Hot water heater replacement? (plumber, basement, pay)
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It would be great if a tankless could replace both
The tankless I've seen are located in the basement near the gas line. But you have to determine the possible flow rate needed by both units. You may still need two separate units.
The common issue I was told about was the electronics while advanced constantly needed support and resetting to operate properly. I'd look over all the units before investing.
I have a tankless and it is great.....but ok, here comes the "but". During Sandy in the old house we had a 40 gallon gas tank and we still had hot water. With a tankless system, no power means no hot water.
I have a tankless and it is great.....but ok, here comes the "but". During Sandy in the old house we had a 40 gallon gas tank and we still had hot water. With a tankless system, no power means no hot water.
Many modern tank water heaters will not work without electricity either. Since the powered anode rods need electricity they started moving to electric starters rather than having a pilot light on constantly.
During Sandy, with the help of our generator, we had warm water.
Many modern tank water heaters will not work without electricity either. Since the powered anode rods need electricity they started moving to electric starters rather than having a pilot light on constantly.
Which water heaters come with powered anode rods? I've only seen them as an aftermarket device.
Many modern tank water heaters will not work without electricity either. Since the powered anode rods need electricity they started moving to electric starters rather than having a pilot light on constantly.
During Sandy, with the help of our generator, we had warm water.
yeah, my hot water heater wasn't working when the power went out from sandy. I had hot water via cooking a big pot of water on my stove and showering with it.
Which water heaters come with powered anode rods? I've only seen them as an aftermarket device.
It wouldn't be the powered anode rods, but the ultra-high-efficiency heaters which need power to vent the exhaust. Those wouldn't be safe to run with the power off.
Pilot lights are long gone. Tanksless need a current to power the electronics. The issue is some cheaper generators can fry those electronics as they can those of a heating unit.
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