i have a 20 gallon electric water heater now. it works fine and we don’t have a problem with running out of hot water if we plan ahead. my brother is selling his 60 gallon gas water heater for cheap and we have a gas hook up in the basement for a water heater.
we save $110 a year by shutting off the gas each spring when we are not using our only current gas appliance, the furnace. we have to pay $50 each fall for the gas company to come out and turn the gas back on.
if we got the gas water heater it would be nice to be able to use all the hot water we wanted and not wait an hour after taking a shower for someone else to shower or to wash dishes.
alergic3
April 2, 2010 at 2:24 am
Water heaters have a life between 5 and twenty years. You can get a new one for under $150, so first off, I question the logic of doing all the work of installing a used water heater. It is not worth it to me, because it will probably have to be replaced again in a few years anyway.
A 60 gallon water heater is for a family of 5 or 6. and is overkill.
Water heaters with large tanks do not save you money, they cost you more money, but letting you take longer showers… If you don’t use more hot water, it is a wash. But you will.
FYI: When you turn off a water heater for a season, it still has water in it, and can build up dangerous hydrogen gas inside, make sure the tank is full and and you run the water for a while to get any gas out before turning it back on.