I recently installed an AO Smith gas water heater to replace the original in our house that developed a leak (after 20-ish years of service).
Bought it at Lowes, installed it myself. No complaints so far. Also got a $100 rebate from the gas company. At the time I asked a few questions here, and someone said that there's really no difference in build quality between the 6 or 10 year warranty. They just charge more to offset their risk on having to pay out. You can probably find the thread in archives or your old list email. I would not do the on-demand (assuming that means tankless) if your house didn't orginally have that. They can be OK if your demand pattern is long showers or filling large baths. For handwashing, etc. you end up running a lot more water down the drain before you get hot water at the faucet. And if your clothes washer is like my LG Front Loader, it fills in a series of short on/off cycles and you'll never get hot water from a tankless heater that way. They also can have different venting and gas supply requirements from the typical tank heater. Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Plumber son says they’re good, been making water heaters in the U.S. for over > 100 years. > > -D > >> On Aug 27, 2020, at 4:14 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Our POS "Premier Plus" water heater has conked out 3 months after the 6 >> year warranty expired. The plumber wants to replace it with a "Bradford >> White", with a 6 or 10 year warranty (extra $200). Anyone have any >> knowledge of this brand? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
