Last summer we had a new gas water heater installed by a very reputable local company. We were replacing a tankless water heater with a tank since we aren't sure how much longer we'll live there and didn't want to invest more into the house. On Monday new meters were being installed in our neighborhood and in the process they realized our water heater hadn't been installed properly and turned off our gas until it's fixed. Basically, the company hadn't vented it properly (carbon monoxide risk) or had it inspected by the city, which is required. The company is coming out tomorrow to fix it and said it would be approx. $320. It isn't a huge amount of money but I feel as though they screwed up (he said he didn't have an answer as to why it wasn't done correctly, that it was "overlooked") and that we shouldn't be responsible sine we had hired them to do a job they didn't do correctly and also put our family at risk. My husband is ok with paying for the materials but thinks we shouldn't have to pay for the labor. Am I out of line to think we shouldn't pay for any of it?
My teeth are still chattering from my ice cold shower this morning.