Upgrade Your Water System: Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Installation

[@Jimbobo162]

All the big KZbin plumbers and home builders love Rinnai. My brother has one and loves it. My opinion they are the best for tankless hot water.

[@scottvolage1752]

Saving lives and giving the customers what they need. Making the trades great again Mikey Pipes Daniel and Peter.

[@andytrudell4889]

I absolutely love Rinnai. I’ve been installing their products for 20 years.

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks for sharing

[@brians8664]

I’ve always loved the Rinnai tankless units. I’ve got a RUCS75iN at home and it’s been amazing. Been installed about 8 years so far. Honestly, if the customer doesn’t need a recirculating heater I recommend the RUCS line over the RSC.

[@DCHVAC]

Video replays at 9:58 till 12:25

[@John_Lee_]

who edited this 😂😂

[@tylerwilliams3868]

thought i was losing it when no one was talking about it in the comments

[@shanebist]

That was a ballsy shot with the nail gun with the water line right behind it lol

[@throttlebottle5906]

@@shanebist little higher up and there'd have been a line repair. lol

[@fastidioushandyman901]

I had a Rinnai i090cn combi boiler installed around 8 months ago. 3 zones, 1700 square feet house here in Colorado. Thing is pretty awesome, hadn't had any issues yet. These are very fairly priced units (cost me around $7200 total to have my old tank water heater and boiler replaced by a licensed plumber.)

[@DavidButler-b9g]

Retired now but when we did any work on any boiler furnace or heater . We covered are ass , by getting a chimney co .to Certify the chimney . That old house needs a chimney liner!

[@traek8742]

Mikey, it is wonderful that you are thinking of the future services. Very rarely out here in Wyoming do I see that they do that.

[@scotts4125]

I have an outdoor 199,000 BTU Rinnai. Very happy with and it's time this month for it's yearly flush. I use vinegar.

[@kimballwhite]

Me and my Dad installed this exact unit at our house last October! Excellent machine and it works great.

[@FredD63]

Mike your video is jacked up you have double footage. Just thought I’d let you know. Nice install 🇺🇸👊🏼

[@jasonbaker3780]

I love the half inch female by 3/4 inch PVC adapter!. Nice neat 3/4 inch PVC install into the condensate pump. That's exactly how I do it even though it's a pain in the butt on Cape Cod only one supplier stocks that particular PVC fitting! Wish I lived on Long Island Mikey.

[@TomHolcombe-fh1kv]

At our shop we’ve been using reinforced clear tubing. It seems to be working out a lot better never gets crushed.

[@clintgray1623]

Rinnai is in this year and Bosch and navian out Rinnai seems to be very solid machine

[@chatrkat]

Beautiful tankless upgrade. First class installation guys. 👍🏻

[@PipeDoctor]

Thanks! 👍

[@compactc9]

Rinnais seem to be built like a Toyota from back when it meant something. Good, solid Japanese engineering. No leaking heat exchangers there!!!

[@vampirel1983]

The newer model of the N brand isn't bad either. Just saw couple installed recently pretty sure they addressed the heater changer issue

[@jasonbaker3780]

I'm not sure about New York but in Massachusetts where I'm at if you draw your combustion air from inside the building you're no longer a Direct vented Appliance, you're now a power vented Appliance. Your 1 ft clearance to doors and windows now becomes 4 ft for the exhaust vent in my state

[@paulbibbee853]

Is the boiler trying to use the same flue ?

[@jasonbaker3780]

I found that I've had to install an st5 on the hot side to prevent weakening of the T&p spring

[@flyer617]

If you were local I'd have you over and put something like that in here. I've had to redo at least something on every plumbing job I've had done at this house so don't trust the locals. I want a neat job like you do.

[@ruffnrocky1]

Why didn't you use the recirc capabilities of the RSC? I think you said it because you didn't have a recirc return line but you dont need one. You install that thermal bypass valve at the furthest fixture and it returns via the cold line. You would need to purchase the MC 195T recirc control or the WiFi module to make it happen. It works great! If not using recirc, you should have used a RU199, about $300 cheaper. Nice install!

[@gtpforever]

Seeing the inside of this one surprised me because others I've seen have some sort of plastic somewhat see through flimsy cover with what looks like a circuit or something running through it and tags that say something along the lines of "do not remove"

[@PipeDoctor]

Yup. Not Rinnai

[@eastcoast186]

Mikey pipes your company sticker on the hot water heater ?????

[@TheRAMBO9191]

😮

[@DJSephEntertainment]

I saw that as well. How could he have missed it?

