Plumber DEBUNKS Tankless Water Heater Myth's

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[spacecoastkid]

The ROI based on energy savings for a tankless is like 15yrs. By then the tankless will need to be replaced. The ONLY reason to go with tankless is for unlimited, on demand hot water, NOTenergy savings.

[brasshouse-fireball]

What is the recommended maintenance on a condensing tankless heater? It’s a lot. You needs to descale 1-2 times a year. You needs to pull the fan and clean it. You need to clean the thermistors, you needs to clean the igniter and flame sensor, you need to blow out the heat exchanger, probably something else I’m forgetting. I just don’t like selling customers tankless heaters without telling them the maintenance requirements. I charge about $500 to do a full maintenance and that’s a lot. Most customers don’t want a tankless if they know what they’re really getting into.

[gibshredcamel]

I jus recently got a tankless hot water heater and i consider it an absolute luxury over a traditional water heater. There is no difference, i jus don’t worry about 60 gallons of water chillin in the corner of my basement.

[drockjr]

Thank you for everything. You've made plumbing approachable and doable

[tallbrian]

Tankless may save energy over a tank style unit. Tankless costs more up front and the yearly maintenance costs eats up any savings.

[matthewcross]

I live in Alaska and the last house I rented had a tankless. I bought my current place and it has a traditional tank but when it's time to replace that you better believe I'm going tankless. If it works here, it'll work anywhere.

[dripdropfamily]

Without a recirculation pump in combi units for domestic it takes 60 seconds or more to get hot water to your furthest fixture. Also you should have a water softener and a whole house filter prior. Maintenance do not. forget to clean the unit once or twice a year by using the cleaning port valves to descale it.

[alexbecker]

Hello Roger
I am and Plumber/Gas Fitter in Canada. I love tankless water heater I have one in my house. It is great. They are getting more and more cost effective. I have been switch restaurant from a big AO smith cyclone to one or more tanklesses. It makes a replacement in the future cheaper faster and easier and faster to source.

[ericcash]

We got a thankless in 2001. Still works never had to repair it and u can get stoned and shower for 4 hours lol

[Maj]

in Germany, those little tankless units are pushing 21-24kW into the water and making it boiling hot. but they need three phases 400V supply. :D

[jaydrains]

As a plumber, I install a regular water heater and don't hear about anything for the life of the warranty, install a tankless, something always goes wrong

[copkhan]

Most important thing to consider is that when you lose power, forget about shower. You need electricity to operate tankless water heater regardless of whether it runs on natural gas or propane.

[TeslaBoy]

I'm a plumber I install many hundreds of tankless water heater in Chicago Illinois area we have very cold weather here and after years no problems so far

[halfclappertopchedda]

We just replaced our old viessman tankless with a brand new IBC tankless water heater, were in Canada. 8500 dollars later its all installed but man that is pricey for a water heater. I grew up on a tank water heater and for me i find they don't even compare. I feel way more at ease with a tank water heater. These tankless water heaters feel like there are so many things that could go wrong. Plus to install a new tank water heater is like 1200 bucks not 8500. Takes forever to get hot water in the morning when the pipes and water in the pipes are cold with the tankless aswell. The savings are nice. But for a traditional tank water heater is the way to go by far hands down, for me.

[Pinkiuspashmenapius]

Combi with a extended recirc loop or small storage vessel combats that issue in Canada aswell as allows for the pressure increase after the combi system to allow for a large bath to filled faster and hotter

[JacobGilkerson]

If too many people are drawing at once you will be adjusting your temp setting in the shower. Do that 3 or 4 times in one shower and it gets old. I went back to a tank.

[Respect.The.Grind..]

Love the emphasis on “crazy” for Canada

[Robnord]

Last year 2 of my customers had me rip out their tankless because of operating characteristics and limitations vs a tank water heater. This is why I only install them for those who research pros and cons first. Cold inlet water is just one con...of many.

[osean]

I live in Canada and have installed over 50 tankless heaters with no ground water temperature issues

[pinkoctober]

Hi everyone! Could someone tell me what size tankless I should get for family of 6..in florida???