Replace Your Water Heater Yourself in 10 Easy Steps
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- Switching out your water heater can be done in 10 simple steps, and will make everyone’s life better! #plumbing #waterheater #diy
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Well. I just did it. Three trips to the hardware store and $600 dollars later, it's running smoothly. As a first time homeowner who was quoted $2100, this video was a life saver. Thank you. Truly, thank you.
That's fantastic, my friend. Way to go!
I know right? I was quoted $2350 with provided water heater, $1824 without provided water heater, then $1350 if I took a "membership" and agreed to a video interview for advertising, then $1125 if I would just shut up and let them stay at the house to do the job. But, I was already willing to pay $350 an hour for the labor, for 2 hours, because I already bought everything and put everything in close vicinity. The fact that they couldn't bring it down to $700 for labor as a very generous 2 hour job, I am just doing it myself. lol.
yes it is usually 2000 and above for the heater(1000) plus labor...
i was quoted 2500. and they act insulted when you dont want to do it.
A lot of scammy contractors out there. You should not get 1000$ for 3 hrs of work.
I was just quoted $1,700 for a 40 gallon water heater and install. I know the water heater that they install costs them about $600, leaving them a tidy sum for installation. I think I'll install myself. Thanks for the video.
What a rip! Still cheaper than the quote I got from Tom Drexler here in KY they want right over $2000 🥹
@@lockdiesel8108 wat part of KY you in?
Lowe’s home improvement with install & replace. When you buy one.
I just had one installed for $2100, yesterday there was leaking from pipes which stopped by the time they arrived here. So, now they are saying a leak can't stop it would still be leaking when they arrive at 2 pm. I am really frustrated. Regret hiring these people.
@@mikepxy Louisville
Thanks Loads from a grateful Mom- I just installed a 50 gallon gas water heater in my basement! Works Great! I included my daughter in the project because it’s very empowering to be self-sufficient and anyone can learn if they pay attention!
I love how short and to the point this video was. Well done!
This has got to be one of the best and straight forward instructions on RUclips.
Not even close
This was an exact replacement for the old one that lasted about 10 years. ruclips.net/user/postUgkx7yWIKcrbA9KMHkGSfcgxW2lsjHT6B8Sh The top of my mitigation tube by my roofline was just a 90 elbow which allowed too much debris to fall down into the fan, eventually ruining it. Without this issue, I bet it would have kept running another 10 years. When I replaced this fan, I added an extra elbow joint so the top tube now it does a 180, which should solve that problem. The radon guys around here wanted to charge me a $300 diagnostic fee, then parts/labor (probably close to $600 total). I installed this all by myself in about an hour for the cost of the fan; it would probably be even easier/faster with two people. FYI the manufacturer's warranty greatly differs depending on whether you install it yourself (1 yr warranty) or have a licensed installer do it (10 yrs).
Fantastic video covering all steps. I will start with step 10. Thanks!
A bit of advice..make sure your flue opening atop the heater is covered when applying teflon tape to inlet/outlet threads.
Its not much fun fishing the spool out of the bottom of the flue with a shop-vac!
I've done 2 water heaters ; never thought of covering flue. Brilliant advice !!
Step number 0 is to get the proper tools so you don’t have to use Channellocks to chew up your hex fittings. A proper size open end wrench should be used or an adjustable wrench in a pinch.
That was my first thought also
It amazes me how many DIYers begin a project without having the proper tools. I refer to this as the "Red Neck Syndrome." They are famous for saying, "This will do just as good."
@@outlet6989 Yea and I'm a diy but I have most tools I need for projects. He should have at least used a couple cresent wrenches. And as someone else pointed out he was using the channel locks backwards
@@outlet6989 At least he admitted to being too lazy to do it right. 😂
I know master plumbers with 40+ years experience use channel locks and chew up fittings, its a water heater in an attic, who cares
Huge thanks! Your video was excellent as it provided step by step instructions. It eased my sense of worry and dread as I followed your steps. It’s been over 25 years since I had to replace our water heater. Talk about right time information! Thank you!🎉😊
Thank you Nils! Watching your invaluable video a few times made my work so much more fun relocating my clients water heater in his basement.
