I've received a similar quote. Guys just trying to get the most they can.

Nov 25, 2015
5:13:03pm

kotacoug All-American

Plus it might be the neighborhood you live in. Our neighborhood is a little more upscale and I can never get a reasonable quote from trades. I end up having to be a tool to get the appropriate price in some cases.

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Why did the plumber that came to fix our water heater say that a new one

BYUALWAYSNUM1

11/25/15 4:54pm

The plumber's water heater was 4 times better?

Bubba Gravity

11/25/15 4:55pm

He needs Christmas money.

PharmD

11/25/15 4:55pm

i got a quote for 1500 from HD ..... i installed myself for less than 500

brightcoug

11/25/15 4:56pm

Thats a ridiculous quote unless he saw some major re-plumbing that was required

cheezedawg

11/25/15 4:56pm

This is what the guy at Home Depot said. Maybe your plumbing needs upgrades?

BYUALWAYSNUM1

11/25/15 4:57pm

The only thing I can think of is the new efficiency and insulation requirements

workindev

11/25/15 6:24pm

Was he planning on installing it on Thanksgiving Day?

Conan

11/25/15 5:10pm

I've received a similar quote. Guys just trying to get the most they can.

kotacoug

11/25/15 5:13pm

It is definitely not the area we live in.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

11/25/15 5:20pm

RUN AWAY. installed by a plumber should be around $900. Do it yourself for less.

idacoug

11/25/15 5:21pm

Time to fire the plumber. I had a new, larger, water heater installed, old one

Jeff Spicoli

11/25/15 5:37pm

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lemonademan

11/25/15 6:54pm

Thank you very much CougarBoard, My wife and I thank you for always good advice.

BYUALWAYSNUM1

11/25/15 6:01pm

Was it AnyHour Sevices? They gave me a bid 4X what I got it done for.

CougarForLife

11/25/15 6:26pm

I'm pretty sure it was AnyHour that gave me an outrageous bid of $2,600.00.

bbqoug

11/25/15 7:10pm

Great, I read your post and now I'm getting ads from The Boiler Experts, I let

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