Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
heater?   Can anyone comment on the installation?   Currently I have a
"gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
chimney). 

On Jul 25, 5:43=EF=BF=BDpm, Phisherman  wrote:
> Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
> heater? =EF=BF=BD Can anyone comment on the installation? =EF=BF=BD Curre=
ntly I have a
> "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
> chimney).

if your replacing the tank check out a vertex water heater, it has
awesome capacity, very high efficency now qualifies for 30% fed rebate
and built in power vent

On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:49:43 -0700 (PDT), bob haller <h...@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Jul 25, 5:43?pm, Phisherman  wrote:
>> Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
>> heater? ? Can anyone comment on the installation? ? Currently I have a
>> "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
>> chimney).
>
>if your replacing the tank check out a vertex water heater, it has
>awesome capacity, very high efficency now qualifies for 30% fed rebate
>and built in power vent

If this is AOSmith, these are not sold directly to customers.  Rebate
or not, it would cost me well over $1000 to contract it.

On Jul 29, 9:00=A0am, Phisherman  wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:49:43 -0700 (PDT), bob haller 
> wrote:
>
> >On Jul 25, 5:43?pm, Phisherman  wrote:
> >> Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
> >> heater? ? Can anyone comment on the installation? ? Currently I have a
> >> "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
> >> chimney).
>
> >if your replacing the tank check out a vertex water heater, it has
> >awesome capacity, very high efficency now qualifies for 30% fed rebate
> >and built in power vent
>
> If this is AOSmith, these are not sold directly to customers. =A0Rebate
> or not, it would cost me well over $1000 to contract it.

I am a homeowner not a professional plumber. I just bought an A O
Smith vertex from a local plumbing supply store, no problems. Ditto on
the capacity. I am looking forward to my tax credit. The heater costs
$1500. There is a Vertex "something" which is more efficient, has a
larger capacity and costs more than $2000. For my needs it would not
have been cost effective.
Richard

On Jul 29, 11:47=EF=BF=BDam, "r...@gmail.com"  wrot=
e:
> On Jul 29, 9:00=EF=BF=BDam, Phisherman  wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:49:43 -0700 (PDT), bob haller 
> > wrote:
>
> > >On Jul 25, 5:43?pm, Phisherman  wrote:
> > >> Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
> > >> heater? ? Can anyone comment on the installation? ? Currently I have=
 a
> > >> "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
> > >> chimney).
>
> > >if your replacing the tank check out a vertex water heater, it has
> > >awesome capacity, very high efficency now qualifies for 30% fed rebate
> > >and built in power vent
>
> > If this is AOSmith, these are not sold directly to customers. =EF=BF=BD=
Rebate
> > or not, it would cost me well over $1000 to contract it.
>
> I am a homeowner not a professional plumber. I just bought an A O
> Smith vertex from a local plumbing supply store, no problems. Ditto on
> the capacity. I am looking forward to my tax credit. The heater costs
> $1500. There is a Vertex "something" which is more efficient, has a
> larger capacity and costs more than $2000. For my needs it would not
> have been cost effective.
> Richard

yeah the biggie is CXAPACITY, EFFICENCY, and the tax credit

a standard low efficency regular 75K BTU 75 gallon is about a grand,
the vertex is a cant lose decision

On Wed 29 Jul 2009 06:00:21a, Phisherman told us...

> On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:49:43 -0700 (PDT), bob haller <h...@aol.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>On Jul 25, 5:43?pm, Phisherman  wrote:
>>> Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water
>>> heater? ? Can anyone comment on the installation? ? Currently I have a
>>> "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no
>>> chimney). 
>>
>>if your replacing the tank check out a vertex water heater, it has
>>awesome capacity, very high efficency now qualifies for 30% fed rebate
>>and built in power vent 
> 
> If this is AOSmith, these are not sold directly to customers.  Rebate
> or not, it would cost me well over $1000 to contract it.
> 

We were able to buy an AOSmith unit from out utility company.

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