Apartment maintenance did a bad job?

My maintenance in our complex replaced our water tank today and it looks like a pretty subpar job. The expansion tank isnt even tight. (I can rattle it around pretty far) and the pex lines just look a huge mess. Anyone else think the same or am I just being picky?

Well other than not knowing what that black item is, strapped to that cold water line, above the expansion tank, it doesn't look all that bad. Is that a small pump with the piping actually connected to it. If so, that could have been a little more professional done.

PEX likes larger radii and other than that blue(cold water) line that goes by that black item, they used large radius bends rather than flow and pressure restricting 90 degree fittings.

The tank appears to have a line from the bottom which is serving as a vertical support in addition to the wall strap. Not bad.

Not sure what you didn't care for in that last picture of the gas valve and wiring.

There shouldn't be a valve between the heater and the thermal expansion tank.

I believe that is good practice to avoid someone mistakenly leaving the valve in the closed position. (Don't think it is code required. ???)
Personally I wouldn't do without an isolation valve in my own house(assuming I had a bladder type tank), as I would want the flexibility to quickly and easily isolate the tank for testing and/or recharging.

My 43+ year old expansion tank on my boiler requires an isolation valve to allow you to drain it and refill it with water. No bladder! Can't remember the last time I had to drain and recharge it. Of course that's a closed system.

Diehard said:

I believe that is good practice to avoid someone mistakenly leaving the valve in the closed position. (Don't think it is code required. ???)
Personally I wouldn't do without an isolation valve in my own house(assuming I had a bladder type tank), as I would want the flexibility to quickly and easily isolate the tank for testing and/or recharging.

My 43+ year old expansion tank on my boiler requires an isolation valve to allow you to drain it and refill it with water. No bladder! Can't remember the last time I had to drain and recharge it. Of course that's a closed system.

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There two different systems. Yours is a heating system that operates on a much lower pressure .
12-15 # With a relief that opens at 30#

Yes, fully aware of that.
I'm sure your not saying a bladder tank on a heating system wouldn't have the same consideration for an isolation valve, are are?

I just mentioned my old expansion tank because I thought it was pretty good that I don't have to drain and charge it as many would think would be required due to the direct interface of the air and water. No bladder.
Also, the fact that it was normal practice to have an isolation valve where you still had the potential to build up pretty high pressure, regardless of its normal operating pressure.

EDIT: So what do you think about the OP's question?

That's a hack job if I've ever seen it zero Stars would not recommend

So much we can say.... First thing is no earthquake straps... how bout a pan in case this thing leaks in the future. When installing water heaters indoors you should put a pan unless a drain is nearby and sloped for drainage. Super sloppy job. But again for a maintenance worker not too bad I have seen much worse.

voletl said:

That's a hack job if I've ever seen it zero Stars would not recommend

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Wtf to everything in these pics.

Agreed, hack job, nothing I'd want to see in my place or for any client of mine.


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