Tankless water heater for your remodel? 7 things to consider.
August 31, 2008
So you say you want to go “tankless” for your water heating needs? Let’s get started! There are at least 7 different well marketed tankless water heater manufacturers on the market to choose from, and many more lesser known.
You will quickly find that each manufacturer has at least 7 models (often double that). Tankless water heaters for indoor installation…tankless water heaters for outdoor installation…tankless water heaters for commercial use…tankless water heaters for residential…gas…electric… Before your head explodes while doing research, it is not really that hard. Gary Gudbranson from Cottage on the Edge breaks down 6 Criteria for Selecting a Tankless Water Heater, and we’ve added one more here at GetWithGreen:
7 Criteria for Selecting a Tankless Water Heater
- Determine your Hot Water Requirement (flow rate and simultaneous users)
- Single Application, or supply for the Entire house.
- Powered by Electricity or Gas
- If Gas, Propane or Natural
- Indoor or Outdoor Installation Location (Venting Configuration)
- Venting Location
- Read more about Tankless on GetWithGreen (see links below)
Gary goes into details for all of the above in his article. It’s a quick read that will help you during your investigation. Take a look.
More on Tankless Water Heaters from GetWithGreen.com:
- Velux introdues new tankless water heater
- GE introduces tankless water heater product
- In defense of tankless water heaters
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I considered a tankless water heater for my remodel, but to implement for the entire house it was going to be necessary to run over 220 of power, and to install two water heaters. In order to do so, I was going to have to get an electrical engineer to make a plan to submit to the city. Furthermore, in Arizona we have hard water, and we are now starting to see a number of instant water heaters at the landfill because of the sensitive element burning out. Before installing for entire home, maybe reconsider. A Marathon water heater is nearlyas efficient as a tankless.