hot water tank
So last week I'd been having some weird issues with my water pipes.... they were groaning. Like crazy. And they wouldn't stop.... it was like-- they sounded like a digereedoo, you know? It was this deep gravelly noise like a machine; a compressor or something. Very weird.
So I was pretty worried we'd have to get into the walls and somehow deal with the pipes. But luckily it turned out that a flap in a toilet tank was loose and it was somehow causing vibrations to go through all the cold water pipes. It was a really easy & cheap fix, just 5 minutes and a new $4.00 toilet tank flap.
But then yesterday, I turned on the hot water last night and it wasn't hot at all. Stone cold. I figured it was the hot water tank, but hoped that it didn't need to be replaced completely. My dad has had to deal with a hot water tank a couple months ago, and it's pretty expensive.
But of course my hot water tank DID need to be replaced, and..... over $700.00 later, I have hot water again.
I went with Swift Plumbing because... well they had a big ad in the phonebook. Also promised same-day service, plus I think that's the company my dad used a few months ago.
But yeah, like $725.00. Yipes. As long as it lasts, I'll be happy.
later
don
So I was pretty worried we'd have to get into the walls and somehow deal with the pipes. But luckily it turned out that a flap in a toilet tank was loose and it was somehow causing vibrations to go through all the cold water pipes. It was a really easy & cheap fix, just 5 minutes and a new $4.00 toilet tank flap.
But then yesterday, I turned on the hot water last night and it wasn't hot at all. Stone cold. I figured it was the hot water tank, but hoped that it didn't need to be replaced completely. My dad has had to deal with a hot water tank a couple months ago, and it's pretty expensive.
But of course my hot water tank DID need to be replaced, and..... over $700.00 later, I have hot water again.
I went with Swift Plumbing because... well they had a big ad in the phonebook. Also promised same-day service, plus I think that's the company my dad used a few months ago.
But yeah, like $725.00. Yipes. As long as it lasts, I'll be happy.
later
don