Arcadenut
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The obvious answer is a Williams Duramold...
Whats a good way to hide your water heater
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SuperSprint
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That strikes an idea. Just get rid of the water heater entirely and run a coiled pipe through a actual arcade cabinet. That should heat the water quite nicely....
gorfchampion
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I've been wanting to update my water heater to the wall mount type; on demand. This would give me another space for a game.
Nothing wrong with the curtain. I have a curtain covering the entrance to my storage room.
Arcade name ideas? I see you have kind of a pirate thing going.
How about:
"Shipwreck Arcade"
"Pirate's Cove Arcade"
"Blackbeard's Den"
"Ghost Ship Gameroom"
Nothing wrong with the curtain. I have a curtain covering the entrance to my storage room.
Arcade name ideas? I see you have kind of a pirate thing going.
How about:
"Shipwreck Arcade"
"Pirate's Cove Arcade"
"Blackbeard's Den"
"Ghost Ship Gameroom"
gutsman004
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I'll throw my arcade naming ideas into the ring.
How about:
The Pillage and Plunder Arcade
The Jolly Roger
Treasure Trove Arcade
The Swashbuckler's Arcade
The Crow's Nest
Stupid ones I thought of that I thought were kind of amusing:
Arcade Booty
Shiver me Joysticks
Veeb0rg
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Buy a bunch of scrap water heaters, gut your arcade cabs, cut the scrap water heaters up and install the game guts into them. Now your actual water heater will blend in with your arcade games.
There a plumber down the road. He sets out old water heaters for the scrap guy.
A free metal cabinet.. Laughs No more swelling problem Not more termites Just a little rust. Now and then. LOL
thebman80
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Well since you have a Pirate theme going I would install a pole or mast as the Pirates call it and have a hot chick use it to dance with. She can be dressed as a Pirate as well you will never notice the hot water heater again LOL.
Mike Doyle
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I seriously looked into tank-less water heaters this last time around, since we'd been running two 50 gal. ones in series.
The main problem aside from cost (crazy expensive for anything that will really keep up) is the descaling that's required every year. They usually require revised side exhaust ducting so location becomes critical, and potentially increased gas flow depending on your existing installation.
Once you add up all the cost, and deduct for energy tax credits and potential energy savings, it was still a MAJOR loser with no payback realized over it's useful life.
As much as I wanted to run one, I just couldn't justify it.
The main problem aside from cost (crazy expensive for anything that will really keep up) is the descaling that's required every year. They usually require revised side exhaust ducting so location becomes critical, and potentially increased gas flow depending on your existing installation.
Once you add up all the cost, and deduct for energy tax credits and potential energy savings, it was still a MAJOR loser with no payback realized over it's useful life.
As much as I wanted to run one, I just couldn't justify it.
I am still tempted to put up a nice solar power water heater up with a solar power water pump and a natural gas water heater as a back up. Now if I home brew this it won't quailfy for tax credits but I should see a return of investment quicker.
Scuba Steve
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I don't know but pray to what ever god you believe in that it never busts. Do you have some kind of back up plan in case it does?
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THEDJ
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thanks guys for the ideas
thank you again.
I will keep you posted.
btw INDIAnapolis is still on the map. In case you saw the weather last night. We had hail, and many tornados.
We did not have anything right around our house.
For work I inspect auto insurance claims. So i am sure i will be busy.
I drive from indy to louisville. and anywhere in the middle.
If i see anything crazy out today. I will start a new general thread with pictures.
chris
thank you again.
I will keep you posted.
btw INDIAnapolis is still on the map. In case you saw the weather last night. We had hail, and many tornados.
We did not have anything right around our house.
For work I inspect auto insurance claims. So i am sure i will be busy.
I drive from indy to louisville. and anywhere in the middle.
If i see anything crazy out today. I will start a new general thread with pictures.
chris
