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Posted by RF on June 7, 2008, 7:30 pm
I'm temporarily in a rental that is a large
one-story house with an
ancient gas fired water heater. The pilot light is
very large and
it alone uses about $8/month. In addition the
heater is about 30'
from the main bathroom.
A plumber came by one day and I asked him whether
an electronic
ignition could be fitted to the heater to
eliminate the pilot light. He said no.
I am now considering installing a tankless
electric heater in the
bathroom under the sink.
Experiences appreciated.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 7, 2008, 7:35 pm
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> I'm temporarily in a rental that is a large one-story house with an
> ancient gas fired water heater. The pilot light is very large and
> it alone uses about $8/month. In addition the heater is about 30'
> from the main bathroom.
> A plumber came by one day and I asked him whether an electronic
> ignition could be fitted to the heater to eliminate the pilot light. He
> said no.
> I am now considering installing a tankless electric heater in the
> bathroom under the sink.
> Experiences appreciated.
Is that just for the sink or is it for the entire bathroom?
That $8 pilot light only adds cost in the summer when you don't want heat.
The rest of the year, it is just another heat source for the house that
you'd pay for anyway.
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on June 7, 2008, 10:15 pm
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> > I'm temporarily in a rental that is a large one-story house with an
> > ancient gas fired water heater. The pilot light is very large and
> > it alone uses about $8/month. In addition the heater is about 30'
> > from the main bathroom.
> > A plumber came by one day and I asked him whether an electronic
> > ignition could be fitted to the heater to eliminate the pilot light. He
> > said no.
> > I am now considering installing a tankless electric heater in the
> > bathroom under the sink.
> > Experiences appreciated.
> Is that just for the sink or is it for the entire bathroom?
> That $8 pilot light only adds cost in the summer when you don't want heat.=
> The rest of the year, it is just another heat source for the house that
> you'd pay for anyway.
a tankless in the bathroom will only provide a little hot water
quickly, and since electric nearly always costs more than gas it
wouldnt save you any money.
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Posted by RF on June 8, 2008, 1:50 pm
hallerb@aol.com wrote:
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>>> I'm temporarily in a rental that is a large one-story house with an
>>> ancient gas fired water heater. The pilot light is very large and
>>> it alone uses about $8/month. In addition the heater is about 30'
>>> from the main bathroom.
>>> A plumber came by one day and I asked him whether an electronic
>>> ignition could be fitted to the heater to eliminate the pilot light. He
>>> said no.
>>> I am now considering installing a tankless electric heater in the
>>> bathroom under the sink.
>>> Experiences appreciated.
>> Is that just for the sink or is it for the entire bathroom?
>> That $8 pilot light only adds cost in the summer when you don't want heat.
>> The rest of the year, it is just another heat source for the house that
>> you'd pay for anyway.
>
> a tankless in the bathroom will only provide a little hot water
> quickly, and since electric nearly always costs more than gas it
> wouldnt save you any money.
Electricity is used ONLY when the water is
running. Even if it costs more than
gas per thermal unit , it should still cost less
overall. At present there are losses from the
existing tank in an uninsulated garage 24
hours/day and 30' of copper piping (with R-6
insulation) when the water is running.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 8, 2008, 4:31 pm
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> Electricity is used ONLY when the water is running. Even if it costs more
> than
> gas per thermal unit , it should still cost less overall. At present there
> are losses from the existing tank in an uninsulated garage 24 hours/day
> and 30' of copper piping (with R-6 insulation) when the water is running.
That may or may not be entirely true. In our area electric rates are about
17¢, about twice the cost of gas for the same energy. After considering the
cost to buy, install, and get enough power to the unit, that gas becomes
very reasonably priced here. Just take everything into consideration,
including the cost of getting power to that electric heater.
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> ancient gas fired water heater. The pilot light is very large and
> it alone uses about $8/month. In addition the heater is about 30'
> from the main bathroom.
> A plumber came by one day and I asked him whether an electronic
> ignition could be fitted to the heater to eliminate the pilot light. He
> said no.
> I am now considering installing a tankless electric heater in the
> bathroom under the sink.
> Experiences appreciated.