Lowes Saga

[theandies]

I never go to any big box store. I always shop at my locally owned hardware, lumber or appliance stores. Much better customer service where you're actually treated like a person and not just a sale.
Screw all these big box stores.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Lowes and Home Depot sell stuff. They aren't contractors. Why anyone would ask them to quote work is beyond me. Would you ask your local auto parts store to overhaul your car's engine because they sell the parts for it?

Well aren’t you so smart? I like to explore options sometimes.

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Lowes and Home Depot sell stuff. They aren't contractors. Why anyone would ask them to quote work is beyond me. Would you ask your local auto parts store to overhaul your car's engine because they sell the parts for it?

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Well aren’t you so smart? I like to explore options sometimes.

Floridians …..

[LATB]

Originally Posted by theandies

I never go to any big box store. I always shop at my locally owned hardware, lumber or appliance stores. Much better customer service where you're actually treated like a person and not just a sale.
Screw all these big box stores.

Doing what I do it takes every option...

Big Blue and Big Orange.
Ace at multiple locations.
A couple small indy hardware stores.
Local lumber yards.
Three lumber mills.
Many local tile stores.
Many local stone and granite yards.
Multiple cabinet sources local.
Several drywall warehouses.
Two roofing supply yards
One brick yard.
Two block yards
Four redi-mix yards.
Local plumbing, mechanical and electrical supply shops.
The internet. Including Amazon and Walmart.
Sherwin Williams at multiple locations and 3 local paint supply houses.
Three wood truss shops
Two steel truss shops.
Two steel roofinga and siding shops.

It ain't easy being me.

[Vette40th]

My Electric company will install a new water heater and split payments over 3 bills. No labor.

[TheRealBadger]

Originally Posted by LATB

Doing what I do it takes every option...

Big Blue and Big Orange.
Ace at multiple locations.
A couple small indy hardware stores.
Local lumber yards.
Three lumber mills.
Many local tile stores.
Many local stone and granite yards.
Multiple cabinet sources local.
Several drywall warehouses.
Two roofing supply yards
One brick yard.
Two block yards
Four redi-mix yards.
Local plumbing, mechanical and electrical supply shops.
The internet. Including Amazon and Walmart.
Sherwin Williams at multiple locations and 3 local paint supply houses.
Three wood truss shops
Two steel truss shops.
Two steel roofinga and siding shops.

It ain't easy being me.

ain’t nobody got time for that

[slewfoot]

Our standard water heater failed maybe 8 years ago after 20 years. I initially go to Lowes just looking.

I found them and then went to the cust service to send someone who had a clue.

I walk back to them and two guys came to me from opposite ends of the aisle. One said to the other, "hey, do you know anything about water heaters?" Nope!

So I called Sears and had it all done for around $1200.

[markids77]

Originally Posted by LATB

Doing what I do it takes every option...

Big Blue and Big Orange.
Ace at multiple locations.
A couple small indy hardware stores.
Local lumber yards.
Three lumber mills.
Many local tile stores.
Many local stone and granite yards.
Multiple cabinet sources local.
Several drywall warehouses.
Two roofing supply yards
One brick yard.
Two block yards
Four redi-mix yards.
Local plumbing, mechanical and electrical supply shops.
The internet. Including Amazon and Walmart.
Sherwin Williams at multiple locations and 3 local paint supply houses.
Three wood truss shops
Two steel truss shops.
Two steel roofinga and siding shops.

It ain't easy being me.

Actually it might be easy... you have options to shop and compare. my folks live in a supplier desert... Waldo World or Homey Lowe's, that's it. Consider yourself lucky.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

My Electric company will install a new water heater and split payments over 3 bills. No labor.

Never heard of that before, our company will come out and put some kind of fliz on the heater to cut down on power usage/peak hour consumption but I didn't opt for that - corporations have enough control over my life.

[z06psi]

Tankless

/thread

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

Never heard of that before, our company will come out and put some kind of fliz on the heater to cut down on power usage/peak hour consumption but I didn't opt for that - corporations have enough control over my life.

And they take the phone line control box out.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by z06psi

Tankless

Nope.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by markids77

Actually it might be easy... you have options to shop and compare. my folks live in a supplier desert... Waldo World or Homey Lowe's, that's it. Consider yourself lucky.

Supply issues forces some of it.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by z06psi

Tankless

/thread

We had one in our last house. It worked well and never missed a beat.

[JetMechZ16]

Originally Posted by LATB

100 gallon electric water heater $549 at Lowe’s. In stock.

Attachment 78955

That's a 50 gallon tank.

[Onebadcad]

Five years ago the 80-gallon expired after 17 years.
I went tankless, paid $1,000 at amazon, local stores wanted $1,200, so I saved $272 as paid no taxes--was the largest at time for home use.

Knew a dood, he installed on a Saturday, gave him $500 plus $200 tip, as was a lot of work, ran it thru two 50s, and then did a separate box of 3 60s--who needs permits and inspections.
At peak, there were five ladies in the home, tankless was always up to challenge.

I would buy again, as my neighbor just replaced a 60-gallon and paid $2K for heater, parts and labor.

[Vette40th]

How oftem do you all drain the water tank to get rid of sediment etc?

[Onebadcad]

Originally Posted by Vette40th

How oftem do you all drain the water tank to get rid of sediment etc?

peasants!!

[Vette40th]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

peasants!!

Basic maintenance

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by z06psi

Tankless

/thread

That's what I want to install when my water heater eventually fails.