What Kind Of Water Heater Would You Put In?
Posted on | December 19, 2009 | 3 Comments
I have a hot water maker which is heated by the furnace (boiler) it is powered by propane. This heater is costing me a fortune for hot water during the summer. I have to heat the boiler to get hot water and then the thing is hot and heats up the area it is in. To put in an electric hot water heater would cost a lot due to the fact I would have a ton of electrical work to do.
I think a tankless would suck because of the hardness of the water also my wife like her water hot. . A propane tank type seems the best option.
Solar is not an option due to the amount of sun we get any ideas?
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December 19th, 2009 @ 5:47 am
You have answered your own question. Please buy an energy efficient one to save our environment. If you have cold well water you may want to install a temper tank. A temper tank is just a tank to let the water stand and warm to room temperature before going in the water heater. It may save only a few pounds of gas a year but a pound of gas saved is one you never have to pay for. It will also be better for thee environment.
December 19th, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
How about insulating the heater to keep it from heating up the house? It would also be more efficient hot water storage.
I have a tankless natural gas water heater, but we are blessed with extremely soft water in Oregon. It works great, though it is important to have it really close to the faucets and showers it feeds.
December 19th, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
The only way you can get away with a tankless is if you buy the really expensive one. The one’s that they sell at home depot are really only good for a single bathroom. That means that you would need one for each bathroom and then one for the kitchen, so it’s really not worth it. I would say that you should enclose the area that surrounds the boiler, to keep the heated area minimized. Next, cover the water heater or boiler with an insulated barrier that will keep the heat better contained within the water heater/boiler. As for minimizing the cost, I would tell your wife that she either needs to learn to take cooler showers or she needs to get a job to pay for the water heating costs. Actually, the suggestions that I gave above should significantly reduce the amount of money that you are spending.