Edgar Korzeniowski
2 years ago
A slow-moving leak developed at the pex tee fitting on the hot water outlet line. The hot water outlet line from the water heater to the fitting was copper, and the fitting to the rest of the house was PVC. The seal between the PVC and plastic was cracked. This was bound to happen given the age of the fitting (about 15 years), and the fact a polar vortex hit two months prior.
I was tempted to fix it myself, but my fifteen-year-old Bradford White 40,000 BTU 50 Gallon water hear (Model No. MI5036FBN) was also on its last legs (heater struggled to keep water hot, hot water ran out quickly, water was cloudy), and the cold-water inlet valve was rusted shut. It was time to call in the pros, and I am glad that I did!
I made a call at 7:00a in the morning on April 23, 2021. The dispatcher could not promise nor guarantee a time, other than the technician would come after 11:00a. However, dispatcher told me that the technician would text me about 30 minutes before arrival.
Baker Brother's delivered. Julio Lara-Guerra the technician (along with another gentleman, cannot remember his name) arrived at 11:00a on the dot. Also, I received a text message 30 minutes before from the company. It included Julio's picture and brief bio.
Julio was awesome. He replaced the old water heater, which was located on the second floor, with a RHEEM PRO+G50-40N RH62 40,000 BTU 50 Gallon water heater (which comes with a 12 year warranty). Not only that, Julio replumbed the cold-water inlet, and hot water outlet, complete with new valves and steel connectors, as well as replumbing the gas line, and replacing the drip pan. The old water heater was hauled away. All of this was done in about 90 minutes.
I ended up paying $1,847 including tax.