Need to replace water heater. Interested in recent experience and recommendations, sources, lessons learned...

read this: https://www.barthmobile.com/eve...091091603#9091091603

See Smiley's other post. I am surprised Doug did not direct you to the other post he made.

You might want to contact Bill G. He just installed one. Three bad ones in a row. He's going back to the old school heater.