The biggest advantages that I have heard from people who have installed them in their homes are #1 - saving lots of money on heating water, #2 - the small size, #3 - never running out of hot water. The reason I wanted one for my 600 foot house is because, well, in a 600 foot house that space taken up by the water heater is precious space that could be used for storage or whatever. Saving money is pretty exciting to me, too and the most people save at least 30% to 40% more than a regular water heater (more if you've switched from electric to gas). In my research I talked to one plumber who didn't like them because he was a hired contractor for commercial buildings and said he was always fixing them "in commercial buildings." He didn't have any experience with them in residences. The other 3 plumbers raved about them and people I know who have them also rave about them. My guess is since they were not designed for RV's the issues raised here on this list are definitely worth considering before buying one for an RV. Jill --- Jim Dunmyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert (and others), > What is the REAL-WORLD advantage to tankless > water heater? The problems > you cite in an RV situation look like very real > disadvantages to me. > > I personally can't much see the supposed > advantage in a home > installation, either. The big claim to fame is > the lack of heat loss > from the normal water heater tank ===== "It's not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... It's the RAINBOW." JillyWon Is Outie... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
