Where WON'T you shop 451P T For me there are a couple of restaurants I won't return to because of bad service. For example, Embers. Good grief! The last...
Hot water heaters need to be drained periodically, that's why they have a little spigot on the bottom, the rust from water, pipes, etc will settle in the bottom. Some times that all it is. Might try draining and refilling, unless you are sure that it is shot. I've used Sears, but what I got was a stupid kid who was the kid of a private contractor they hired. He ended up melting some of the plastic connections on top. I refused to pay for part of the installation, etc. Argued with Sears about this kid who they claimed, and kept on saying was "a plumber", I said I talked to the kid he is not a plumber! Finally ended up getting another new water heater since the kid trashed the one he was installing, and the fittings couldn't be repaired, and why should I have a screwed up hot water heater. So Sears isn't what it used to be. If you can wait until Monday it will obviously be cheaper. I think if you buy at Home Depot they will tell you how to install or have people that can do it, I'd call them this morning