Fantastic video on removal and installation of new hot water tank. Directions were perfect and made the install a seamless plug and play process👍
I was just quoted $3600 for a job ($2300 for the hearer and $1200 for service). They said it would be three days till they could schedule. I got a heater from Home Depot for $710 and got the job done in one day. Thanks buddy.
Just.. thank you for giving me somewhere to start. My husband has many projects going and I would like to help him somehow. This video gives me some place to at least start. Thank you so much, for your time and effort.
Great info, had no idea it was as easy as that though Ive found that to be the case with most building Ive tackled. Thank you.
I am fortunate that my water heater has the anode rod as part of the, as I recall, cold water inlet and has a pretty large hex fitting on it. Removal is one reason to use both teflon tape and liquid pipe dope as most plumbers do. The non hardening dope helps prevent corrosion and makes the anode easier to remove. And if you remove them every 5 years or so, they tend not to get so thoroughly corroded into place.
One of the best videos on water heaters. Thank you.
Very detail and easy instruction.
Thanks a million. You saved me hundreds of dollars. I've never done a water heater before, and this one went off without a hitch. Thanks again.
How long did it take you?
@@AlexGray About 1.5 hours.
Thank you for this well detailed task. I am tackling mine for the first time. wish me luck
Great video. Very helpful. Just replace my water heater and did it myself. Thank you.
nice video! Owned my home for 20 years and the WH is the only thing left and today....is the day! I like the Shark Bite idea especially since they are exposed so if something happens I can fix it without tearing a wall out or something plus I have never sweat pipe. It doesn't look hard but I don't care to learn that if I do not need to and so far, no need. Looking forward to using this video as a guide. Thanks again!
Great video, very informative, made it easier to have the expert handy. With a little bit of know-how and research you can typically save money. Love that you'll tackle anything!
I appreciate how doable you make this seem. I might try it
I've installed my water heater and added a expansion tank yesterday and I just want to thank you for making this video.
Great video!!!! You saved this family a few hundred bucks for sure. You sir, just made my 2024 Christmas list!!!
Thousand+. We were quoted 4,000 (Canadian dollars)…the water heater doesn’t cost more than 1,000. Savings of 3k
Appreciate you taking the time to teach.
Thank you sir! Your detailed video saved me so much time and money.
Thanks..I'm gonna do it myself.. pretty explanatory on how to install it step by step.
Excelente vídeo!!!! Can’t wait to star the project myself!!!
Just installed my water heater thus week on my own you can do this guys 👌👌
I'd also suggest add a vacuum valve for the out going water valve so when you do any draining with a hose from bottom of water eater you can easily relief the vacuum pressure inside tank, this old house video shows and recommended and makes sense. Its simpler then having to turn off the water to tank and then loosen that connector so air can get in so damage doesn't happen when draining the tank for what ever reason. Blessings and really nice video, I can hear the audio really well, the speech well spoken and narrated. Super.
Great video sir. Hats off to you for a quick and concise explanation of what is needed to get this done. Thanks!
The most helpful video I ever watched here on RUclips.
Thank You this was Awesome ! I’ve done tanks before but this was a perfect refresher course ,,!!! You were clear & Precise. Video was clear and easy to watch..
Thanks Again
Great video! easy to follow instructions, and under nine minutes. You're the best. Thanks! 👍👍
Thank you, clear & to the point instructions!
I had two companies give me estimates. Install for both was over $1500 for install alone. So you're saving more than a few hundred!
This man saved me $1300. Thank you for the thorough step by step breakdown
Your cool and calm demeanor soothed my anxiety. Thanks man.
Thanks for this video, gonna replace water heater tomorrow. Feeling very confident in my ability to get it done the right way. Feeling even better about the money in gonna save.
Great video my husband and i replaced our water heater following your video
Thanks a lot, you save me a lot of time and labor money, great video!
Very informative channel,been doing residential plumbing since late 90s & you guy's were right on fr the average person doing home repairs,yet you express the safety aspect which most don't go into,keep up good work on channel
I have to disagree. I like this channel but in this case he got almost everything wrong. The worst was telling people to dope the flare fitting. Now everyone who follows his steps could have a gas leak.
I liked the advice however most of them aren’t going to be a cap and flap- pull old and put new one in and use existing dielectric connections. Also not one mention about the expansion tank which we all know that they’re required in all residential installations now. I see this one had one but, not a word about it.
