Are there any precautions I should take?
2006-10-03 10:05:33 · 6 answers · asked by John G 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Open your wallet - electric water heaters cost a lot more to heat water than gas water heaters.
1. Cap off the gas line. Turn off the gas at your gas meter, remove the shut-off valve at the water heater, and install a fixed cap on the pipe. When you turn your gas back on, check to make sure you have no leaking as. Use a soapy water mixture to check for bubbles. And use teflon tape to seal the threads on the pipe where the cap is installed.
2. Make sure you have a dedicated power line with its own circuit breaker providin AC power to your water heater. I'm not sure of the typical current draw by electric water heaters, but it's probably at least 30 amps.
3. Completely drain the gas water tank and remove it. Toss the gas exhaust flue. You might want to cap off the exhaust flue in the room where you have the water heater.
4. Install the electric water heater and connect it to the AC power. You should use an armored type of cable housing from the local junction box feeding power to the water heater. Check that the electric water heater is well grounded back to your main electrical panel. Check with the NEC codes - you might need to install a GFCI breaker to protect the water heater.
5. Install a new Temperature & Pressure relief valve.
6. Install new dielectric unions or nipples between your water tank and the cold inlet and hot outlet copper pipes to prevent corrosion. If your cold-water shutoff valve is old or leaks, consider replacing it, or at least replace the internal washers.
2006-10-03 10:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
seem very heavily on the recent on-call for water heaters (no longer warm water heater). they're greater high priced, yet basically use the gasoline (no be counted if gas or electrical energy) while the warm water is became on. i've got stored an time-honored of 40 greenbacks a month on my gas invoice. i like gas because of the fact if the skill is going out, I nevertheless have warm, working water.
2016-12-26 08:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gas is more efficient, but if you want electric, you will have to wire the appropriate circuit, cut off the gas, remove the water heater, replace the gas heater with an electric, plumb it according to code and then figure out what the devil you are going to do with the gas lines.
2006-10-03 12:14:36 · answer #3 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can disconnect the old one, do so. Then get the new one in place and call an electrician to hook it up. You may have to run a new circuit for the electric. Make sure you cap off the gas line. You may also have to get a plumber if you can't solder the water lines together yourself. Could be very costly.
2006-10-03 10:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes call a qualified gas technician to come and disconnect it for you and close the gas line.
also when you install the new heater, connect the plumbing first and make sure there's no leaks before you do any electrical work.
2006-10-03 10:09:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to have 220V for the electric. # 12 romex will work. Disconect the gas line, cap it off. Hook up the new one you are done
2006-10-03 10:12:06 · answer #6 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