| If you are replacing the old water heater
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| | into the cold water inlet of the water
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| with a new unit that is similar to the
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| | heater, and red into the hot water
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| old one, you will not find it very
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| | outlet.
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| difficult to replace it. Moreover, if you
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| | - Be careful while connecting the same.
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| follow the steps below, it will certainly
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| | Make sure that the arrows are marked on
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| make your task much easier.
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| | the fittings point in the water flow
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| - Shut off the water supply
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| | direction.
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| - If you have a gas heater, shut off the
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| | - On the inlet and outlet pipes of water
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| gas supply, or if you have an electric
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| | heater install the new flexible
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| heater, turn off the power supply.
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| | connectors.
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| - The next step is to drain the water
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| | - Make sure that all connections are
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| from the tank. If you do not have a floor
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| | complete.
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| drain underneath the valve, you can
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| | - Open the shutoff wall and fill the
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| connect a hose to the drain valve, near
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| | tank.
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| the base of the tank. Run it to a nearby
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| | - Open a few hot-water faucets so that
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| drain or outdoors, and then open the
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| | the air in the pipes should bleed off.
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| valve.
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| | - Now assemble the gas pipes per the
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| - Unscrew the inlet and outlet fittings
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| | manufacturer's instruction.
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| from the top of the tank, using two
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| | - Brush soapy water on all the
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| wrenches.
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| | connections, and carefully watch it
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| - If you have a gas water heater, turn
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| | should not produce any bubbles. If it
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| off the gas inlet valve. Disconnect the
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| | does, recheck the connection once again.
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| union or flare fitting between the gas
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| | Some Other Handy Tips
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| supply pipe and the inlet valve. You can
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| | - Check with your local building
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| use two wrenches to disconnect the same.
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| | department and confirm whether your home
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| You will also find a flue hat at the top
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| | is in an earthquake zone. Install straps
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| of the tank. It expels gases into the
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| | around the new water heater.
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| flue. Remove this flue hat as well.
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| | - If the height of the new tank is
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| - Remove the old water heater.
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| | different from the old one, you will have
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| - Set the new water heater carefully in
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| | to use flexible pipe connectors for the
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| place so that the burner and controls are
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| | water inlet and outlet. This will make
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| accessible. Make sure that there is at
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| | them able to bend whenever it is needed
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| least six inches of clearance around its
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| | to make the hookup.
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| perimeter, and it is away from any
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| | In case the pipes are not threaded,
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| flammable materials.
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| | replace them with threaded nipples. Use
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| - It is better if you fill the base with
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| | an adjustable wrench to adjust the
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| pieces of asphalt shingles or plastic
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| | connectors to the nipples.
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| wedges.
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| | Hence, if you follow the above steps and
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| - Wrap the threads of the heat trap
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| | the tips, you will find it very simple to
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| fittings with pipe-wrap tape.
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| | replace a water heater.
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| - Connect blue thread of the fittings
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