[@kens.3729]

Two (2) years ago our HVAC Tech found a Crack in a Gas Flue Vent Pipe in a 40+ year old house. We Decided on the Spot to Replace Furnace and AC Systems. 👍🙏

[@esbonwordenjr6069]

So you convinced the homeowner to buy all brand new stuff accumulating to thousands of dollars just because you couldn't fix a flue pipe...??? Lol was the old furnace bad or did you guys do the famous cracked heat exchanger thing....!!! That is my main concern is your being proud of doing something that didnt need to be done so you could make stacks....!!! No offense but i see this scam all to often and it disgusts me

[@Steve-bm2zm]

Did you replace the toilet as well?

[@andresbarragan8595]

FROM CHICAGO IM YOUR 1 FOLLOWING YOUR VIDEOS GUAUUUUUUU THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@kens.3729]

We Realize we’re coming to the End of a Sad Day and have Heavy Hearts because your Team is Smaller Today than it was Yesterday because of a Simple Fever😬🙏

[@briank680]

Your sticker is on boiler so did you install it and did you service it if you did then you must have known about exhaust if you didn’t install and service then you wouldn’t know

[@robertmartinez1228]

Mikey pipes, you look like that actor John Goodman.you remind me of him big dogg.

[@brianlutzak]

Good, the intros are back :)

[@PipeDoctor]

Glad you like them!

[@Chilldil86]

Watch the new condensing rinnai, we put in a bunch and 6-12 months the hex were leaking. All on city water and properly installed The hex are easy to change though, 2.5hrs max

[@ThejasonJaw5442]

A good technician is aware of his surroundings - Yep

[@nubus1987]

I don't mean to be rude but isn't that your sticker on the tank? which means you serviced it? and did your company test the exhaust draft?

[@jabjr039]

Hey do you come up to Yonkers?

[@PipeDoctor]

We do travel to Yonkers and Westchester County on a case by case basis with an increased trip charge which also includes tolls it’s not cheap

[@jabjr039]

@@PipeDoctor Im interested in a Rinnai tankless and I have a similar set up like in the video with that cement half wall.

[@jabjr039]

Why did you paint the plywood blue?

[@scottmaz4063]

That leak in rafters is from the exhaust going right up. Lucky to be alive.

[@bbizzle82]

First rinnai install?

[@jasonbaker3780]

In my local inspectors require me to put drip 90s on the bottom of my webstone valves. But other than that we do it just the same way

[@huntaviousmaximus7113]

I just wanna know how long did that old one have your sticker on it.. should’ve been caught before changing it out honestly

[@ahmedsabah787]

what s the name of the clamp? thanks

[@hansi6606]

Did you guys doublecheck and clean the chimney, which still vents the boiler? I assume there is not such person as a chimney sweep in charge?

[@PipeDoctor]

It’s called a chimney company

[@benjaminwallace4626]

As a mechanically inclined homeowner, I choose to maintain my water heater and gas furnace, and make small repairs, but I know where to stop and I’d rather pay someone to fix major issues rather than risk making them worse

[@davidtillwach5542]

Mikey you going to do mikey pipes blue man group version of your show one day . Hey it be fun

[@kangaroogod]

It is a sediment leg and not a drip leg in that orientation :) nice install

[@emilyemr2591]

What, no Bosch?

[@frmerrin2]

If that boiler is using the same chimney I wonder what it's flue looks like?

[@DiogoDC123]

glad to see you started dabbling with the rinnai units. whats your initial opinion on them?

[@PipeDoctor]

Looks overly complicated

[@brians8664]

@@PipeDoctorcheck out the RUCS line, less to go wrong IMHO. I only recommend the one you put in if they need hot water recirculation.

[@lyratilos]

Hey Mike why did you use PVC on the exhaust it’s not code all exhaust piping on all tankless must be polyproperly Centraltherm ?

[@PipeDoctor]

Not in my jurisdiction. Defer to manual.

[@DJSephEntertainment]

The manual states PVC can be used.

[@Beasy63]

In your opinion, whats the best/most reliable tankless system?

[@PipeDoctor]

@NavienInc

[@scottmaz4063]

When was the last time someone cleaned the chimney base.

[@kat2641]

Extremely nice install!!! But a question 🙋‍♂️ I am assuming them 2x4’s are plum??😂😂😂 just keeping you on your toes 😜….. But seriously that was a death trap the old unit… any slight down draft what so ever it would of blowed out the top hat 🎩 😮 That would of been one I would of like to tested for co2 while running… but looks like the basement had plenty of fresh air input to thin the co2 down… but Pipe Doctor potentially saved, lives in the future❤

[@MokenaBob]

Great video

[@Spec360]

Come on guys wear that ppe

[@goaski474]

How much would you estimate that you have invested in tools / equipment?

[@PipeDoctor]

Company wide? Over $100k

[@allivanaip]

Non pressure treated lumber against concrete Cinder blocks? Nice.

[@scottmaz4063]

Bet the boiler base is loaded. Surprised no roll out?

[@27jtroyer]

I thought you had issues with rinnai a year ago..

[@tuppersdad]

I like the Rinnai out of all of them. Im not a huge fan of tankless. BTW Bradford has the flush valves.

