With the tankless it's almost instant hot water because it's mounted in the wall or under a counter near the faucet. So it gets hot fast without having to warm up the pipes along the way first. I'm by no means an expert on these things though. The ones I dealt with seemed like there might be a trade off in gas for water used. Think about how hot it has to get to make instant hot water at 160 degrees. That would be an interesting study to see how much gas they use in a year from different parts of the country. ----- Original Message ----- From: tunecollector To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 7:13 AM Subject: RE: [Bulk] Re: [BlindHandyMan] Why Choose a Tankless Water Heater?
In southern California, water is an issue too. Will the hot water from a tankless get to the outlet faster than a tank water heater? -----Original Message----- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Kennedy Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:58 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Bulk] Re: [BlindHandyMan] Why Choose a Tankless Water Heater? The only ones I've seen have been gas powered. One safety/economy feature that I haven't decided if I like is the minimum flow rate before it will fire. They have or let's say some have, so we don't get out of hand here, some have a minimum of 2.5 gallons per minute flow rate before they will fire. I'm guessing this is so a dripping faucet won't keep the heater running all the time. But you have to turn on a pretty good blast to reach 2.5 gallons per minute. I've really only seen them in a commercial setting before. I know they are getting more popular in houses I just haven't been around any in the house yet. The commercial ones I saw worked in a restaurant and were strong enough to keep their dish washer running with water at 160 degrees F. Pretty impressive recovery rate. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:spiro%40netaxs.com> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.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] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
