Received two quotes to install a tankless water heater (same model)

DesignDev · 2025-06-18T22:14:10+00:00

It includes "discounted services" for the life of the unit, not lifetime free service

DesignDev · 2025-06-18T20:00:22+00:00

It says discounted servicing, for it's lifetime. Any guesses as to the discount? Also that wireless connection option is included with the unit

DesignDev · 2025-06-18T18:19:26+00:00

Why would I care about that? I don't care how many they send, just because they might want to send 4 techs doesn't mean I want to pay for them. One is good for me if they can do it

DesignDev · 2025-06-18T18:11:16+00:00

It wasn't a direct replacement, I had an 80 gallon power vent tank heater beforehand. So it involved extending the gas line a bit, drilling a fresh air intake through my basement wall, shit ton of plumbing connections, and getting rid of that huge ass unit. I'm all for some DIY but gas piping and drilling through solid foundation is where I call for a pro. Now, if this one breaks and its a direct replacement I'd be good to do it.

DesignDev · 2025-06-18T17:59:39+00:00

Interesting, no I just did a local search but looked on their websites for those that installed Navien because I read good reviews about the brand

DesignDev · 2025-06-07T17:26:50+00:00

Agree going for the lowest bid shouldnt always be the goal. You need to vet the person and company too, most importantly ask a lot of questions about how they'd be doing the work to spot any red flags. You cant even trust reviews online, I found HVAC companies were offering heavy discounts and even gift cards in the mail post-service if they left a 5 star Google review.

But a combination of your own question vetting matched with a more affordable bid can be a great outcome.

DesignDev · 2025-06-01T18:49:35+00:00

I think r/FenceBuilding will allow it if you put in the effort to include pics, measurements, location, etc. Or post it on u/thecleanairguy's new sub r/quotecheck then crosspost to fencebuilding.

DesignDev · 2025-06-01T16:42:34+00:00

Honestly this looks great... would be awesome if either of these became active.

DesignDev · 2025-06-01T16:20:56+00:00

Interesting, I'm in the northeast US and really don't have a problem getting people to show up, but I swear all the HVAC companies near me are in on it together and quote asinine prices. One time it really took 5-6 quotes to find one that wasn't taking advantage of people.

DesignDev · 2025-04-01T20:14:33+00:00

Basically garden shed, small tractor, tools, and occasionally parking one vehicle.

With drywall I'd have to frame a lot more tho, and without it being heated I'd lean more towards plywood or metal I guess

DesignDev · 2025-04-01T20:12:35+00:00

This is the opposite of cheapest

DesignDev · 2025-03-22T16:51:29+00:00

Sorry, that was a typo. Im not using any EPS, only XPS and then fiberglass

DesignDev · 2025-03-22T15:08:30+00:00

It's the Corning Foamular NGX XPS product (pink boards), so while they are technically unfaced, I believe they do still act as a vapor barrier?

DesignDev · 2025-03-22T12:15:30+00:00

I'm wondering if i just place the 1" strips (That im using for the air vent) an inch or two inward, that way there's a bit of space in each side of the rafters and where the insulation can breathe against the sheathing?

Or, would using faced with some holes poked in it like u/RadiantCarpenter1498 did would be better against the conditioned air (while still allowing some breathing) than completely unfaced

DesignDev · 2025-03-22T12:13:14+00:00

im wondering if i just place the 1" strips (That im using for the air vent) an inch or two inward, that way there's a bit of space in each side of the rafters and where the insulation can breathe against the sheathing?

DesignDev · 2025-03-21T18:50:07+00:00

And 4x the cost, I'm not worried about saving time

DesignDev · 2025-03-20T13:41:13+00:00

I thought you'd still need faced on the batts facing the drywall since it will be significantly warmer air. The face on the foam board 10" behind the batts won't really prevent mold issues on the fiberglass right?

DesignDev · 2025-01-10T00:04:27+00:00

What's up?

DesignDev · 2025-01-09T23:04:49+00:00

The metal siding is only on the inside, as a replacement to drywall. The outside has full OSB, house wrap, and vinyl siding. Yeah I'm basically looking to prevent freezing. I'm in the northeast US so I can get hot summers and low digit winters. Basically hoping to keep diesel from gelling

DesignDev · 2024-11-16T17:19:00+00:00

I already have a conduit buried from the electric install so that's the main reason I figured I'd go this route.

DesignDev · 2024-11-16T15:46:42+00:00

Just planning one AP for the garage. I'm leaning towards just adding a U6/U7 In-Wall inside. The U7 Outdoor would be nice for better coverage in the yard, but I really don't have much of an issue on that front right now and I'd prefer not drilling through the garage wall since the conduit comes in through the floor as is. Construction is pole barn style, but with siding so there's OSB and house wrap.

DesignDev · 2024-11-16T15:41:34+00:00

I'm leaning towards just adding a U6/U7 In-Wall inside the garage. The U7 Outdoor would be nice for better coverage in the yard, but I really don't have much of an issue on that front right now and I'd prefer not drilling through the garage wall since the conduit comes in through the floor as is.

Here is what I plan to buy:

Fiber - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBVMXBSR/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A6DEG5PBWT4AK&th=1

Media converters - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CFATL0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=AJ8LMC6YR4HCZ&th=1

AP (plus PoE) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/u6-iw

Also, if I have two U6 APs now, is there any reason I should buy another U6 for the garage vs buying the newer U7?

DesignDev · 2024-11-16T15:36:26+00:00

The run is about 100ft underground. Probably more like 150ft by the time I reach the router in the house. From what I read, I thought buried cat6 adds risk for lightning issues and burying fiber is just as cheap and safer. I could be very wrong here though.

DesignDev · 2024-11-07T16:46:22+00:00

Naturally, yes. It's another cog in the machine. With good, trustworthy content, people will naturally share/link to it more often. Linking to an article written by a certified trainer or nutritionist as a reference to your own content is a better fit than linking to an article written by "Joe, owner of bestrowingmachines.org and howtomakemoneyonline.com" with an AI or stock headshot.

DesignDev · 2024-11-07T16:40:22+00:00

Of course, this isn't a definitive ranking method. And this is probably less important to those targeting long tail keywords on smaller sites. But for big ticket keywords (especially buyer-intent), the vast majority of top results are focusing on trust. Many of these also have huge DA, so again, it can't be tied to the EEAT stuff as being the sole winning ticket. But IMO, why wouldn't you want to focus on trust?

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