# Lifting a hot water heater by yourself

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-hot-water-heater-by-yourself/690647>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-hot-water-heater-by-yourself/690647 "2014-06-12T18:12:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-hot-water-heater-by-yourself/690647/21 "2014-06-13T13:13:10Z")

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Has anybody thought about using pieces of lumber or a pulley?

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**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-hot-water-heater-by-yourself/690647/22 "2014-06-13T13:18:56Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Has anybody thought about using pieces of lumber or a pulley?

I’ll bet you could rig something up with a few 2x4s. But HOW, exactly?

> [@SmellMyWort](#):
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> It may not be the weight so much as it’s large and awkward.

The I could definitely handle it; I, too, am large and awkward.

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**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifting-a-hot-water-heater-by-yourself/690647/23 "2014-06-13T13:23:01Z")

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> [@August\_West](#):
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> If your water is already hot, why do you need to heat it? 😃
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> (sorry, pet peeve of mine!)

To KEEP it hot?

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