Electric hot water heaters?
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From: Clarksville,TN
A.O. Smith is the corporation's name. They have A.O. Smith, State, Apollo, Reliance, Maytag Water Heaters, American, GSW, and John Wood as product lines. Fairly good company to work for.
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An electric tankless water requires a LOT of power. I have a Bosch tankless water heater rated for 2 uses(showers,sinkx,washing,etc). This unit has 3 40 amp circuits(120 amps). I never run out of hot water. The units are sized on
number of concurrent uses.
number of concurrent uses.
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From: western washington
Thanks for the info. I think that I would want at least a 4gpm unit. If I remember correctly my house is on a 200amp circuit so I think that the tankless might not be an option. Everything in the house is electric, I would be afraid in the winter if our heat pump switched to backup heat which draws a lot of current in conjunction with the tankless would it cause problems.
When I get home tonight I'm going to see if I can narrow down where the leak is coming from. The valve looked dry last night but didn't have time to check the elements. If it is the elements do you think I should replace the whole unit anyway being about 6-7 years old with not maintenance history?
I've read some reviews on the Kenmore units and seem that a lot of people have posted problems with them? Lowe's down the street from my house has Whirlpool....are they any good?
If I need a new one a guy I work with offered to help with the installation.
When I get home tonight I'm going to see if I can narrow down where the leak is coming from. The valve looked dry last night but didn't have time to check the elements. If it is the elements do you think I should replace the whole unit anyway being about 6-7 years old with not maintenance history?
I've read some reviews on the Kenmore units and seem that a lot of people have posted problems with them? Lowe's down the street from my house has Whirlpool....are they any good?
If I need a new one a guy I work with offered to help with the installation.
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A tankless heater is almost maintenance free and has a life span of nearly twenty five years which is more than double the life of tanked heater. These heaters are even safer and less space consuming as compared to tanked heaters which makes easy to install and manage...So better try this tankless heater ...
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make sure you install expansion tank on cold water side with the charge matching incoming pressure.vip for a long trouble free life.
I don't know if y'all can get them in the US, but try looking for Giant water heaters. The unit in my house was installed in 94 and is still running great with no issues. In the 7 years we've lived here we haven't done any maintenance... In our old house I'm pretty sure its still running on the original Giant water heater from the 70s. 