Degreasing tank almost finished

Well there ya go Kurt,....bring on the heads!

My local lumber yard/ hardware store sometimes sets out water heaters that have been transit damaged, as in fork lift jabs to the case, or dented, at a discount price. I had them call me whenever they had any 220V models set out, so I could snatch them up. The only difference mine had was, copper pipes for the tank coils (I'm guessing you have black poly coiled in yours). I also insulated the 'heck' out of my tanks, and the inlet/outlet piping. If your good at wiring you can splice a light fixture (like one of those temp. construction lights, carpenters use) in line to tell you when the system is running or heating. In the end I don't think it means a hill of beans, but it was interesting to see when it came on and how long it ran. There's also ways of creating a lid which will acomodate round or square buckets, by means of cut outs. Last thing I did was install a spicket (I think people from the north call them faucets) T'ing from the hot pipe. At least 6 foot off the ground (so kids don't turn it on by mistake) so I could have access to hot water, right there, if I needed it.

I like heavy duty set ups,...your tank is sweet. I never had access to one like that. I hope it does good by you.

 

Yea, turn that sucker on and drink another Key Light. The steam is going to cause some serious mold issues if a lid isnt used............but it sounds like yer on top of that.