Howdy, y'all, new to site; site looks informative! Used to help real plumber on Church team when he was alive and well, that was 4 years ago. He died last Friday, leaving for Heaven, and leaving me without a friend and a fountain of info!
We live in a little town in east central Tennessee. We have a Lowes, which is a pretty big deal, but no Home Depot. I need a new tank type natural gas water heater. Lowe's has A.O. Smith; Home Depot--59 miles away--has Rheem.
Which do y'all think best for a 50 gal heater? Which has the best reliability record and recovery rate? 20 years ago, Rheem had a good rep, but now? One thing about living in a small town: anything related to housing construction and plumbing, it's important to have a place where you can walk in and buy parts. That's usually why we buy Delta or Kohler here, and in the past, Whirlpool hot water heaters--PARTS available! But Whirlpool and GE no longer offer hot water heaters here. Thank y'all, and God Bless you and the USA!
We live in a little town in east central Tennessee. We have a Lowes, which is a pretty big deal, but no Home Depot. I need a new tank type natural gas water heater. Lowe's has A.O. Smith; Home Depot--59 miles away--has Rheem.
Which do y'all think best for a 50 gal heater? Which has the best reliability record and recovery rate? 20 years ago, Rheem had a good rep, but now? One thing about living in a small town: anything related to housing construction and plumbing, it's important to have a place where you can walk in and buy parts. That's usually why we buy Delta or Kohler here, and in the past, Whirlpool hot water heaters--PARTS available! But Whirlpool and GE no longer offer hot water heaters here. Thank y'all, and God Bless you and the USA!
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