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Eric

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On Nov 17, 5:56?pm, Eric wrote:
My water heater is one of those that had the defective dip tube. I havnt
pulled the old one out but I have the symptoms of a defective tube. I
looked on line and cant find a place that sells dip tubes. Any ideas
where to buy them? Are they sized to a particular tank model or is it
sufficient to just know its a 50 gallon gas fired heater tank thats xx
high and yy wide with a 3/4 water connection?
Thanks
Eric

tanks with dip tube troubles are now very aged.

so how do you know its bad? how old is your tank and what is it doing
wrong.

with a old tank your probably better off replacing it, new foam
insulated tanks are much more efficent too

I get good hot water for a short time in the shower, then luke warm after
that. Its a 50 gal tank, runs on NG, built in 96. If i could be sure a new
one would be more efficient I might opt for a replacement. The thing is, i
dont think a new one is much different. Seems the new ones mostly have
about 1" of foam and thats what i have now near as i can tell.
Can you recommend a top of the line efficient model?
Thanks
Eric