Tankless water heater for your remodel? 7 things to consider.

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

1. Determine your Hot Water Requirement (flow rate and simultaneous users)
2. Single Application, or supply for the Entire house.
3. Powered by Electricity or Gas
4. If Gas, Propane or Natural
5. Indoor or Outdoor Installation Location (Venting Configuration)
6. Venting Location
7. 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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