Betsy
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Hi Randy
I appreciated all the help I got on this forum. After talking to everyone on here and getting the recommendations, I looked up AO Smith once again, but as suggested, went through a private contractor (something we never even thought of), instead of going to a "big box" store and buying something that had decent reviews online or one that the sales person might recommend. Going through a private contractor and getting a higher quality water heater was a much wiser choice.
That all said, I actually did try and read quite a bit before registering because I actually don't like having accounts all over. The biggest reason that I did just register instead of trying to read more was because it just seemed so technical to me and I really had a hard time understanding it. The language that the site is written in is basic, but the concepts, to me, initially were not. My background is in the medical field, but I've also been out of the work force for several years. I did jump straight into the section on finding the best (how I came across the Power Miser 9 name) and when I didn't understand it, I started from the beginning, Basics. After I started to post, I did go back and tried again to learn, spending several hours doing so. I guess when it comes to these things, I just don't get it. I didn't read all the pages (such as the codes per State), but I read quite a bit and it just didn't click. After getting some of the answers, a lot finally did make sense, but it took awhile and definitely lots of questions. After rereading and getting my questions answered, it's been great. Now that I do have a better understanding,
this site has become a greater wealth of information and I really do thank all of you for putting it together. Please don't take this in a negative way. I always struggle with understanding anything mechanical and having people "answer" makes it easier to understand. Thinking about it now, perhaps having a glossary section (I may have missed it) might so simplify things for folks like me. Other than that, now I do (think) I
understand, this site will become more valuable as we try and learn maintanence (since we obviously never maintained the first) and actually, will be passing on maintenance info to others in the family so they will keep up with it as well.
No doubt I'm writing this response in defense of myself, but I also
wanted to just say "thank you" to all those who helped me because while I initially was so overwhelmed by it, everyone was quite patient and helped me to not only understand, but help my dad get something that he will be able to use for a long time.
I apologize if this sounds like everything is all over the place. I actually only have Internet on the iPod right now and can't figure out how to scroll this and proofread.
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I'm curious to know what path you wind up taking.
