Tankless Water Heater

2 Responses to “I Have No Gas At Home So To Get Hot Water I Was Considering Tankless Eletric Heater, Any Suggestions?”

1. Russell
   December 6th, 2009 @ 8:18 pm

   Tankless electric water heaters require large capacity electrical circuits. Installing one might require the installation of a large current circuit (like dryer, stove, oven, or central air conditioner) from the breaker panel to the installation point, which might require expensive breaker panel replacement (builder don’t usually leave many slots opne in them). The cost of putting in that circuit, along with the increased cost of a tankless heater, should be figured into your payback schedule. It might be cheaper (over the lifetime of the heater) to simply go with a traditional electric water heater.
   For long-term cost savings, you might consider a solar pre-heat tank and a small traditional electric water heater.

2. beerman
   December 7th, 2009 @ 2:07 am

   Tankless water heaters use a large amount of electricity for a short period of time, so make sure that an electrician is contacted to see if you enough amps coming into your home before investing in one. I heard they are good but the gas ones are better.

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