On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:58 PM, Thomas Shelley wrote: >> What are the considerations that make the whole-house on-demand >> heaters >> preferable? >
Tom is correct. Putting a water heater near a faucet location would require not only the heater and water pipes but probably a gas line and the thing would also need to be vented. It is possible but it would make it more expensive. Mine is in our basement. It vents with the furnace up the chimney. It takes a little longer to get hot water upstairs. But we are used to it now and don't think anything of it. It is great. I turn off our furnace pilot light in the summer and I think our gas bill for hot water and the stove is about $20 a month. That is for five people. In the winter we can heat most of the time with wood. Last month our gas bill was estimated at 68 therms for $100. I think that was a little high. I should know soon what it is this month. _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
