My father-in-law upgraded to a tankless water heater about three years ago, but unfortunately, it broke down shortly after the warranty expired. After struggling for months with cold showers and multiple service calls that couldn't fix the problem, he decided to replace it entirely. He ended up paying $10,000 for a Rinnai RX199 tankless unit to be installed. Is this price typical nowadays? I wanted to share the quote breakdown, but it seems I can't post images here.
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In my experience as a plumber, that price is way too high. For a simple replacement, especially when your plumbing and gas lines are already set up, it shouldn’t cost this much. You could get quotes from other contractors to compare and save some money.
That's a staggering amount! I recently replaced my tankless water heater, and altogether I probably spent around $1,300, including the unit and some minor plumbing work. The $10,000 seems outrageous for just swapping one unit out.
100% agree. I did a similar swap and can't believe the markup your father-in-law faced!
Wow, that cost sounds ridiculous! Unless they were doing a lot of extra work or involved upgrades, he definitely overpaid. I've heard of cases where a simple replacement should only cost around $3,000 to $4,000 at most.
It's concerning if they took advantage of him. It's important to ask around and get multiple quotes to avoid getting ripped off again.
Exactly, replacements are generally straightforward. I doubt he should have paid more than a couple thousand for the unit and a bit of labor.