Idk
Overall very good video.
Thanks for sharing.
@@RichardDraggin99 Hi-what do you mean by cap and flap?
Great video! Like most projects, there’s always a first time & your video shows how to tackle it!
Thank you. Struggling with this by myself...thanks
Thx for this! U just gave me enough confidence to save some money 🤙
Excellent Video! I'm about to install a water heater and this really helps. I put the last one in over 30 years ago so this is a good refresher. I've never replaced the anode rod and will try the new one you recommended.
You could replace the anode but I've never seen anyone do it. The new ones come with their own sacrificial anode rod.
Just saved me at least $1000. Thank you so much brother. We appreciate the work you do 💪
OUTSTANDING... good job.
I want to thank you for this video. I bought a new water heater from THD. They also offer installation so I called the number, talked to a local plumber who could do the job for $1900, $1300 if I supplied the water heater. I thought this job was above my pay grade but thanks to your video I did it myself and saved a lot of money .
A plumber told me they would charge $1000 just in their labor to do it (for a 40 gal gas tank, that replaces the same). I asked how long it would take and he said between 30mins and 1 hour. The guy wants $1000 an hour (and that’s regular business hours during the week).
@@GhostSal that's why plumbers are LOADED. I'm here because just called to get an installation quote and they told me $575. I was going to get a plumber to do this but at that price, I'm handy enough to follow RUclips instructions and do it myself. A must is to read the comments to read tips and corrections.
Well demonstrated, thank you!
Great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you extremely informative
I was just Quoted $3800 and $3200 to replace a 40 gal water heater in my attic of my townhouse 😮 I'll definitely be trying this
Fantastic video! Makes it so much easier when you don’t know how to Sauter and sweat the lines by using the shark bites
Use pipe dope only on the ips, (iron pipe threads) only. Not on the flare side of the adapter. No dope ever. You run a great risk of getting dope into the gas valve. It makes its seal by the flare fitting hard surface against a softer metal surface of the csst, ( corrugated stainless steel tubing ). It’s usually fabricated with copper to seal with the adapter.
I changed my 11yr old gas tank water heater to a tankless a few months ago by myself. Just a regular DIY homeowner. It cost me under $2K . My tank water heater was still working, but near the end of its life. So I had the time to do my research and plan everything out by watching other installation video's and reading the service manual. I learned a lot about code and even consulted a license plumber via video chat, but nevertheless I have the satisfaction of learning and installing a new tankless water heater. The major limitation is your gas pipe size. I was blessed to have 1inch gas pipe in my house so I has enough gas volume to install it myself.
Tankless is the way to go if you have a gas system. The electric ones are junk
Woah. Good for you!
This is super inspiring
What does 1” mean? What is the existing current btu load on your gas line? A tankless is typically around 200,000 btu alone. The typical gas meter on a residence is a 250,000 btu meter. Did you call and upsize to a 425 chf meter? There is a good chance you are grossly undersized now. You may have to bump your pressure to 2psi delivery pressure and sub regulate all existing gas appliances in the house.
Thanks for the vid, I know that I will need to replace a heater in my 2 family soon. I work IT for a Plumbers Supply Company and can get the heater at cost, but didn’t want to pay for installation. Thanks youtube!
great video will be replacing mine soon.
Small point- I’ve always closed the in line gas valve first, then the turn the water heater valve off. , to get the gas out of the piping past the line valve out.
it doesnt matter at all. unless you turned off the water and came back a few hours later to turn off the gas. did u think this was a dont cut the red wire within 2 seconds of the blue wire or it will explode like a bomb situation?
This is the best video in the water heater category on youtube. Please rename it if possible, "Direct Vent Water Heater Replacement." There are no other of this type. The others are all power vent. Bravo and thanks for taking the time.
???? plenty direct vent water heater vents out there.. am i missing something?
The others are all power vent. This is direct vent with no mechanical fan. A double sleeve exhaust that has inbound clean air, and exhaust in one.
Thank you, I did run across a problem with my hot outlet hose bursting twice. I used a set from Home Depot which I do not recommend. I ended up using copper supply lines and relieved some pressure from TPR and seems to be good now.
