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Interesting, some of those older tank-less systems only kicked in if the flow rate was high enough. I used to have a really old tank-less system from the 1940s
by jhallenworld 5y ago
Interesting, some of those older tank-less systems only kicked in if the flow rate was high enough. I used to have a really old tank-less system from the 1940s, it was just a heat exchanger in my oil heating steam boiler. This was massively inefficient, but it did provide infinite hot water..
My only complaint with my new (2013) tank gas hot water, is that the tank already cracked and had to be replaced. It was not cheap: $2200. This is a rip-off, but contractors are expensive. I think the new tank-less systems are supposed to be more reliable than traditional tank heaters.
- jessaustin 5y agoYou paid that much for a water heater and it didn't have an eight-year warranty? Locally I'm seeing $650 for gas-fired 50-gallon 12-year-warranty heaters.
- jhallenworld 5y agoThat sounds right for the heater, but how much installed?
- jessaustin 5y agoI suppose one might pay a plumber any amount of money. Once the gas lines are in use it surely doesn't take much work to unhook one appliance and hook up a new one? I installed a new (electric) hot water heater for my brother last week, but I didn't charge him for it...