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January 9, 2009
water heater disposal
would you pay your plumber $85 to take away your old water heater or deal with it yourself?
"The Department of Sanitation provides free curbside removal of large non-commercial "bulk" items (items that are too big to be discarded in a container or bag) from residential buildings."
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I've always just had the plumber haul it to the street for disposal by sanitation. FWIW I'm on my fourth hot water heater now.
Posted by: Bob Marvin at January 9, 2009 2:31 PM
Water heaters are heavy and can be a real pain to move. You really aren't paying your plumber to dispose of the heater as much as you are paying to avoid the physical exertion and annoyance of removal. If you are fit and have an easy path to the curb, from your water heater's current location, do it yourself. Otherwise, save yourself the trouble and let someone else do it.
Posted by: FenFen at January 9, 2009 3:22 PM
pay it. save yourself the headache.
Posted by: cmontgom at January 9, 2009 4:57 PM
Give the money to the sanitation guys and reap the rewards all year long.
Posted by: Bklyn Fire Alarm Guy at January 9, 2009 5:46 PM
pay the plumber...do you want to dislocate your back shleppping the thing up out of the basement to save a buck?
Posted by: eman1234 at January 9, 2009 9:18 PM
85 dollars is a pretty good deal, trust me on this...
Posted by: Luke Constantino at April 7, 2009 2:43 PM
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