Tankless Water heaters

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Anyone have any experience with tankless water heaters? Good? Bad? If you have one, would you do it again?

Thanks

[scaeagles]

I have never been thanked by my water heater. It's too bad, really, because backwashing the hard water build up to keep it running effectively is a pain in the butt. I had to change the thermometer when it went bad and....

Oh. Tankless. Never mind. No experience with those.

[Scrooge McSam]

No experience, but planning on buying one in the near future.

Are you considering gas or electric?

[Not Afraid]

Got one about 4 months ago and I LOVE it for 2 reasons:

a) we never run out of hot water and
b) we have soooo much more room in our laundry room now.

love it love it love it.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

No experience, but planning on buying one in the near future.

Are you considering gas or electric?


Gas, actually propane (located in the mountains)

[Scrooge McSam]

Got one about 4 months ago and I LOVE it for 2 reasons:

a) we never run out of hot water and
b) we have soooo much more room in our laundry room now.

love it love it love it.


Brand name, please!!!

Distributor name, please!!!

Can I come to your house and touch it!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Got one about 4 months ago and I LOVE it for 2 reasons:

a) we never run out of hot water and
b) we have soooo much more room in our laundry room now.

love it love it love it.


Thanks NA, that's what I wanted to hear. You don't happen to remember the manufacturer do you?

[Scrooge McSam]

DPR, I've been putting off starting a thread about this for weeks.

Glad you didn't!

[Not Afraid]

The manufacturer's name starts with a T and it is Japanese, I think. I'm in Boston and can'tl look. It's gas.

And, sure you can touch my heater, baby. ;)


EDIT: Takagi is the brand.

[Scrooge McSam]

You're too good to me ;)

[DreadPirateRoberts]

DPR, I've been putting off starting a thread about this for weeks.

Glad you didn't!

Ok, that's really funny. I was reluctant to post this (what am I doing posting this here?) but I thought I remember'd NA had one installed and I was hoping to hear how it went.

[Prudence]

Stop reading my brain! I've been meaning to ask folks about these since I have to replace ours soon before it fails at some inopportune time.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Posting a new thread is a tankless job...

[Kevy Baby]

Posting a new thread is a tankless job...http://home.mindspring.com/~kevin_elder/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/rimshot.gif

[tracilicious]

I have never been thanked by my water heater. It's too bad, really, because backwashing the hard water build up to keep it running effectively is a pain in the butt.


Uh oh. Should I be doing this?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Uh oh. Should I be doing this?If I understand correctly: Hard water builds up mineral deposits in your water heater. Meaning, rocks. The rocks can break off inside and bang around when the water pours in. Ours was doing just that recently but the apt. guys replaced the heater for us. Too bad they're too cheap to get us a cool (hot?) tankless one.

Apartment repair guy is a tankless job.

Anyway, I'm not sure how much the build-up can affect the efficiency of the heater.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Anyway, I'm not sure how much the build-up can affect the efficiency of the heater.

It can make a difference, the build-up is essentially an insulator between the heating element (gas or electric) and the water. The more build-up, the more energy it will take to heat the water, that extra energy is wasted.

[Tramspotter]

I have had natural gass tankless (same brand as NA) for around 3 or 4 years
No problems haven't had to replace the burner and has paid for itself but it did replace both a 75Gallon Natural gass and an 45Gallon electric.

it would probably save even more if the roomate would listen and leave the kitchen sink on cold unless he needs hot water.

EM or NA didn't we talk about em before you got yours I seem to recall anyhow glad you like it. Love mine too.