| I like the idea of a tankless water heater for 3 reasons:
1) Energy savings - I know it costs a little more for the unit, the intall will be on the exterior, so we won't have to have venting. Over the long haul I will be saving more, so I'm looking ahead.
2) Endless supply of hot water - Since I was a child, I've always run out of hot water, not all the time, but when you do, its not nice to be in the shower when there is no hot water left. I lived in Japan and they use the tankless, mainly for space, but we never ran out of hot water.
3) Space Issue - My builder was going to put the water heater in my attic. Two units in my attic wasn't something I wanted - 100 gallons of water - leaking replacement issues, etc.... He said we could put them on the ground level but then I would have to loose space or redesign my home. With the tankless I can hang on the exterior and it won't be an issue.
A valuable lesson I learned is that there is a difference between "endless" supply of hot water and "instant" hot water.  |