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10-11-2011, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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I was thinking of getting one last month, but the plumber talked me out of it. I was completely sold on the idea before that. He told me that most people he knew of who had them weren't satisfied with the amount of hot water they were getting. I wasn't going to take a chance on a couple thousand dollars, but maybe you'll get different advice.
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10-11-2011, 02:25 PM | #2 | |
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10-11-2011, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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10-11-2011, 02:36 PM | #4 | |
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Consumer Reports has said the lack of consistent available hot water is a common issue that owners complain about. Also they need yearly maintenance (usually done by a plumber) to keep them in good working order. Cleaning scale deposits, etc. |
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10-11-2011, 03:02 PM | #5 | |
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10-11-2011, 03:07 PM | #6 |
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Not heating the water adequately on demand, I guess is more what the guy was telling me. To be fair, I told the guy that there are times when there are as many as 6 people living in my house, so what he's projecting as my demand for hot water at any given time may have factored into what he was telling me. I just couldn't see spending 4-5 times what a tank heater costs with any chance of not being completely satisfied with it.
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10-11-2011, 03:08 PM | #8 |
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I'll take my cheaper gas water heater over an electric. I don't take 30 min showers anyways.
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10-11-2011, 03:16 PM | #9 |
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The biggest variable is the temperature of the water coming into the house. In the dead of winter you're going to get tepid "hot" water.
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10-30-2012, 07:25 PM | #10 | |
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Do a Google search of electric vs. natural gas. |
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