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Single woman moves a 165 lb water heater?

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I wanted to test whether I could move a 165 lb water heater by myself, along with one BigSlider™ utility mover, its 19 ft rope…and leverage. My husband was a little upset about my test idea because we’d just spent a lot of money on the water heater. He didn’t want it (or me) to get hurt.

So here’s what I did. First I put the rope around the length of the box and tried to pull. There was too much friction between the box and the carpet – the box wouldn’t budge – so I tilted the box up slightly and pushed the sheet under it.
With the slider in place, I easily pulled the box to near its tipping point and stopped.
I then jerked the sheet out from under the box, ...
... and laid it on the concrete to receive the corner of the box.
I rested the box on my thigh and very carefully (with part of the weight still on my thigh, a straight back, both arms, and bent knees) lowered the box to the ground.
The water heater was so top-heavy, I couldn’t get it upright.
So I got inside the car, looped the rope around the box (to make sure I didn’t push it over too far or too fast), and pushed with my feet. It’s not elegant, but it worked. Here the friction of the carpet certainly worked in my favor.
Finally, for the easy part! I threaded the rope through the tail holes, around the box and through the handle, and easily pulled the 165 lb water heater over the concrete driveway and to the other end of the garage. Mission accomplished: one single 135 lb woman moves a 165 lb water heater.

Superior ergonomics, fewer steps: that’s the BIGSLIDER™ advantage