Which brand TANKLESS water heater?

You know what they say: If it’s not Rinnai you paid too high.

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My contractor is recommending 2 brands of tankless water heaters that are the same price. Which one should I get?

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Are you sure you can't just go with a tank system? Aside from being half the cost to install, you don't really have any maintenance to do on them.

Best money i ever spent. Endless hot for for a couple with 3 kids.

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Are you sure you can't just go with a tank system? Aside from being half the cost to install, you don't really have any maintenance to do on them.

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There are two maintenance items. The pressure relief valve should be checked periodically and replaced if it doesn't close when opened. Additionally, the anode rod should be checked periodically and replaced if consumed.

Failure to do either has the potential to cause catastrophic damage to your home, especially if some genius put the water heater in the attic.

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The only major difference between the tankless system and regular (in everyday use) that I have seen, is the time it takes to get hot water to the faucet. It takes a little bit longer than a regular system, about 30 seconds longer.

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System has nothing to do with time to get to fixtures. That depends on size (volume) of pipe and distance from heater to fixture

Difference on tankless is you have more BTU/kW without storage. Tankless will heat water only when in use while take type heats water in tank 24/7 due to heat loss in tank.

Wife installed a Rinnai at what's now our "country house" when she first moved in around 2007. It's still rock solid 11 years later.

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The only major difference between the tankless system and regular (in everyday use) that I have seen, is the time it takes to get hot water to the faucet. It takes a little bit longer than a regular system, about 30 seconds longer.

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The difference won't be 30 seconds and shouldn't even be noticeable. As soon as the hot water line begins to flow enough, the tankless heater will kick in and do its thing. The time to get hot water to the fixture is dependent on the distance from the heater to the fixture and volume of course. Assuming volume is the same no matter what, the only explanation for an additional 30 second delay would be that some people mount tankless water heaters on an exterior wall. This is usually a poor idea in my opinion if it is serving a room across the house. I see builders do it all the time and I always scratch my head thinking about it. Sure it's a clean install but the attic mounted heater is almost always in a more central location and will supply hot water faster than something mounted on the exterior wall.

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It’s called a hot water heater

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No it isn't.

It's called a water heater.

No need to heat it of it is already hot.

gas right?

If electric, don't waste the money.

I like Noritz.

Need to go tankless Bc I am taking the space of my old tanked heater and adding it to my kitchen. Tankless will mount on side of house. It will be gas.