important point. I can imagine the bathtub, or whashers pulling that; but with water saver devices on items from faucets to showerheads it may be a consideration.
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Bob Kennedy wrote: > 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] > 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] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
