09-11-2011, 05:54 PM
No offense, but it sounds like you know just enough about what you're doing to be dangerous (again, no offense intended...I'm in the same boat). Couple years ago, I needed a new wh. Found a good deal on a discontinued floor model, drug it home in the back of my SUV myself, lugged it downstairs, and paid my plumber $75 to put it in. Yeah, I probably could have done it myself, but I also could have really effed it up. It was worth $75 to trade the pride I'd have felt in doing it myself for the peace of mind of knowing that it was done correctly. Plus, it wasn't in my attic.