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Posted by ransley on August 29, 2007, 4:50 pm
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> > Folks:
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> > I've got a 15-year-old 50-gal. water heater that I'm thinking of replacing.
The
> > water heater currently sits in its own outdoor closet attached to the rear
of the
> > house. The closet measures 100x26x30 (HxWxD, in inches). I'm also planning
to
> > add a water softening system that I'd like to put in the closet, but I can't
put
> > anything else in this closet with a 50 gal. water heater. I believe a
tankless
> > water heater would free up enough space in the closet to include the
softener.
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> > Are there any good tankless water heaters on the market today? I've read
mixed
> > reviews of the Bosch models on eopinions.com. Failing that are there any
small
> > tanked water heaters, >=30 gal., designed to fit into a tight space?
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> > Thanks.
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> > --
> > Bill Bushnellhttp://pobox.com/~bushnell/
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> Whether or not you can get a tankless to do a good job for you
> depends on (just to name a few) the operating conditions
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> peak hot water consumption
> inlet cold water temp
> general water usage patterns
> elevation (dist above) from sea level
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> cheers
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Does the outdoor closet freeze. Rinnai might make one that has a
element to keep it from freezing, but what if it does not work, you
loose an expensive unit. Rinnai, Takagi, Bosch are all good, I have a
Bosch and am happy. You do mean Ng or Propane.
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