Wrapped basement pipes cleared so a tankless water heater can be piped in
Example project
- Home
- 1960s rambler in New Hope with an unfinished basement and an aging tank water heater
- Original request
- Replace the tank with a wall-hung tankless heater and repipe the lines to it
- Testing
- An MDH-certified inspector samples the white pipe wrap, two elbow fittings and the newer foam on the softener lines
- Found
- Roughly 60 ft of overhead pipe whose wrap and elbows are positive
- Clear
- No asbestos in the foam on the softener lines
- Work
- Pipe runs closed in plastic, the wrap soaked and cut away in short pieces
- Timeline
- Five-day notice, then one working day
- Cost
- $2,100
In this example, a New Hope family with a 1960s rambler is replacing an old tank water heater with a tankless unit on the basement wall. The plumber will cut out the old runs overhead and pipe new lines to the new spot.
