What do you depise AT THIS MOMENT, literally....

[jeffhlewis]

Modern, mainstream "nerd/greek" culture. I liked it better when none of our hobbies were popular.

[grolt]

Modern, mainstream "nerd/greek" culture. I liked it better when none of our hobbies were popular.

or expensive

[SuperGrafx]

Modern, mainstream "nerd/greek" culture. I liked it better when none of our hobbies were popular.

I agree with you there.

[ClodBuster]

Since the CGR guy lord karnage got his hands on the AnalNT, all his new NES/Famicom review videos are plagued with jittery movement when I watch them on my Xbox 360.

[jtucci31]

The new ebay app on android... it is going to save me a fortune by making it impossible to shop on the ebays from mah phone.

HA! I was thinking the same thing. I hate it too.

[NightWolve]

I despise the never-ending list of things to fix in my house...

My water heater died yesterday! I hate unexpected $$$$$$ expenses (messes up the damn budget).

But, I am lucky that I caught it as a small leak and it didn't flood my basement with 50+ gallons of water.

Ah, I have a tip about that este if you're interested!

I've had about 3-4 rupture on me over the years just about right after their warranty period expired of course (all I had bought/installed myself either from Menards or Home Depot). Anyway, only recently did I learn about the anode rod after seeing them for the first time on sale at Home Depot for $25. Basically, if it's a 6 year warranty model, it has one anode rod, if it's 12 years, they add a second anode rod or make the one twice as thick, etc. It works something like that.

Anyway, if it's a 6 year model, if say every 4 years, you turn off the pressure, drain it down a bit past the top-most level, you can unscrew out the anode rod from the top, go to Home Depot, buy another one to replace it...

What happens is, as soon as the anode rod finishes its sacrificial job of protecting the tank, when it's almost gone/dissolved away, the water will then quickly attack/corrode the steel tank away and rupture it in short order! You can run on the same tank for at least 25 years I hear if you pay attention and quickly catch an anode rod that's almost gone, etc.

So, what's better, spending $10-25 bucks (they're cheaper to buy online) every 3 years, or just waiting around for the tank to rupture, dump water all over the place, and then have to spend $400+ to buy, transport and install a whole new one ??

I wish somebody had taught me this long ago as I had to take a day off work once to quickly replace one... The last rupture which was not that long ago, I upgraded to a 50 gallon model (though I REALLY wanted to upgrade to a tankless-style model!!!!) and I marked the year of purchase, so when I hit the 3 year mark, I'm just gonna replace the rod no matter what condition it's in. Depending on your usage, how fast it wears out is gonna vary, that's the thing... So yeah, that's the protip-of-the-day for ya on that!

[xelement5x]

The new ebay app on android... it is going to save me a fortune by making it impossible to shop on the ebays from mah phone.

HA! I was thinking the same thing. I hate it too.

I am glad I am not the only person who thought this "upgrade" was a steaming pile of shit as well.

[esteban]

I despise the never-ending list of things to fix in my house...

My water heater died yesterday! I hate unexpected $$$$$$ expenses (messes up the damn budget).

But, I am lucky that I caught it as a small leak and it didn't flood my basement with 50+ gallons of water.

Ah, I have a tip about that este if you're interested!

I've had about 3-4 rupture on me over the years just about right after their warranty period expired of course (all I had bought/installed myself either from Menards or Home Depot). Anyway, only recently did I learn about the anode rod after seeing them for the first time on sale at Home Depot for $25. Basically, if it's a 6 year warranty model, it has one anode rod, if it's 12 years, they add a second anode rod or make the one twice as thick, etc. It works something like that.

Anyway, if it's a 6 year model, if say every 4 years, you turn off the pressure, drain it down a bit past the top-most level, you can unscrew out the anode rod from the top, go to Home Depot, buy another one to replace it...

What happens is, as soon as the anode rod finishes its sacrificial job of protecting the tank, when it's almost gone/dissolved away, the water will then quickly attack/corrode the steel tank away and rupture it in short order! You can run on the same tank for at least 25 years I hear if you pay attention and quickly catch an anode rod that's almost gone, etc.

