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I just installed a large Rinnai (will do 3 showers at once) in my home about 3 weeks ago. I did the work myself so didn't have to pay for installation. I put it inside the house on an outside wall so venting was very simple - one 90 and a short piece of straight pipe. I did have to run 70 feet of 1" GasTite inside the house and 40 more feet of steel gas pipe in the garage out to the meter. Again did the work myself so cut down on the cost. I paid about $1200 for the unit and venting kit (internet) and another $300 on pipe and fittings but my bid was over $3000 to have it done by someone else. Oh and I may have forgot to get a permit but I did have the gas company come out a put in a much larger meter (free) because these units suck huge amount of gas for short periods of time. I did pressure check the gas lines for double the pressure and double the time required to be safe. This was a prudent move since I found 3 leaks in the steel pipe and leaks in both of the Gas Tite connections on the first try. Another full turn cured those issues. This is the second tankless I have installed. The first unit was a Korean brand that was very problematic but my wife loved it when it worked so I got another one for this home but went with Rinnai so hopefully won't have any problems. Tankless is the only way to go for my family of 7 - continuous hot water for less money than a tank (in the long run).

Not one of the “points” in this rant was accurate and it was very hateful. It never ceases to amaze me how the very people who claim to be so tolerant are in reality the most intolerant, hate filled, closed minded people. By the way, I did not vote for senior but that does not mean I will demean his very brave military service to our country and even worse, wish him harm.

I thought Knob Creek was good until I tried Pendelton. Everything else that I have tried is a distant second. We did a blind test party (using most listed above - not Mark though). There were lots of people tasting and every single person there picked Pendelton and the great thing is that it is not even expensive

Now that there is funny - I don't care who y'are!

That is what I do - drink from it frequently to keep it from completely freezing when I ski. I like ice in the tube because I like really cold liquid but there is that fine line and every once in a while I have to bend the tube to break up the ice. Keeping it inside my coat kind of defeats the purpose of the unit so I don't do that.

You might want to teach your little fella a little modesty

LMAO! Sounds just like my ex.

Now that there is funny. You didn't say if she believed you?? If she did, I think I know what color hair she has.....

You would probably sell them fast if you post the info on a Dodge specific web forum. I sold my wheels and tires in one day on one of the forums below. A guy offered me $800 + shipping. Here are a three Dodge specific forums: Turbo Diesel Register (largest dodge forum), Diesel Truck Resource (my favorite), and NW Bombers is an excellent Pacific Northwest web site. (edit to to fix the links )

Sorry to burst your bubble, but from the actuarial tables I've seen, mountain climbing is way deadlier than skydiving. Hang gliding had 3 times the deaths, but this was back in the early 80s before reserves were as commonplace for those pilots. Heck, my last life insurance policy didn't even charge more for being a skydiver, even though I instruct and do tandems. In the 70s, when I started, students were about 1/2 of all the fatalities each year. Now, due to better training, equipment, and especially universal usage of AADs, student fatalities are very rare. There's never been a safer time to learn to skydive. Experienced jumpers used to get killed by botched EPs, usually too little, too late. Now we just use our main canopies to kill ourselves. You can pick a middle path in skydiving that minimizes, but never eliminates, the risks. Jump a safe wingloading, learn to fly your canopy, and patronize DZs that keep their swoopers under control. Learn to freefall in control before going out on bigways, whether belly or freeflying. I've made it 33 years in this sport, expect to go another 20 or so years. I'm pretty confident I'm going to make it out the other side alive, or I'd leave the sport right now. And don't tell me stuff happens. I know that already.

I have been considering getting in to skydiving for several years so I have done a fair amount of research to learn as much as I possibly can. This includes; reading, talking to others in the sport, searching internet forums, watch videos, etc., and I have even done a couple of jumps – static and tandem. I have spent a fair amount of time researching “skydiving accidents” trying to learn if most of the accidents could have been avoided or were they mechanical failures. Obviously if a high percentage were/are mechanical in nature I would not get involved because that means I can not control the outcome. So, after all this, I would really appreciate some input a couple of issues that I am still wondering about. First, talk to me about the possibilities/statistics of a reserve chute not opening. How many times has this happened? Next, I have read about, and even watched a video of students ending up on their back in freefall (see the video links below) and had difficulty recovering. Any thoughts? Lastly, I really fear an entanglement malfunction. Please talk to me about this issue from any angle – packing, cutting free (is this even remotely possible?), are there certain types/brands/size of chutes that this is more prevalent? TIA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4PzJmLw7M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC-CTwe-7dI&mode=related&search=