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Marie, I worked for a utility company for many years. I still remember the "party line."
Tankless water heaters are all electric. They work well and deliver virtually endless hot water, which can be a big deal in a house with high water usage or demand (think teens in the shower, laundry and dishwasher both needing to be done or run most evenings, etc.).
However, electricity is a far more expensive way to heat water than natural gas. While you will see performance improvement, you will probably see higher utility bills for electric without a corresponding reduction in the natural gas bill for the water heating you’re no longer doing.
We used to recommend a slightly-larger capacity water heater (50 gallons to replace 40, for instance) with a fast-recovery feature, operating on natural gas, for the best combination of performance and economy.
I have a friend who has one & totally loves it. It was easy to install & they never run out of hot water.
I use tankless all my properties and would be my best option for the water heater.
You need to understand how it works and how to apply it to take good advantage of it. Most plumbers may not have good experience with it yet in US, due to US just start to adapt and accept it in recent year.
Tank less are great, but a good one is expencive, It will take several years to recoop your money, go on line look up tankless water heaters or go to consuers report by the best you can aford be sure your electrical pannel can handle the extra amount of wattage it will take Do,nt let anyone tell you they are only electric you can get gas fired one,s also
We had one and it was gas. We replaced it recently with the tank variety even though it was only 3 years old. We didn’t like it because our bathrooms are a very long way from the utility room where the heater was and it just took too long to get the water hot because of a built in delay to start heating the water. Other people love them so I think the problem with ours was the size of the house and location of the heater.
There is no doubt that they use less energy. They come in gas or electric. The thing is that you may never see any savings. They cost so much more that by time it is paid for itself in savings , it may be worn out. They do save the worlds energy resouces though.
I had one and HATED it. We live in Vermont, so in the winter the water is cold. In the winter we would have about 2 minutes of warm water and after that is was cool at best. I am fast in the shower but not that fast.
This is a love/hate situation. I would not install one in my house. Initial cost for either gas or electric unit is high. If you have hard water, you don’t want one. Many Plumbers will install them but do not do service work on them due to the complexity of the workings.
There is a lot of controvery over this subject, but I dont like the tankless and if you are considering one.
As “sensible_man” says “it’s a love hate situation”. I HATE mine.
I installed an Axia 20E combo boiler manufactured by Cosmogas and Embassy Industries. It has consistently failed to perform to spec. It shuts down in the middle of the night during winter. When it does run, it cannot keep the house above 62 degrees. It also shuts down in the middle of a shower. It consumes more gas than the old, “inefficient water heater and boiler it replaced.
I am in litigation with the company to get them to honor their warranty. Go to http://www.embassyboilers.blogspot.com to learn more.