North Salt Lake Water Heater | The Three-Year-Old Tank Failed

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North Salt Lake, Utah / Water Heater Installation

# North Salt Lake Bradford White Water Heater Swap

We were called to this North Salt Lake rental property because the tenant’s water heater was outn. It was only in thre for about three years.

**Mountain Man Plumbing** Published Sep 6, 2026

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New gray Bradford White tank water heater installed with seismic straps, vent, and expansion tank in North Salt Lake utility space.

Mountain Man Plumbing finished a standard 40-gal Bradford White water heater installation in North Salt Lake, UT.

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1. Mountain Man Plumbing finished a standard 40-gal Bradford White water heater installation in North Salt Lake, UT.
2. Mountain Man Plumbing connected gas and water lines on the new heater during North Salt Lake, UT service.
3. Mountain Man Plumbing set the burner base and drain path on a new tank heater in North Salt Lake, UT.
4. Mountain Man Plumbing reused code-compliant venting and added expansion protection in North Salt Lake, UT.
5. Mountain Man Plumbing marked the new contractor-only Bradford White heater in North Salt Lake, UT.
6. Mountain Man Plumbing hauled the failed Rheem tank after replacement work in North Salt Lake, UT.
7. Mountain Man Plumbing documented base rust on the short-lived tank before swap in North Salt Lake, UT.
8. Mountain Man Plumbing prepared the box-store Rheem for warranty credit in North Salt Lake, UT.

**THE WORK**

Water Heater Installation ↗

**THE PLACE**

North Salt Lake, Utah ↗

**THE PHOTO ROLL**

8 original job photos

FROM THE JOB

## The story *behind the photos.*

Mountain Man Plumbing
North Salt Lake, Utah

We were called to this North Salt Lake rental property because the tenant’s water heater was outn. It was only in thre for about three years. As I explained to them, and I’ll explain to you now, the water heaters that come from the big box stores are not the same as supply house models.

We really love Bradford White because they’re the best heaters that we have found, sold to contractors only. Looking at the old Rheem still in place, you could see the bottom end of the tank had started to fail with rust and standing water in the pan. That short life is exactly what we see when a box-store unit gives out early.

We pulled the old tank so they could warranty it and get credit back, which softened the repair bill a bit. Then we set a standard 40-gallon Bradford White in the same accessible spot, reused the water, gas, and vent connections where they were code-compliant, strapped it, hooked up the T&P, fired it, and leak-tested everything. Old tank went out for haul-away.

We are always open and welcome to helping anybody out in a situation like that.

**$2,200.00** Published price for this job · 2026-07-15. Scope and pricing vary by job.

A CLOSER LOOK / 08

Old Rheem Performance Plus still strapped in the utility closet with STOP warranty label before North Salt Lake removal.

Mountain Man Plumbing prepared the box-store Rheem for warranty credit in North Salt Lake, UT.

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