Some years ago I knew someone who installed a tankless system and they did not like it. As I recall, the problem was that all his faucets became clogged because the minerals in the water that were getting collected in the water heater were making their way to his taps and shower instead.
I don't think water heaters last as long as they used to. I would probably pay for a warranty if it can be used the way you want. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:42 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Allan Streib wrote: > >> G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> IMHO I will never again buy a tank type water heater. I now own tankless >>> water heaters and am very satisfied. I NEVER run out of hot water, my >>> operation costs are way down and the amount of space required for the >>> heater is not much larger than a desk top computer. >>> >> >> I installed a natural gas tankless heater (Bosch AquaStar) at our first >> house (close to 10 years ago now) and overall it was great. I don't >> know from experience but I think today's heaters work even better. They >> are not without their quirks, at least ours wasn't. >> >> They are sensitive to the incoming water temperature. Our tap water in >> the summer can be almost 80 degrees right out of the tap, in the >> wintertime it can get down below 50 degrees. If the heater doesn't >> compensate for incoming water temperature (ours did not) you have to >> adjust it seasonally. >> >> Also, low-flow usage could be a problem. Below a certain flow rate, the >> burner shuts off. So even though water is flowing from the hot water >> tap, it might be cold. Newer tankless heaters may handle this better. >> >> We moved, and our current house has a standard tank-type heater. We >> also got a front-loading high-efficiency clothes washer (LG) and that is >> where the other potential issue comes in. When the washer fills, it >> doesn't just open the water valve, fill, and close the valve. It fills >> in a series of short cycles. Water is on for five seconds, then off. >> The on, then off. Repeat until it decides it has enough. With a >> tankless heater, I don't think the water would ever really get hot since >> the burner would be shutting off only moments after it ignited. So if >> you have appliances that use water in pulses, tankless may not be a good >> choice. >> > > > What do you think about running one of these immediately downstream of the > tankless? It would provide hot water in low flow and brief draw situations > where the tankless can't handle it. A tankless with a modulating burner is > probably important too. > http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-**GL2-5-2-Gallon-Electric-Mini-** > Tank/dp/B0006GVO12<http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-GL2-5-2-Gallon-Electric-Mini-Tank/dp/B0006GVO12> > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