So, what's better, spending $10-25 bucks (they're cheaper to buy online) every 3 years, or just waiting around for the tank to rupture, dump water all over the place, and then have to spend $400+ to buy, transport and install a whole new one ??

I wish somebody had taught me this long ago as I had to take a day off work once to quickly replace one... The last rupture which was not that long ago, I upgraded to a 50 gallon model (though I REALLY wanted to upgrade to a tankless-style model!!!!) and I marked the year of purchase, so when I hit the 3 year mark, I'm just gonna replace the rod no matter what condition it's in. Depending on your usage, how fast it wears out is gonna vary, that's the thing... So yeah, that's the protip-of-the-day for ya on that!

Holy cow, I never knew about that. I thought I would have heard something, at some point, but...nope.

Anode rod recharge!

:$

[NightWolve]

Holy cow, I never knew about that. I thought I would have heard something, at some point, but...nope.

Anode rod recharge!

:$

Yep, when you think how simple it is and all the ruptured tanks it could've saved you, it's quite bothering...

I found you a perfect video, 4:26 minutes, gets the point across well, teaches everything you need to know, BAM!

If they can do it, you can do it! You might need a breaker bar for your socket if the hex head is locked tight though, they use a ratchet and the old grap an iron pipe trick for leverage to get the job done! And the other tip, yeah, at least over a decade ago, they stopped making anode rods as one solid bar, they're now instead hung together in pieces so if you don't have enough height where your water heater is located, it's still easy-peasy to get the new one back in! If the old one is solid, you'd have to pull it out a couple of feet, use a hack saw while holding the bottom, and repeat if need be.

But yeah, perfect video right there from that Old House educational TV program by Bob Villa.

[esteban]

Holy cow, I never knew about that. I thought I would have heard something, at some point, but...nope.

Anode rod recharge!

:$

Yep, when you think how simple it is and all the ruptured tanks it could've saved you, it's quite bothering...

I found you a perfect video, 4:26 minutes, gets the point across well, teaches everything you need to know, BAM!

If they can do it, you can do it! You might need a breaker bar for your socket if the hex head is locked tight though, they use a ratchet and the old grap an iron pipe trick for leverage to get the job done! And the other tip, yeah, at least over a decade ago, they stopped making anode rods as one solid bar, they're now instead hung together in pieces so if you don't have enough height where your water heater is located, it's still easy-peasy to get the new one back in! If the old one is solid, you'd have to pull it out a couple of feet, use a hack saw while holding the bottom, and repeat if need be.

But yeah, perfect video right there from that Old House educational TV program by Bob Villa.

Great video. I preferred Bob Villa as a host, but this "new guy" has been on the show for...Jesus...20+ years now?

You will find this funny, but I remember when that plumber dude had hair and was skinnier. He's been on the show FOREVER.

I watched too much PBS as a kid.

I'm going to use a collapsible anode rod in a few years when I service this tank.

[NightWolve]

You will find this funny, but I remember when that plumber dude had hair and was skinnier. He's been on the show FOREVER.

Hah, that's awesome! I don't know either of 'em actually, just Bob Villa from BITD. I rarely caught the show eons ago, just on a random occasion you know, and it was interesting seeing their rehab projects. Finding an old broken down home and transforming it into a beautiful castle by the end of it is cool shit in my book!

I'm going to use a collapsible anode rod in a few years when I service this tank.

Yeah, that's the only version Home Depot was selling here in Chicago for $25. You probably might have a better price where you are (unless you buy online for the best deal.). We are gifted with a 10% sales tax here for good measure, so we get "special" prices when we go old skool retail. :/

[xelement5x]

Besides the anodes you can (and should) also replace the heating elements but that's easier to diagnose normally when your hot water heater tank just isn't putting out water. 

I actually had my water heater go out in the middle of February one year and it was miserable because while it was still under warranty, the person who installed the tank before didn't do it to code and I had to wait 2 weeks to get a similar model as a replacement.  The wife was not very happy with that.

[esteban]

^No! Hot water is important in February!

[BigusSchmuck]

Nintendo Quest. Enough said.

[vmorr]

Nintendo Quest. Enough said.

Got on the Google machine... Watched this trailor... What a bunch of bullshit lol

Nintendo Documentary: NINTENDO QUEST 2nd OFFICIAL TRAILER