So against my better judgment I allowed my wife to contact her friend's husband, who is a plumber, about installing a hot water heater and a kitchen faucet. Nothing against him, I just don't like to do business with friends or family.

 

The quote he gave her, "a 50 gal electric water heater,expansion tank, new ball valve, and news parts 1250.00 100.00 discount 1150.00 - another 50.00 if done at the same time as the faucet and waste line."

 

So 1150 for a water heater and install, and 300 to put in a faucet and redo the pipes under the sink.

 

I know nothing about plumbing, but when I see a Rheem water heater for 300 at a big box store, it sounds like I'm getting hosed. Is that the going rate?

That pricing is really pretty fair. As long as the water heater was coming from a supply house and not a home center. I use Bradford White or AO Smith.

 

It sounds like they are doing more than just a water heater replacement and faucet replacement as well. There should be a permit fee for the water heater on top of the price quoted too.

I paid $1500 for a Bradford White 50gal installed....  

Okay thanks guys. I wasn't sure if water heaters are like kitchen faucets as far as plumbing supply vs big box store. Is it fair to say that box box store carriers an inferior product?

Just did it myself...but gas, not electric.

 

40 gal Rheem: $385

Misc attachments: $50

Permit: $75

Faucet: $98

Filtrete Advanced Water Filter: $30

Seperate Faucet for filtered water: $30

Misc faucet stuff: $20

 

About $735.00~ with tax...

It pays to learn to do things yourself when you own a home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My dad and I did it ourselves for $300 with the only water heater we could buy at Home Depot at closing time. Surprisingly made in USA but kinda a small heater. I forget the size.

That price is right in line.. Its not an extremely difficult job .

Make sure on the permits. You don't want to be stuck for sub standard work. You can be fined or have the entire thing redone on your nickel, if code enforcement finds out. IIRC they run 75-100.

I had a 50 gallon electric water heater replaced for about 675 total, and that was with a little extra electrical work done separate small panel to bring it up to code AND the permit cost (and removal of the old one which was VERY difficult to drain from years of sediment build up).  Whirlpool brand

should of done gas 

should of done gas 

That would have been a great idea..   if there was gas in the house..  lol

should of done gas

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So against my better judgment I allowed my wife to contact her friend's husband, who is a plumber, about installing a hot water heater and a kitchen faucet. Nothing against him, I just don't like to do business with friends or family.

 

The quote he gave her, "a 50 gal electric water heater,expansion tank, new ball valve, and news parts 1250.00 100.00 discount 1150.00 - another 50.00 if done at the same time as the faucet and waste line."

 

So 1150 for a water heater and install, and 300 to put in a faucet and redo the pipes under the sink.

 

I know nothing about plumbing, but when I see a Rheem water heater for 300 at a big box store, it sounds like I'm getting hosed. Is that the going rate?

That's right on the money. I charge about half that price to install a faucet $150. But that's not including the faucet. Did you already have an electric water heater? I thought you had a tankless coil in your boiler? Why didn't you go for an Indirect? Much more efficient in the long run. Electric water heaters suck imo, but they will make your water hot. Who ran the power to it? how did he pull an electrical permit for that work?

 

A water heater from a supply house is more $ than what the big box stores sell their lower quality units for. 50 gal electric costs me about $500+tax from Hanover supply in Randolph for a Bradford White. I need another guy with me that makes about $200 a day. Probably around $70 in parts with valves, pipe, fittings, bonding jumper, expansion tank. The rest is what he is making. So he probably pays himself about $100 for the time he's there, the rest goes to overhead and some profit. But it's not as much as everyone thinks. His business profit is probably around $150.00 for a water heater install at that price. He has to warranty it and his work as well for a year.