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Risinger is entertaining, and is rarely afraid to spend more on construction, but in general his opinions seem to conform very closely to the commercial interes
by jessaustin 5y ago
Risinger is entertaining, and is rarely afraid to spend more on construction, but in general his opinions seem to conform very closely to the commercial interests of his biggest sponsors. The biggest objection at your link seems to be that tankless allows long showers? What kind of ridiculous objection is that?
There are big yellow efficiency tags on the front of every appliance for sale in USA. The content of those tags is closely regulated by the government. If there is some reason to believe that they are inaccurate for tankless water heaters, please link to that.
- danans 5y agoLet me rephrase: Tankless gas water heaters (90-97% efficient) aren't anywhere near as efficient as more modern alternatives, specifically heat pump water heaters, which are 300-400% efficient. They are are marginally more efficient than condensing storage gas water heaters, which are 89% efficient. Given the gulf in efficiency between tankless gas and heat pump water heaters, tankless gas shouldn't really be promoted as examples of high efficiency. https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-water-heaters/?formId=8423992-4636-4-89-377412206&scrollTo=141&search_text=&type_filter=&fuel_filter=&brand_name_isopen=0&input_rate_thousand_btu_per_hour_isopen=0&markets_filter=United+States&zip_code_filter=&product_types=Select+a+Product+Category&sort_by=brand_name&sort_direction=desc¤tZipCode=94604&page_number=0&lastpage=0 https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-w...