[kwlug-disc] (off topic) Water heater recommendation

[Chris Frey]

On Mon, Mar 02, 2026 at 02:09:45PM -0500, Chris Irwin via kwlug-disc wrote:
> > And overall, having paid rent on something for years when it would have
> > ultimately been cheaper to buy outright was starting to grate on me...
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> My bad on not doing the math before this, but I've been paying $20/mo for 13
> years on a 20-gallon water heater. That's $3k for a $750 water heater.

If you're getting 15 years or more out of your water heaters, yeah,
the math probably tilts differently.  The water is really hard at
my place, and so far it's worked out to be more like 7 years,
and the rental has been pretty close to cost as far as I could figure,
wihout the headaches of doing any work myself or hiring a contractor.

Thanks!

- Chris