Turns out we needed a new water heater, guess how much it cost us? (I get hammered if I say "hot water heater").

Installed I will guess $832.95.

Keith

lol. For just the water heater maybe.

I’m saying $2k

It's electric correct?
$ 1,597.65

$903.25

I had a Commercial grade 50 gallon installed outside for $2400. No more leaks in my home or lack of hot water.
Sarge

How many gallons? Electric or gas? You install or are you paying someone.

Electric, installed by plumber, don't know how many gallons, it looks like a typical heater.

I Just had a gas fired water heater installed and It cost 1,100.00

Cost us $1,400. Our plumber has to travel about 30 miles one way. There are other plumbers closer but I usually have to wait a week or more for them to come, if they come. I got tired of trying to get a local for our plumbing needs, this plumber comes rather quickly, he is a young fellow that also has a landscaping business.
My wife called him yesterday afternoon and he was here today.

I paid about $1,000 to have a new electric water heater installed two years ago. They have to have that expansion tank on them now.

I paid $550 per 50 gallon electric water heater at Lowes. AO Smiths. Plus you get a military/veteran discount.
Paid the plumber $500 to install both.
$1600 total for 2 installed.

My plumber buddy handed me a kit with 2 elements and thermostats.......said there you go ....new electric water heater unless the tank has holes in it .

$60

Dont miss the old tank style heaters with the elements and scale buildup in the tank. Had tankless now for about 8 years and would never go back.

one thing most people miss is check your insurance policy
if fine print is a " replace every 6 years " in the policy write-up
especially if you live in a hard water area where steel tanks rust out, this holds true

Unless an odd style or hard to reach you can put a water heater in in about 15 minutes after old one is removed. Get a compression fitting flex hose install kit from Lowe’s
2 hoses
2 wires
Reuse pipe on pop off

Pressure relief valve can be used instead. Or some states allow a back flow prevent instead.

I ended up with a tankless electric water heater (for you "water heater haters",,,,,,It is)

3 40 amp 220 breakers
Light go dim but I can sleep in the shower all night....

That is incorrect. Our local plumbing code requires an expansion tank. My old one had a pressure release valve.

When my electric water heater goes bad I will buy a new one and install it as Jbyrd described. This installation has been good for the past 30 years, it will be good going forward.