A huge puddle of water is all over your basement floor and it is coming from the bottom of the water heater. This is the obvious and most common sign you need a new water heater installation.
If you have any experience with Do It Yourself projects installing a new water heater should not be a problem for you. Follow along with the steps in this article and you will have your new water heater installed in a couple of hours. Installing a water heater yourself will save you up to 300 or 400 dollars depending on the area you live in.
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Now if you are not very DIY you can still install your own water tank, however, it may take a little longer than a few hours but if you like a challenge and are not afraid of doing repairs on your home you will be able to install the heater yourself as well.
Tools And Materials You Will Need:
- Water Heater- Install what you are taking out if you have a 40 gallon and want to upgrade to a 50 gallon now is the time to do it. If you do have a 50 gallon I DO NOT recommend switching to anything lower than what you have.
- ¾ Fittings – You will need 2 ¾ couplings and possibly some elbows. Check what type of pipe you have going to your water heater. This can be copper, CPVC, PEX, or galvanized. I recommend getting Shark Bite ¾ fittings because they are very easy to install with PEX, CPVC, and copper piping. When you have galvanized pipe you may need to get a conversion fitting and adapt it to one of the other pipes for easier installation.
- Black Pipe Fittings – You may need a few ½ black pipe couplings and elbows to extend or shorten the gas line connecting to the heater. I install the gas line last. This way I will know exactly what I need for gas fittings.