On the water heater that was installed in my home when I bought it, the anode rod unscrewed easy enough, there was just no way to pull it out. When I replaced the tank a few years later I cut it open and the rod plus calcium buildup or whatever was probably six inches in diameter. The heating elements were also buried in two inches or so of mineral buildup.
Very informative video! Helped me a lot. Just one thing missing, from my research, is the drip leg for the gas line to catch the sediment. Be sure to add one.
There is one. It's on the vertical pipe, teed just before the valve. Catch it at 4:00
I've just recently learned that a drip leg is not always required in some locales.
I always put one in anyway.
This is great, thank you!
One of the biggest issues with replacing is rigid piping. If a new water heater is taller and/or the gas connection point is not at the same level as the previous one - you would have a lot of work to do. One solution would be to switch to corrugated flexible pipes for both air and gas. I'd be too scared to use sharkbite stuff so i soldered threaded adapters and ran the flexible pipes from there. There are two types of flexible pipes - corrugated (brass and stainless) and braided. After some research the recommendation was to use corrugated one made by Brass Craft (Procoat). I chose stainless steel for both gas and water. The gas one I picked with the integrated ball valve since mine was done.
this is exactly the same scenario I'm facing - thanks for the info
should also make sure the tank is properly grounded / bonded
Same issue. My shorter heater was by dealership only. Bought one couple inches taller. Bought pipe cutter and sheet metal cutters, and Lok tight fittings with my purchase. Trimmed all to match and being the clumsy mechanic I am, was surprised everything went very smoothly. Had to trim exhaust pipe also that's why I got sheet metal cutters. Lock Tite for no soldering.
Bah. Sharkbites are the bomb. Use them all the time except behind walls.
As I retired, PEX and similar brands became the industry standard as it required zero soldering or pipe threading skills.
Those take a while to master.
This is a great, easy to understand and very thorough instruction video. Thank you so much.
Hugs thanks and so appreciate Step 10!
I am about to replace a water heater that was installed in 1996. Somehow it still works. A little weak but it still works.
Thank you! Well done on this video.
So I was about to call a plumber to replace my old water heater... Then I watched your video. So easy and done quick. Thanks for the help!
How did the replacement go?
@@aaronbaraiya3692 Went great... Much easier than I thought. Checked on the connections later and found one was leaking. All it needed was tightened a bit more.
@@aaronbaraiya3692 i dont think he survived the install.....
Great video and thanks for helping us DIY!
Can you change the ano rod while under regular operation or shut it all down, then change it out? you told about how frustrating it was to remove & every 3yrs. but not the proceedure for that, the 8 steps to change out the water heater was very good, thanks
As this appears to possibly be an attic install..a drip/catch pan with drain would be a good idea.
spectacular!
Thanks for the video I found it very helpful I did my own last night after my old water heater blew and was leaking everywhere I found that the shut off valves were very old and failing also I cut it back to the pex and installed the shark bite connectors it was very simple using your guide plus I had two unions that wouldn't come off for the life of me but had some corrosion going on saved me about 800$
Great video. Thank you!
Mine is due soon. I hope I can find the exact same one to make installation as painless as possible.
Well done video!! Good job
Great información, I appreciate it.
Great video easy to follow thank you
Love this video. Especially step 10 😂
This is a good video for giving you the basics. However, I have found that rarely is any project exactly the same. Things to know are that the dialectics (connections to the hot and cold inlets need to be replaced as they get clogged with sediment. This requires a torch, and soldering. Then you have to balance the unit, align it properly, and trying to replace an older unit with the exact same one is unlikely as most manufacturers modify their products over time. Also a dry new tank may weight 160 lbs (dead weight) and can be moved with relative ease, but an old empty tank filled with years of sediment may weigh upwards of 200 lbs. (dead weight). Dead weight is harder to move. The old vessel will also have some water leaking regardless of how good you think you drained it so prepare. I just replaced mine after watching this video and all these things were learned, but the basics of an easy and almost perfect replacement are illustrated in this video. Make sure you know what your limitations are when doing any project. I installed a new 50 gal Bradford White hot water heater w new dialectics for $875.00. Check for drips and smell for gas for a few days to ensure proper install, or get a gas meter. Don’t over tighten the dialectics, and if they drip leak then tighten them a little at a time.
