AM I GETING RHEEMED.

ALEX 45

I JUST GOT A QUOTE OF $1500 FOR A 100 GAL. GAS RESIDENTIAL HOT WATER HEATER WAS TOLD 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY UNLESS I PAID AN EXTRA $150 FOR SHIPPING WHAT DO YOU GUYS NORMALY SHELL OUT FOR A RHEEM

John Mills_3

How about

twinning a couple of 50s?

ALEX 45

NEVER TRIED THAT HOW DO YOU PIPE THEM

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Heatermon

General pricing info

We are a Rheem dealer in So. Cal. and here are some "helpfull" suggestions. We feel that the 100 gallon residential gas water heater is an "overpriced behemoth". Generally, a 50 gallon, natural gas water heater will have a first hour delivery rating of 83 gallons and will cost X dollars. A 75 gallon water heater will have a first hour rating of 120 gallons and will cost 2X. A 100 gallon water heater will have a first hour rating of 135 gallons and will cost 4x. So, the "best deal" would seem to get (2) 50 gallon water heaters and hook them together. This will give you redundancy if desired, but you will also have twice the standby heat loss. We usually recommend (1) 75 gallon unit for the simplicity of installing (1) unit and the energy savings of only (1) appliance, rather than (2). We recently sold the (1) 100 gallon model we keep in stock, but we had it for 3 years before we found a situation where it was warranted (a laundrymat). Look into the 75 gallon model for 1/2 the price of the 100, but with the same burner and b.t.u. rating as the 100. Good luck.

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Mark Hunt

Alex

What do you think it should cost?

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tim from Reed Wright

piping twin awhs

pipe up in parallel, keep the piping equall from the main to each water heater to provide equall flow from each heater and valve hot and colds on each to allow to isolate one when one goes down.

John Mills_3

parallel vs series

Someone once explained when to do which. Most I see are in series, probably cause it's easier but anybody remember the diff?

Jackchips

The biggest

difference John, is that the lead (first with cold water) heater does the bulk of the work and will usually wear out before the other.

All things being equal, when they are piped equally or reverse return they will wear out evenly.