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Tankless vs. Tank Water Heaters
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:12 pm
Getting close (hopefully) to planning/building a new house. My builder mostly uses tank heaters. He said the pressure is better.
Any thoughts? Pros? Cons? I was leaning towards tankless for the unlimited hot water benefit. I have natrual gas at the lot.
Any thoughts? Pros? Cons? I was leaning towards tankless for the unlimited hot water benefit. I have natrual gas at the lot.
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:14 pm to nolanola
We're having tankless installed in our new house. Only thing I've heard is it takes a little bit longer to warm up.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:15 pm to nolanola
Pressure and flow are two different things,if the water lines are sized correctly you will not see a drop off in a thankless heater.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:17 pm to nolanola
Tankless all day
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:17 pm to amherstdawg
Also most thankless heaters have screening where the water lines tie into it similar to say your kit. Faucet or shower head ,sometimes they can get clogged up with contaminits.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:17 pm to Golfer
quote:it's a tankless job
We're having tankless installed in our new house
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:19 pm to nolanola
Built my house 3.5 years ago and went tankless. I got a fairly large unit that said it had capacity for 4.5 showers at once. I love it and since I never have more than two showers going at once it works very well. I have the temp set for 140 and it will scald if not careful. The only drawback I have seen is that it takes 30 seconds or so for the hot water to reach the spigot you are using but I just turn on the water and give it a minute or so to come up to temp.
Personally, I see no reason to keep 30-50 gallons of water hot when I don't need it. I think I'm forever sold on tankless
Personally, I see no reason to keep 30-50 gallons of water hot when I don't need it. I think I'm forever sold on tankless
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:19 pm to Kafka
:rimshot:
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:21 pm to nolanola
My sister and brother-in-law have 2 tankless systems (insanely large house). It seems to take a little longer for the water to get hot, but when it does it never stops. They planned their plumbing for a tankless system so having a good, strong shower isn't an issue.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:23 pm to Golfer
quote:
We're having tankless installed in our new house. Only thing I've heard is it takes a little bit longer to warm up.
We have tankless and I find it warms up just as fast. Only disadvantage I found is no hot water if the power goes out and higher initial cost (which is balanced out by lower monthly cost). I'd suggest going tankless, but it's not a big difference either way.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:24 pm to nolanola
We built in 2013 and went with a Rinnai propane tankless. It's been trouble free so far and I would definitely do it again. It takes a minute to get the water to the other side of the house but its not an issue. I am 1750 feet from my meter and used 1.5" pipe all the way to the house. I have very good water pressure, hot and cold. I went with a 1" meter outlet instead of the standard 3/4". That was recommended by the water utility.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:25 pm to stniaSxuaeG
quote:meh
Only disadvantage I found is no hot water if the power goes out
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:26 pm to nolanola
My mother has a tankless heater at her house. The only big disadvantage that I can tell is that it can take a little bit to heat up.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:29 pm to nolanola
We have tankless in our home we moved into 10 months ago. It takes a minute or two for it to get hot, then it is hot forever. We also have a built-in whole house generator so we also always have power.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:31 pm to tigernchicago
How big of a pain in the arse, and expense, is it to convert a tank to a tankless?
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:32 pm to Peazey
quote:That would probably be the water already in the line between the heater and outlet you're using...like with a tank.
The only big disadvantage that I can tell is that it can take a little bit to heat up.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:33 pm to Kafka
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We're having tankless installed in our new house
it's a tankless job
Someone watches that new Tim Allen sitcom.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:33 pm to CaptainJ47
I cannot give you a good answer or price. However, everything is less expensive if originally part of the project. Redos are always more expensive due to rip out costs, etc.
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:34 pm to nolanola
I just built my house and have 2 tankless natural gas water heaters and they are great. I have just as much water pressure as my old house and with the natural gas it's very economical. It takes maybe 30 seconds for my water to get hot which is plenty fast enough for me.
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