How much for just the water heater itself? I had one replaced last month and called a plumber and he quoted me $1100 for the WH and another $900 for installation, “code upgrades”, and disposal. Then, I called Home Depot and got the exact same WH for $600 (which is probably where the plumber would have bought it and then applied the markup) and installation and delivery for another $400. They quoted me $500 for the install, but when their plumber arrived, he told me that I didn’t need the “code upgrade” after all and crossed it off the quote.
Crap shoot hiring installs from big box stores. We see a lot of those. My husband owns his own HVAC biz. ABout 30% of them are done correctly. About 10% are asking for a disaster.
Oh and I forgot to mentio all the EPA and DEC regs you have to follow—proper disposal, yada yada especially with A/C and R22/ 410A refrigerant.
I’m gonna look up the model on the web after these guys leave.
I’m sure it’ll be pretty standard and not cost much more than $700...tops.
There are few creatures lower than predatory tradesmen.