I put in a new hot water heater in 2020 asked about them and the people I dealt with told me not to do it , they had them but told me I would not be happy
They are gonna tell you whatever makes them the most $:;:thumbsup
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I put in a new hot water heater in 2020 asked about them and the people I dealt with told me not to do it , they had them but told me I would not be happy
Sheesh, 9.5 gpm is enough to supply water to roughly 4, maybe 5 showers at a time. Why would a person go with such an upper end water heater?
We don't have access to natural gas but we will have propane. Any difference in efficiency between natural gas and propane powered units?
They are gonna tell you whatever makes them the most $:;:thumbsup
They are gonna tell you whatever makes them the most $:;:thumbsup
We do have the water heater in one corner of the house, and I have to run the master bath shower for about 4-5 minutes to finally get the heated water to the other end of the house, not sure anything can be done about that?
If that's the case, they probably shot themselves in the foot. Tankless are high ticket items. I'd wager they'd get a lot better kickback on something like that than a standard water heater install...
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You're thinking of a recirculation pump. Makes it so you basically have on-demand hot water with a standard water heater. I don't think it's a terribly difficult thing to do. I'd call your local reputable plumber for an estimate. We've done a handful, and nobody who has gotten one has regretted it.
Something that can be installed without a bunch of extra plumbing and whatnot?
Or is it a huge undertaking requiring a bunch of skilled labor and piles of cash
the way i understand it is you gotta have a way to connect the end of the hot water line(s) to the start. in my house, it would be a serious PITA
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They make versions that don't need the dedicated return line. The downside is that your cold water line gets warm/hot too.
For anybody who drinks from the sink that really sucks - unless you run the line a while.
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I'm going to get the dedicated return type installed in coming months.
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(open basement ceiling right now due to remodel)
Never heard of it ... how does it work?
It also works if you return to the cold intake nipple - but the extra 3 feet of elevation drop was too tempting for me not to take advantage of it. I wanted to insure it would work the first time.