$750 All in. Hot Water Heater Replacement. Simple Tools Only! WINNI

The goal of this video was to show you the most DIY friendly way of replacing a water heater. No fancy tools needed.
All in this cost us less than $750. All of the products seen in this video you can get off the shelf at Lowe’s.

[@v8felon]

The original youtube plumbing and bathroom remodeling guy

[@janofb]

Gonna be a bear to replace the anode rod. Maybe cut the old one as you pull it out and replace it with a sausage version, or disconnect everything and tilt the tank. Ask me how I know.

[@dougdorrer4622]

Nice job. Depending on your jurisdiction the drain pan and expansion tank may not be needed. Since this install is in a crawl space without a floor, it cant cause any damage if it leaks. (Might need a vapor barrier though). Expansion tanks or only required for closed systems or local code. It also has to be supported independently of the piping its connected to.

[@galleria100fuegocuidadsate4]

Why glue when working with compression ? How easy or hard would be to undo ?

[@bmfairweather]

Is that an electrical water heater?

[@benbecker6974]

Gotta strap the expansion tank even if not code for yourself.

[@michelledimier2502]

What is the small tank you put at the top??

[@rogerpratchet]

Expansion tank for hot water. It's doesn't shown, but a one way valve should be installed on cold side inlet piping.

[@leggoego]

gonna have dielectric corrosion at the w/h nipple and the pan was pointless but other than that decent install.

[@toolsandreno]

It's a water heater not a hot water heater. You are turning cold water into hot not hot into hot.

[@sturmdr]

I’m glad you’re here to tell us these things.

[@miguelgarza6763]

Holy S#*t captain obvious. Where would we be without you. You really needed to say something huh

[@toolsandreno]

@miguelgarza6763 you really need to say something? Look in the mirror little buddy.

[@michelleleman5042]

Why not go with a tankless water heater? We've had one for 20 years and will never go back.

[@someguy5438]

500 buch versus 1500 bucks.

[@shapedstones]

Not to mention more things to go wrong, and more maintenance too

[@shoover2889]

Liked it until you started actually piping it in. Invest in something besides shark bite fittings if you want it to appear to be a professional installation.

[@WINNI.Designs]

You are missing the whole point of the video. Read the description