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Hot Water - Tankless on demand vs traditional hot water heater
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Originally posted by tigerscowboy View PostMore expensive initially at installation. Less longevity (never heard of one last 10 years). Encourages more water usage = waste.
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Go tankless and use propane, install them close to the bathrooms so you don’t have to wait on hot water and put them in an exterior wall that’s part of the heated home and insulate the supply and hot line.
I mounted one of mine in a garage wall and the pex will freeze when it’s really cold if I don’t leave the water dripping or run a heat lamp on it. The other one i have on the other end of the house does fine.
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Interested in the responses, We had that choice over a decade ago and went with an oversized tank with re-circulation in the farthest reaches. It gives us hot water within 5 seconds anywhere in the house. Still don't know if it was the correct decision. Had to replace the tank after about 12 years.
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Originally posted by Take Dead Aim View PostWrong on many levels. Im on year 15 on one and 12 on another. Where it so called waste water it saves on electricity/gas as its not heater water in a tank throughout the day. Tank units are a dying breed.
Tank units are barely burning gas May through September because of the Texas attic temps. Gas bills are less than $30/month for a family of 4 until the furnaces are in use during winter months.
Tankless hot water is a luxury feature, not a money saving feature. Consumer Reports even completed a study on this many years ago.
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No sense in installing a water heater if you have hot water already.
I looked into a tankless not long ago. Plumber told me with the hard water we have, I would also need to do some kind of water softening system with filtration pre water heater. Started to get expensive quick and just stuck with what has been working. Not sure how true this is.
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My son has a plumbing company and he said he won't install an electric tankless unless the customer insist. And they make two different types of tankless, one were it circulates and you have hot water on demand and the other type doesn't heat it water until you turn it on and you have to wait for it to get to you.
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Originally posted by tps7742 View PostDoes yours have a continuous recirculating line on the system? Ours does and it cuts down on the wait time. Downside in our case it does use more C3 than I expected with the recirculating line. We live a very rural area and have C3 but the only two things we have on gas is the stove top and water heater.
Need to know more about this recirculating pump??? And the timer??
That's my wife's biggest complaint is it takes a long time for the hot to get to the kitchen, had ours put above the main bath so fine there. Is this an easy install?
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