Good information, thanks
Your video just saved me $1K. Thank you! And no thank you to the crazy expensive plumbing services in Westchester County NY!
A few years ago I came home from a 1 week vacation and had yellow hot water so I figured the interior of the tank was leeching into the water, I used a 750ft lbs. air impact wrench to remove an anode rod from a 12 year old water heater after trying everything I could think of that was cost effective to remove that stubborn nut. The anode rod was so disintegrated there was nothing left. I used a magnet to retrieve most of the metal chunks from the interior of the tank, bleached the system and replaced the anode rod. It bought be about 3 more years. Its being replaced next week. Originally installed in 2008.
Excellent video
This help a lot thanks, in California where I am, they charge you just for labor $1100 for this replacement
Yes, that’s correct and that’s actually a good price In bigger cities. It’s all fun and games for the DIYer to change a water heater till you go to drain it and can’t figure out why it won’t drain. Could it be all the years of neglecting to rinse out the heater letting calcium build up on the drain?? Or when you get a water heater and nothing matches back up then you gotta teach your self how to sweat copper. Highly unlikely. Moral of this message is that you’re not paying that much for someone to do a job you could’ve did. You paid for the years of experience and proper tools for them to do a job the right way with no hassle. God knows I can write on paper. But it doesn’t mean I’m gonna be my own lawyer or do my own taxes. Defeat is hard for some people to take. Just take the L and move on. Unless you wanna be that guy that burns down his whole neighborhood cause he thought he could hook up the wires in a proper manner. 🤦🏻♂️ $1100 one is much cheaper than having to do it multiple times.
Great video! Have just one quibble: the video shows using teflon tape when connecting the water inlet and outlet. When I replaced my water heater, it had a gasket fitting and no tapered threads, and thus teflon tape would have been superfluous (I did not used teflon tape, and the seal has been completely leak free). Maybe there are different water heaters with tapered threads that need teflon tape, but in my DYI work I've encountered many cases where previous work has been done with unnecessary use teflon tape on non-tapered threads, which is kind of a pet peeve one mine (a.k.a "hapless application of teflon tape" ;)
If you use teflon tape, I would hope there’s no leaks. Most likely if a leak did happen, it could be the lack of teflon tape. Anyhow, I think it’s alway better to err on the side of caution.
Those connectors are pipe thread (tapered), but they seal on the end like a flare fitting. Sometimes they don't and tape helps The other benefit of using teflon tape on such a connector is that it acts as an anti-seize to aid in disassembly. Or you can paint anti-seize compound on the threads.
I use tape plus liquid sealant regardless tapered or not just me opinion.
so so so so helpful. thank you soo much!
Awesome video! Thanks
The city I live in California requires dielectric union, expansion tank, gas sediment trap , bottom tray for water heater installation. To remove stubborn anode rod, I use impact wrench to remove it within seconds.
Id use a bottom tray if my water heater wasnt in my basement next to a floor drain. Also its code everywhere to have a gas trap for sediment. Just look at the gas line on your furnace.
I replaced the Bradford White 40 gallon, 12 years old with a Rheem 9 year warranty. For @ $70 more than the BW 6 year warranty, you get a stainless steel burner. With one helper to set it in the new pan, saved @ $900. Thank you.
Thank you Sir. Excellent video, no bs, just straight to the point with good useful info. 💯👍🏻
Wow, this is pretty good. You're going to save me, literally hundreds🔥👍🏻 Thank You ( :
Thank you so much for share 🎉🎉🎉
Another simple thing you can do. Take a piece of #14 or #12 wire, strip it and wrap around the connections right next to the water heater, go from cold to hot, and too the relief valve, if the metal pipe off of it touches anything, such as concrete or metal. Also wrap wire around your in coming metal water pipes to ground them to each other and go with the wire to the Metal gas line to the water heater. This will provide paths for the slight amounts of electricity that contributes to the corrosion. Not a Fan of Teflon Tape, it can result in Stretching of the Copper and Brass fittings. For first time, every time leak free connections, use Loctite PST 565 Pipe Sealant, it never hardens. A small tube can be purchased at Automotive parts stores. Plumbing supplies will have larger size, professional tubes.
Great video!
My man! Thanks