On Nov 10, 8:58*am, ransley wrote:
On Nov 10, 7:18*am, "HeyBub" wrote:





flir67 wrote:
I'm going to replace my water heater soon. its a 40 gallon gas, its 30
years old and doing great but getting worried about it because of the
age. its a hotpoint.

I would like to install a whole house water filter on the inlet side
of this new water heater. is this recommended or not for the water
pressure? I've recently upgraded all the appliances to whirlpool but
not sure if whirlpool is good or crap for a water heater.

the house is 2400sq ft L shape with 3 family members 2 full bathrooms
and dishwasher on a slab.

Why filter hot water? You don't drink or cook with it.

Hot water does what it does (wash - humans, pets, dishes, clothes) then goes
down the drain.

Further, that your existing heater has lasted 30 years speaks well of the
water in your area. That is, your water source contains very little debris,
chemicals, or other noxious substances. I doubt your water quality will
improve much by being filtered.

As to choice of brands, I think the major brands are virtually
interchangable. Water heaters have improved in efficiency during these
years, so you should see a significant saving in energy costs.

Have they improved in efficency, show me I dont see it. I see bs
advertising and labels but certified EF ratings are different. *EF-
Energy Factor is tank efficency and what I see is 55-65 EF tanks sold
everywhere where on a 55 EF tank 45c of every dollar is wasted heating
water. A whole house sediment filter should reduce some scale but why
not filter all inside house water it might help the inline clothes
washer filters from being clogged, if you get clogged sink strainers
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I replaced mine about 8 years ago. Went with an average model State,
from HD, nothing special. It was a good deal at the time. Of course
now with the recent increase in energy prices, you should factor in
how much you could save with a high efficiency heater vs the increased
upfront cost.

About 4 years after buying it, the thermocouple failed. I called up
State, it was under warranty, and they sent me a new one for free, no
shipping, had it in 2 days. Since then it's been fine. I check the
anode every couple years and last check it was about half gone.
Within a couple years, I'll replace the anode and see if that gets me
longer tank life.