You got that right, but looking into the electric model of the tankless water heater, I learned it requires a great deal of wiring work. From what I have gathered, most if not all use a six-wire setup and I believe it is 3 220 breakers. I may be wrong, but I believe they can pull down about 40 or more amps during operation. Man, that would be a pile of power for sure and maybe the best option is really to put a blanket on the tank. I don't know, but I could justify the cost if I could find evidence that it would really save me money and that savings could be realized within the first year or so of ownership. Of course with 3 of us and not being the family that takes long showers, we don't use as much water and we never have run the tank out of hot water. On Jul 23, 2009, at 11:23 PM, Michael baldwin wrote:
> Gas or LP models save more then electric models, anytime you use > electric > for resistance heating, it costs a fortune. Figure out what size you > will > need, then price it out. Tankless do not heat the water to a set > temp, i.e. > 120 degrees F, it increases the water temp by a certain amount, i.e. > increases by 60 degrees at 4.5 gpm, so if your income water is > colder in the > winter, your hot water will be colder. It is hard to know if you > will save. > If you have a teenage daughter, or a wife, that gets out when the > hot water > runs out, their shower time can really increase, using more hot > water, and > more water in general. > Michael > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > ] > On Behalf Of Tom Hodges > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 3:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Tankless Water Heater > > My water heater is about to quit on me after about fifteen years of > service > and I'm considering converting to a tankless water heater. I am > considering > going to tankless because I've heard there could be considerable > savings in > the long run. > > Does anyone on here have any experience with tankless water heaters > or would > anyone have a recommendation for a particular brand. On the other > hand, > would anyone recommend that I not go this route, and stick with the > tank > heater, due to a bad experience with the tankless type. > > Any help on this subject would be appreciated. > > Regards, Tom Hodges > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
