{"id":12962,"date":"2022-10-14T11:33:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=12962"},"modified":"2022-10-14T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:42:35","slug":"hot-water-heater-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=12962","title":{"rendered":"Hot Water Heater Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Friday. 10\/7. Done by Bill Leary. Dan's team (two extra guys, one black the other younger Hispanic\/black looking). Works great now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call was made two days ago, Charged deposit $89 over the phone. Bryan was sent the next day (Thurs) to check what's wrong with our water heater, which we had tried restart a few times before but only this time, it wouldn't stay lit after the sparks. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VIvEqVbt14\" target=\"_blank\">I replaced<\/a> the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00QCCO1IW\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?tag=prosdiy0a-20&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkId=385133ae793979dbc28e7e52f041548d&amp;geniuslink=true\" target=\"_blank\">thermopile myself a day before through Amazon<\/a> (Reliance Water Heater CO 100112328 21\" Thermopile Assembly) order and even ordered later the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B06XNSV2BG\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?tag=prosdiy0a-20&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;linkId=317d9af6567c2559e4b897c1ca809f1f&amp;geniuslink=true\" target=\"_blank\">Gas Control Valve<\/a> (Honeywell WT8840B1000 Water Heater Gas Control Valve, NAT 160 Degree F 1\" Cavity) in thinking that since it's not the thermopile (low voltage - <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mtbn3FtMqCM\" target=\"_blank\">I tested using volt meter<\/a> fine actually - went up passed 650mv within around 3 mins - but foolishly believed the 2 flash per 3 seconds indicator which meant low thermopile voltage), it must be the Gas control valve unit that's malfunctioning. But <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5f6UFwRlXr8\" target=\"_blank\">replacing the Gas Control Valve is more work<\/a>, and there is no guaranty that it was the problem, so we decided to hire a plumber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan looked at our chimney next to the water heater and said we need the chimney liner, per the city\/state's requirement. And our water heater is supposed to be replaced every 10 years or else the rust\/deposit in the tank would crack the tank and leak water. So here's his quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$2500 for boiler replacement<br>$1125 for 30ft chimney liner<br>customer bargain discount: $250<br>Down payment $400....the previous $89 deposit is credited back into the remaining total of $2975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labor guaranty = 1 year.<br>Parts guaranty = 6 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the chimney liner (basically a long aluminum looking air duct through the chimney) installation, Nadia and I noticed another metallic mini chimney next to the main chimney on the roof, and we wonder what that second smaller metal chimney is. After research, I think that second chimney's been there the whole time and that it is likely to be the chimney from the attic, but I am not sure, I'll add this under Questions for advanced learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday. 10\/7. Done by Bill Leary. Dan's team (two extra guys, one black the other younger Hispanic\/black looking). Works great now. Call was made two days ago, Charged deposit $89 over the phone. 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