From:
Subject: Dip tube question
Date: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:07 PM


If I get that tank to last another few years it might save 5 bucks a
year, thats meaningless in comparison to a BIG hassle!

Well you have a point, but a life time of this kind of thinking cost a big
chunk of money. New cars because used cars are so much hassle, don't put on
a roof yourself because you might screw up, hire someone else to paint the
place, etc.

I guess we just disagree on the basic philosophy.

I seldom resort to paying some one to do that which I can do myself, and I
seldom toss anything out that is still serviceable.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.

On Mar 30, 5:05?pm, "Roger Shoaf" wrote:
From:
Subject: Dip tube question
Date: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:07 PM

If I get that tank to last another few years it might save 5 bucks a
year, thats meaningless in comparison to a BIG hassle!

Well you have a point, but a life time of this kind of thinking cost a big
chunk of money. New cars because used cars are so much hassle, don't put on
a roof yourself because you might screw up, hire someone else to paint the
place, etc.

I guess we just disagree on the basic philosophy.

I seldom resort to paying some one to do that which I can do myself, and I
seldom toss anything out that is still serviceable.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.

Well I NEVER buy brand new vehicles, still servicable at what cost?
That dip tube is probably near impossible to remove.

I reuse lots of stuff, but hot water tanks tend to fail at the very
WORST TIME!

Its like car batteries I replace mine before 4 years, and rarely get
stuck needing a jump, plus my alternator failure rate dropped
dramatically, then I give my old battery to a buddy with a wind
generator for his battery bank.

The WH replacement I did, was Jan 23 or so. Abotu 18 inches snow
on the ground, about 20 degrees, F, outdoors. I had to use my
snow blower to cut a path to the access door on the side of my
trailer. It was a miserable tank change.

Four years for a battery is a good idea. When my battery died a
couple months ago, it was a real messs. Reset the computer about
the time that I needed the emissions test.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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: Well I NEVER buy brand new vehicles, still servicable at what
cost?
: That dip tube is probably near impossible to remove.
:
: I reuse lots of stuff, but hot water tanks tend to fail at the
very
: WORST TIME!
:
: Its like car batteries I replace mine before 4 years, and
rarely get
: stuck needing a jump, plus my alternator failure rate dropped
: dramatically, then I give my old battery to a buddy with a wind
: generator for his battery bank.
: