On 9/30/2015 7:31 PM, bob_villa wrote:
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 8:26:56 PM UTC-5, Don Y wrote:

I carried old (gas) hot water heater out to curb -- and a guy stopped to
ask if he could have it before I'd even walked away from it! "Sure! Do
you need a hand getting it into your truck?"

....as I was told by a plumber many yrs ago..."it's a "water heater"...you
wouldn't have to heat "hot water"! I didn't laugh either! ¯\_(Š™ï¸¿Š™)_/¯

Though, nowadays, with multi-stage "water heaeters", it is conceivable
that you *are* heating "hot water" (warm water?).

Regardless, the water *in* the heater is rarely *cold* when the fire
lites! :