My in-laws did something like this...had a timer attached to the w.h. somehow....so it fired up the water up b/f evening showers (they showered at night) and dish-washing.Originally Posted by Flybye
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03-18-2008, 04:14 PM #1
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03-18-2008, 04:28 PM #2
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I'm getting a tankless gas water heater TOMORROW!!!
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03-18-2008, 04:39 PM #3
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ooooh ooooh ooooh Mimi!!! I wanna know how you like it - that's exactly what I want to do...
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03-18-2008, 04:41 PM #4
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i'll let you all know. one of the wonderful parts of this is I get a new room because the old waterheater blocks it from being usable. the new one is much smaller and mounted on the outside of the house!
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03-20-2008, 05:02 PM #5tinyhouse Guest
I just did research on this very issue. I too wanted to choose an environmentally friendly water heater and felt it would be worth the extra expense to do so. However, I read a great deal about on-demand heaters and ended up going with a (gas) tank instead. Here's why:
They end up wasting MORE water because it takes awhile for the water to come out of the faucet hot. I'm not interested in wasting water. I also found out that you can't run as hot of a shower and occasionally after a ride in the rain I have a chill I can't shake so I like a nice hot shower.
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03-20-2008, 05:06 PM #6
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yes, miss tinyhouse (please explain your name please!) i think there will be a bit more waste of water. But I just got done with my very first insulation job!! (cough cough) I insulated the wall where the pipes are that feed into the heater and back out. Next I will insulate the pipes themselves. All we had was exterior wall and studs, no wonder it's cold.
I also insulated underneath my bathtub. i can't wait to see how much of a difference that might make. that tub has always been cold!
now soon as i quit itching and coughing, I'll be a happier camper. (I wore a kerchief over my face and safety glasses.)
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03-20-2008, 05:40 PM #7tinyhouse Guest
Wow Mimitabby it sounds like you did a great job of insulating. Our old Victorian was built in 1897 - so I think insulating pipes probably would have helped us too had we gone that route. Hope the coughing goes away soon!
tinyhouse refers to both our small victorian and our dream to own a tiny tiny house someday (preferably one that we build out of strawbale) which we hope to locate on a little tiny piece of land
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