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water heater installation
I have to replace my water heater because of an unrepairable leak in
the gas valve. I have a tank-type heater and am thinking of replacing it with a tankless. One problem is that my present heater has it's water connections at the top and the tankless at the bottom. To make installation easier I'm thinking of using flexible corrugated copper tubing similar to what is used for gas lines. I'm wondering if I will run into any problems with this, such as galvanic action, also will the corrugations restrict the water flow too much? Engineman |
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water heater installation
On Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:16:14 -0700 (PDT), engineman
wrote: I have to replace my water heater because of an unrepairable leak in the gas valve. I have a tank-type heater and am thinking of replacing it with a tankless. One problem is that my present heater has it's water connections at the top and the tankless at the bottom. To make installation easier I'm thinking of using flexible corrugated copper tubing similar to what is used for gas lines. I'm wondering if I will run into any problems with this, such as galvanic action, also will the corrugations restrict the water flow too much? Engineman There's enough "gremlins" related to tankless water heaters without experimenting with non-standard sub-optimun installation procedures. Do your homework - and if you still think you want to install one, start over and do your homework again..... |
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