creative to say the leastThere is no way this is a DIY. Obviously, it was installed by a professionally licensed plumbing contractor. Let this set the bar for how all water heaters should be installed.
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You think the Installer considered using a couple of street el's to avoid the tight flex bend, coming off the top of the tank?Flex is awesome. You can do anything with it!