Submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to memes@sopuli.xyz
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It did hold on through a layoff, so that was nice of it at least lmao, RIP :'c
Hey everyone, because nobody told me when I bought a house, you have to do maintenance on your water heater to keep it working, including changing out a $40 part called an anodizing rod.
Relevant YouTube: https://youtu.be/2IUNIUZz4Os
Well mine definitely failed because it was old as shit, even the home inspection said it probably needed replacing…years ago LMFAO
If you live in America, you should definitely check with your power company. There are a lot of initiatives that will give you $500 off. A hybrid water heater which will decrease your power bills in exchange for a slightly larger upfront cost.
Mine cost $1,600 after the discount, but my power bill dropped ~$35 a month, and it spits out enough cold air that by having a fan in the basement I can cool my entire house throughout most of the summer without using my HVAC at all.
Which means that if it lasts seven years with regular maintenance, it will have paid me at least $35127 - $1600 = $1320 to own this water heater.
It’s literally the Grimes Boots theory in practice, but for water heaters.
Because I had the money to buy the more expensive higher quality item with new technology, I ended up getting to have more money in the end.
Or sacrificial anode
I got a fat bonus at the end of 2024 and my house heard about it before I did and ate it all.
Having to fix appliances implies you have home ownership. So you got that covered at least.
Yeah I just replaced my 22 year old water heater 6 months ago by myself. Luckily it exploded right after I took a shower and early on a Sunday. Lowes had ONE water heater in stock. $900 later, I’m good for another 20 years and will actually replace the anode rod and flush it every year.
I just paid off massive debt, have massive credit, and a lot of breathing room for now.
Please, oh please don’t jinx it!
🎶 It’s entropy, it’s not a human issue
Entropy, it’s matter of course
Entropy, energy at all levels
Entropy, from it you can not divorce
And your pathetic moans of suffrage tend to lose all significance 🎶
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The good news is that, relatively speaking, a water heater isn’t too expensive, and you can usually do it on your own without too much trouble. Assuming that you’re moderately handy. Roofs are… A different matter. Depending on your roof type, pitch, and geographic location, it can either be fairly easy, or require a high degree of expertise.
For me it was getting glasses today for the first time ever and getting my gf 2 new pair today as well.
For real. Less than six months after taking possession and moving into my house my water sensor started screaming at me from the laundry room that my water heater line-in had catastrophically failed and soaked about three tiles worth of the attached kitchen floor before I could shut it off
“Water sensor”? What is this device I’m too poor to know existed until just now?
It is a component of a SimplySafe alarm system. You place it on the floor near a potential leak source and it triggers the alarm if any water flows beneath it.
It’s things like this that make me glad I’m still renting. Anything that breaks is the landlord’s problem.
Assuming you have a good landlord and better tenants rights
I do miss being able to shove issues to the Landlord
But I don’t miss not being able to do what I want LMAO if I want to knock a wall down to make a room bigger or build a wall to section off or maybe put in a wet bar or paint or even just, I know this might be radical, have more than 1 cat or dog lol
Paid off my truck 3 months ago. Finally saved up some money and now it’s misfiring and I’ve just been throwing money at it trying to find the problem.
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
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stinerman@feddit.online 2 days ago
When we bought our house, all the appliances were new. The roof was “recently” re-shingled and the HVAC wasn’t new, but was in good condition. I said to my wife that is was great but everything was going to fail at the same time.
In the past 3 years we’ve replaced: - Roof - Fence - Garage door opener - Dishwasher - Clothes washer - HVAC - Plumbing drain to sewer
krashmo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I know how that goes. My roof is holding on with only spunk and several tubes of roofing caulk.
cm0002@lemmings.world 2 days ago
Don’t jinx me lmao
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Don’t forget to change the sacrificial firstborn child when reshingling your roof
spicytuna62@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Go ahead and call the mechanic to schedule that transmission fluid change. Don’t let him rip you off with a flush, though. All you need is a drain and fill.
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Funny I was planning to do a drain and fill but worried about opening Pandora’s box