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[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Sure makes one wonder why the cost of water heaters has soared so disproportionately...
Hardly a high tech item with expensive materials.
I noticed that there was no real any competition between brands locally anymore.
The "magic of the market" doesn't seem to hold much sway here on the ground anymore.
Been wondering if it'd pay to get a tankless/ on demand version would pay for itself,
seeing as we heat water with propane?
Need propane for the forges anyway...no Nat gas here of course.
Submitted pics and text on a recent commission to the CBA rag.
What i got back sure wasn't what i had to say...Fug that...Withdrew the submission.
Been part of a discussion trying to determine if the touted AllStates propane torch
was equal to the sales hype. 
Impressive claims of fast, intense, economical, spot heat for metal working.
Still unclear how much is BS and wishful thinking.
Beginning to look like it's worthwhile if a shop has a big oxygen generator to back it up.

On Jun 22, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Kim George wrote:

Of coarse this had to happen in the hottest weather this year. I had
a 20 gal.  water heater go bad Thur.. So Fri. I had to drain and
disconnect the old one and buy a new one. ($500) Talk about sticker
shock. Got the new hooked up about noon today. Did  I mention this was
in the attic? I hope to cool down and take a shower today up stairs.

-- 
Kim George

"Why for you try to bury me in cold,cold ground?"
    Taz
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