Paloma. I never have problems getting hot water when washing my hands,
but once in a while the shower water gets cold. Shutting off the
water, then turning it on again has always solved the shower problem.
I have the hot water temperature set at 118 degrees out of a maximum
of 120 allowed in the Paloma factory settings.
If the problem your friends have is truly connected with inadequate
gpm through the hot water heater, they could possibly solve the
problem by lowering the hot water temperature of the hot water output,
and reducing or cutting out the cold water flow.
On 06 May 2009, at 10:00 AM, naomif...@verizon.net wrote:
Elliot,
What kind of tankless did you get? We were considering one but
friends that installed a whole house tankless talked us out of it
after recounting all the problems they are having with theirs.
(Their issues relate to the gpm (gallons per minute) water flow.
Either their usage is not enough to trip the heater into action
(say, washing your hands in warm water) or it's not stong enough to
keep it heating (say, taking a cool shower in the summer). They have
been surprised a number of times with cold blasts in the shower.)
Thanks!
Naomi
On May 5, 2009, Elliot M. Stern <emst...@verizon.net> wrote:
Elisabeth,
I don't know the details of the legislation for the federal credit
that apply to tankless water heaters installed in 2009, but you should
find out if you have to subtract the state credit from the federal
credit, or if you can combine them.
I installed a tankless water heater in January 2007. Because the tank
water heater I replaced was located near the common wall of our
semidetached house, and the tankless water heater is located on the
alley wall, I reduced the hot water line run by some 20'. This means I
get hot water sooner than I did before, and that I have to flush out
less cold water in the pipes to get it. I also expect that the
tankless water heater will last a lot longer than a tank water heater,
and that it may be possible to repair it rather than replace it, if it
breaks down. Finally, I have the comfort of knowing that there is no
tank to rupture and flood the basement.
Elliot
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