Check out http://remodelhomeguide.com/tankless-water-heater/tankless-water-heater-overview.html?gclid=CLWHjYqwopICFQE6xwodnh0SRA I think you will find the answers to your questions here and probably more information. Lenny, Please visit my home page http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ It's motivating, humorous and has a lot of resources.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Why Choose a Tankless Water Heater? Okay, in the described package, there must be a super heating system. Are they all electric? if not, do they use super thin, and thin walled tubing? I can imagine the water flow for a shoer could overwhelm a unit without tricks up it's sleeving. How do they work? How about for filling a bathtub? Would a house have one for each bathroom, and then general purposes a larger one? On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Ray Boyce wrote: > Q: I'm considering replacing my old water heater with a tankless version. > Are these things all they're cracked up to be? > > A: Tankless water heaters are likely the wave of the future for > residential > hot water. It's the difference between having a "smart" water heater or a > "dumb" one. Tankless heaters offer on-demand convenience. Because these > heaters don't have a holding tank, water is heated on an as-needed basis, > not heated and stored for hours like a traditional tank. This reduces > energy > loss from sitting water and also guarantees you'll never be cold if you're > the last one in the shower. Plus, tankless heaters are powerful, yet > compact. Most can be wall-mounted inside or outside the home. Although > sizes > vary, the average tankless unit is about 24 inches high, 18 inches wide > and > 9 inches deep-significantly smaller than the traditional 40-gallon tank. > Plus, with many tankless units you can dial in the water temperature with > a > digital controller. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 2967 (20080321) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 5527 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len