[@MrDaddy312]

No water filter?

[@PipeDoctor]

No

[@alexbecker9588]

Where is the furnace venting?

[@PipeDoctor]

what furnace? no furnace here

[@35083bigbear]

Out of curiosity, what size battery do you use for your transfer pump myself? I use the ending team 3 amp hour and it dies within 10 minutes of using it

[@pavelspilberg9310]

Hey Mike! Does that gun works well for concrete?

[@jimmyjamesl2318]

Fyi....tapcons when dealing w cinder block

[@compactc9]

Either the camera is really muting it out, or that is the quietest ramjet I've ever seen, usually they go off with the same noise level as a real gun of that same caliber as the blanks they use.

[@kat2641]

lol well I am glad I was not the only one to question that 😂 even a load 1 is louder than that 😮

[@eddie3314]

Call me crazy but isn't that your company sticker on that hot water heater?

[@swaterman08]

6:16 and 9:58 clip doubled up, or am I tripping? No hate just FYI

[@superseal717]

Can't drain condensate in the sink or sanitary in these parts although many do...and call me old fashioned but I like regular old gas fired nat draft water heaters...lose power, still have a warm shower. And I don't think your saving much coin over the long haul with expensive power vents or tankless units.

[@kat2641]

While this old timer does agree with you , simple and easy to work on.. in my experience, if we are talking old cupple? The only savings in the long run is keeping storage water hot. But in a family of 5? It did seam that the gas cost savings more than out weighted the investment cost. Have had a few perfect test homes where only the hot water was gas … and the cubic feet of gas saved? Did pay out in 5 years on average 🤷🏻‍♂️ don’t know just we got to roll with the times or get rolled out of business. However I do love simple things 😂

[@Steve-bm2zm]

Looks like an old Lowes special

[@ChrisTopher284765490]

Very Very nice !

[@kkovler1]

nice, put something in that requires maintenance, so you create more jobs for you in the future!

[@ltsiver]

0:37 that is pretty bad. My ex bought a house in PoHo (Port Huron), and the home inspector told her that she needed a new hot water tank due to "melted plastic". The inspector didn't bother to scope out the hot water tank exhaust to see why it was dumping exhaust gases out the draft hood. Well, I did. The chimney at some point had bricks fall inside it, crushing the exhaust pipe for the water heater. My dad and I busted open the chimney and replaced the exhaust piping, then recemented the chimney. What a sh** show.

[@ltsiver]

3:18 you ok there Mike?

[@ltsiver]

6:31 ramsets are pretty sweet.

[@Eddy_HVAC]

I closed my eyes when daniel was about to shoot the plug

[@tdadp]

How the hell did they not set off the common dioxide Alarm in the house .. I always had one in the basement for years because that can kill ya

[@tjlovesrachel]

Lolllll because it’s monoxide not dioxide….one oxygen molecule not 2…..and I’ve never heard of “common” any oxide must be new like covid

[@tdadp]

@@tjlovesrachel if the pilot light keeps going out, that means the gas is flowing. Therefore, the oxide is building. In the air

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@tdadp lollll ohhh boy.... unless you have an old A/B valve setup that's not gunna happen...and furthermore the "oxide" in question here is only produced when any hydrocarbon is burnt

[@steveloux4709]

Probably time to pay one of your apprentices or a niece or nephew to edit these videos. You have one segment that repeats itself here.

[@BeardedBeta]

Did you forget valve tags?????

[@Michaeljt438]

Hacks bring the stacks

[@compactc9]

I'd wager a soggy Benjamin that fucked up flue vent was the cause of some of the issues that water heater was having.

[@FredD63]

Those homeowners are damn lucky that they didn’t die from carbon monoxide.. I can’t stand hacks that do shady ass work… Cmon people pay attention and be thorough with what you do

[@jdfinch2]

Danial just tell hime not used to holes that small

[@throttlebottle5906]

Mikey's like a scratched record in this video. repeating. lol

[@DJSephEntertainment]

The cost to install and purchase a tankless water heater does not justify the minimal coast savings.

[@PipeDoctor]

Every situation is different. You’re mileage me vary

[@stephenpilipczuk2337]

Hire Nana Claire, she’ll straighten you guys out!!

[@briank680]

I meant water heater sorry

[@fernandoprieto2865]

Video segments repeat

[@JOHNPHUFNAGEL]

Why do you have your sticker on that piece of shit? That tank should have been shut down long time ago with flue pipe and chimney in that condition.

[@patkane5018]

Was thinking the same thing!!!

[@scottmaz4063]

Lmfbo yeah just like that. Buwahahaha

[@kentbassler5037]

Mike you need a MAN LIKE ME TO REPLACE OSCH COSH JOSH. I GET SHIT DONE GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU NEED A BAD AS S HVAC TECH!

[@PipeDoctor]

Email me Josh is terminated the other day.