Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
No electronics video this week, but to paraphrase Yakov Smirnoff, "You don't plan this project, it plans you!" - on Thanksgiving weekend we found our Rheem hot water heater was leaking and we replaced it. It had passed its 6-year warranty. Almost 8 years ago when installing this one, we just "manhandled it" up the rickety attic steps, but this year being older and wiser decided to consult the Internet for an easy solution. We found a useful video from YouTuber @TenThousandRoads and also a Web site.
0:00 An Unscheduled Weekend Project
0:31 Brown Bag Insulation
0:45 Easy Existing Connections
0:56 Rheem Likes To Fail Fast
1:05 Water Contamination Effects?
1:43 Thanks Internet!
2:00 Disclaimer
2:12 Wile E's Super Genius Plan
2:30 Hoisted by its own pipes
2:55 Look out below!
No electronics video this week, but to paraphrase Yakov Smirnoff, "You don't plan this project, it plans you!" - on Thanksgiving weekend we found our Rheem hot water heater was leaking and we replaced it. It had passed its 6-year warranty. Almost 8 years ago when installing this one, we just "manhandled it" up the rickety attic steps, but this year being older and wiser decided to consult the Internet for an easy solution. We found a useful video from YouTuber @TenThousandRoads and also a Web site.
0:00 An Unscheduled Weekend Project
0:31 Brown Bag Insulation
0:45 Easy Existing Connections
0:56 Rheem Likes To Fail Fast
1:05 Water Contamination Effects?
1:43 Thanks Internet!
2:00 Disclaimer
2:12 Wile E's Super Genius Plan
2:30 Hoisted by its own pipes
2:55 Look out below!
