ever seen.
thx. i’ll look for those Sharkbites, have not seen them around h ere. certainly easier than soldering. eric.,
Just remember before you do any work to talk to your local building inspector. Here in Deerfield, WI we can do our own work if we get the proper permits, but I know in some areas electrical and/or plumbing must be done by a professional.
I’m glad you used 18″ flexible connectors, and I’ll also add a thumbs up to Sharkbites – no soldering, just push/twist into place and they can be removed. If you ever choose to use PEX, Sharkbites will still work with that plumbing too.
thx, can you believe some people don’t like barking dogs?
Hey yeh cool dogs….really healthy bark.
you got that right
The first thing you need to do is get rid of that barking dog!!!!!!!!!
Shark bite is quicker and neat have you used them