Tankless Hot-Water heater.
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From: south western NYS Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 78.46 W
Originally Posted by wetanner
Buckdropper;
I'm glad yours works well for you. I had one 15 years ago in Nevada and it had its problems. I guess they have improved since then. Mine was natural gas.
I'm glad yours works well for you. I had one 15 years ago in Nevada and it had its problems. I guess they have improved since then. Mine was natural gas.
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We put it in a bathroom that was a long way from the water heater. It was called an on demand water heater, difficult to controll the temp. If you were taking a shower, too hot or too cold, temp varied.
I had a friend who was selling and instaling them, he told me that was a common problem but they were working on it. I've heard the small ones, like the ones under a sink work perty good but the large ones that put out a large volume of water still have bugs. Thats what a lady who ownes a verry large and verry expensive home told me a few years back.
I had a friend who was selling and instaling them, he told me that was a common problem but they were working on it. I've heard the small ones, like the ones under a sink work perty good but the large ones that put out a large volume of water still have bugs. Thats what a lady who ownes a verry large and verry expensive home told me a few years back.
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I looked into those about 2 years ago. The installed cost was about $700-800. The only reason we didn't get one then is there are way too many other things that needed to be done to this house.
According to the manufacturer's brochure it was able to heat just about the same amount of water both showers used if turned on all the way. So I figured it would be a little short. Not that it really mattered we only run one shower/dishwasher/tub/whatever at a time.
According to the manufacturer's brochure it was able to heat just about the same amount of water both showers used if turned on all the way. So I figured it would be a little short. Not that it really mattered we only run one shower/dishwasher/tub/whatever at a time.
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From: south western NYS Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 78.46 W
Mines been in for at least 7 years and i have never been without hot water. It runs on propane but a electric one is the simplest one to install, no vent, not relief valve needed and no expansion tank. easy install.
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you should get a storage tank to hold the hot water it will save you a little money when it has to heat it up because it will already be warm. if you want a better unit and if you have gas or propane look into (rinnai) water heaters they are great
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From: Western Massachusetts
Originally Posted by 1depd
According to the manufacturer's brochure it was able to heat just about the same amount of water both showers used if turned on all the way. So I figured it would be a little short. Not that it really mattered we only run one shower/dishwasher/tub/whatever at a time.
This is why I'm a bit skepticle. It's about volume. In order to heat water to a given temp. it may be necessary to reduce the volume. Doing that may adversly effect the way any fixture using hot water functions. A unit like this would work great in a one bath, two occupant house like mine. There are people out there having a bunch of kids. More people, more bathrooms, more demand.