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Posted by David Nebenzahl on March 30, 2008, 10:33 pm
On 3/30/2008 2:04 PM nospam spake thus:
> RBM wrote:
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>>> Can anyone give me some advice about tank less water heaters? Thx!
>>
>> They're very small. They only come on when you open a hot water faucet. They
>> use lots of electricity or gas while they're working to keep up with the
>> demand, but none when there is no hot water flowing. The benefit is that
>> your not paying to heat and store a big tank of hot water. Sizeable units
>> are expensive to purchase and you need an adequate electric service or gas
>> service to operate them
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> Thanks. I am looking for someone who has or had one and can recommend a
> brand name. Already did my search on the Internet and know everything
> the websites are suggesting, this is why I need a person who has one,
> and that is not to say that your advice wasn't sufficient because it was :)
Yes; Takagi. I just helped install one (I did the wiring, a real plumber
did the rest). This apparently is *the* state-of-the-art tankless heater
currently. The model we installed is pretty kewl, in that it is made for
exterior installation and requires no venting (it vents from a small
grille near the top of the unit). Very efficient, compact (surprisingly
small) and well-made.
This one also has electronic ignition, so uses no gas at all when not
needed (unlike older ones with pilot lights). The only downside to this
seems to be that it will not work during a power failure; there seems to
be no way to manually light it.
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