And I am done. Old 30 amp breaker worked fine with the new 10/2 wire. I didn't kill myself in the electrical panel. I just turned the tank down to about 110 which is where we kept the old one. I don't overly trust the on board thermostat to be accurate though so I'll test tomorrow. pipe heading out of the tank is insulated to the point in vanishes behind a wall. I'm hoping with the new heat trap I built it won't overly matter much though.
costs break down as follows
tank - $380
tank/pipe wrap $50
foam under the tank free-old stuff
$100 in plumbing -pex, parts, sharkbites
$80 in wiring and electrical.
so $670ish after taxes.
Considering I relocated it 5' and had to completely rewire as well as re-plumb it I"m pretty happy with that. I know that paying a pro to do a direct replacement of a gas one came to $1200, $600 in parts. I don't think I'd get away with $600 in labour for everything I did. I'll post picture later after the insulation is finished.
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