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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9396702" data-attributes="member: 4534">Many, many years ago I was rather poor, and when the water heater in our house went out we couldn't afford to hire someone to fix it.&nbsp; We scraped enough money to get a new unit and then I intalled it myself.&nbsp; It took me more than six hours to do a job a professional would have finished in two hours tops.&nbsp; One of the reasons it took me so long, aside from taking frequent breaks when I grew frustrated, is because I kept making basic mistakes I had to go back and fix.&nbsp; When I finished installing the water heater, I turned everything on and it started leaking at every connection because I failed to use plumber's tape.&nbsp; But I was finally able to fix it.&nbsp; It was an electric water heater, had it been a gas water heater I wouldn't hot have even attempted to install it.&nbsp; What I'm getting at is one of the differences between you and a professional is they can do the job in a much more efficient manner.&nbsp; I'm no carpenter, but I'm confident I could build a shelf or a dining room table if I had to.&nbsp; Would it look good?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Would it be done quickly?&nbsp; Again, no.&nbsp; But I could make something that would function.&nbsp; (Partly because I have most of the tools necessary to make a shelf or table.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9396702, member: 4534"] Many, many years ago I was rather poor, and when the water heater in our house went out we couldn't afford to hire someone to fix it. We scraped enough money to get a new unit and then I intalled it myself. It took me more than six hours to do a job a professional would have finished in two hours tops. One of the reasons it took me so long, aside from taking frequent breaks when I grew frustrated, is because I kept making basic mistakes I had to go back and fix. When I finished installing the water heater, I turned everything on and it started leaking at every connection because I failed to use plumber's tape. But I was finally able to fix it. It was an electric water heater, had it been a gas water heater I wouldn't hot have even attempted to install it. What I'm getting at is one of the differences between you and a professional is they can do the job in a much more efficient manner. I'm no carpenter, but I'm confident I could build a shelf or a dining room table if I had to. Would it look good? No. Would it be done quickly? Again, no. But I could make something that would function. (Partly because I have most of the tools necessary to make a shelf or table.) [/QUOTE]

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