While shopping for a water heater I came across this review on Lowes.com. I’m not sure how long the review will be available in its original habitat, so I’m preserving it here. cmerlo1 in Austin TX, I salute you.

It’s a water heater! And boy, what a water heater!

It was a sad day when our 15-year old original water heater could finally heat no more. It was even sadder when the plumber from the home warranty company told us we needed to spend almost $1,000 to ‘bring everything up to code’. I decided, “hey, I’ve got the ultimate set of tools (and my neighbor has some awesome ones too), why don’t I cash out from the warranty and install it myself?” Enter Lowe’s. With just a few clicks, I located this baby, and bought it right online. The installation went well, aside from a couple of leaks because I didn’t use enough teflon tape. It is now running strong, sitting in its closet like it owns the place. It heats water effortlessly, with the force of 1000 suns, yet consumes less energy than a Prius. I feel its greatness every time I turn a faucet on. Its modern-looking sleek white outer shell is a work of modern art, that conveys strength and reliability; I now consider the closet it resides in to be an art museum. I am very happy–no, privileged, to have this masterpiece of thermal majesty in our home. I hope, one day, that everyone can have a chance to watch this marvelous example of technical innovation in action.