Tankless VS Tank Water Heater...3 Myths DEBUNKED! - Twin Plumbing

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[williambradshaw]

I have a tankless water heater and I love it. It is true, you dont have instant hot water, but once you have hot water you have endless hot water. No more worrying about people using up all the hot water.

[markmanning]

Don’t let this video scare you! While this info may be correct, there’s no beating a tankless water heater. Especially for large families. If anyone’s on the fence, don’t be. Tankless water heaters are Lifechangers. I have installed many of these and I’ve never had a single complaint. Everyone loves them. While it may not be instant hot water it is continuous hot water for as long as you need it. I have a family of five and we used to get mad at each other for running out all the hot water. That conversation ended 10 years ago when we installed our tankless. While there may be a little maintenance, it’s very minimal.

[jimlompe]

We built our house about 11 years ago. We put in a tankless water heater at the time. It's been great. We have 3 bathrooms and all can use the shower at the same time. I've done the required maintenance and have soft water, both important. We had tank heaters before and like this so much better.

[jbassgoat]

Fiirst, thank you guys for something besides sales BS. I retired from the plumbing trade at the end of '19 after forty-six years in the trade in NC. Thirty-two of those years I owned my residential/commercial plumbing, water/sewer utilities company. Every word you said is accurate. Like anything, there are people that love and swear by their tankless heater. There are also those that buy a pre-owned house and have the tankless removed and a tank type installed. For what it is worth, when customers would ask my opinion regarding the two designs I have told every one of them that if someone gave me three tankless heaters for personal use, I would still pay for a tank type heater. Just one plumber's opinion. 🤔🇺🇲

[accidental_relevance]

I think the idea that you get instant hot water from a tankless got started because awhile back tankless heaters were typically under counter units at the point of use, so they did provide hot water quicker than a whole house unit.

[JB-nfnk]

To avoid waiting for hot water and preventing the cold water sandwich, I have a tankless hot water heater that feeds a small (7 gal) electric water heater. There is marginal standby loss and because the water is already heated by the tankless, the cost to operate has actually been less than running a recirc pump. It's worked great, especially with 6 people taking showers in the morning. The setup is also used for in floor radiant heat - it's an open loop system and we haven't had any issues heating the house and taking showers, even when it's -10 out. An added advantage is the system is designed to pull heat out of the floors during the summer whenever we use hot water!

[bluecollartrader]

Replaced a gas-fired tank heater with a Bosch tankless for our small home and we love it. Brand new in the box, I found it on craigs list for $750; another $40 to install myself. Absolutely love it in our two-person home. We use about 60 gallons of propane per year to heat our water and run our stove/oven. I would never go back to a tank heater again.

[iangreenlee]

I love my tankless water heater. It does take a little longer to get hot water, but it literally never runs out. It takes up practically 0 space, is stupid easy to install by yourself. I paid $1000 dollars for my rinnai, the comparable tank was $700. I did an interior install so I used the existing ducting and gas line.

I love it.

[dominicd]

Your video was great and informative and I agree with everything you mentioned. I am a licensed Refrigeration Mechanic and Heating Technician in Toronto Canada for 20 years. I also am Nate certified in the USA as I used to work for Lennox Canada. There are positive and negatives for both tank and tankless, but I will never go back to a tank after installing my Rinnai tankless. It is quiet, small/out of the way, I can get endless hot water after the initial delay, but most important, it delivers clean water. The amount of bacteria and calcium that builds up in a tank is incredible, especially bacteria if a tank is set to low. Tankless units MUST be maintained yearly and have a higher repair/maintenance cost associated with them due to the complexity and amount of components. Tanks also require maintenance, but are always overlooked. They should also be flushed yearly and T&P should be manually opened and closed to prevent calcium build up. I know are aware that tanks also require maintenance, you just left it out of your video. are a fraction for me compared to a homeowner, but my Rinnai has been running problem free for 11 years now. Companies I have worked for installed all tankless brands and I would ONLY recommend Rinnai. Great video.

[rdmcd]

Tankless outside. I do not care about delay or operating cost. My family of five now never run out of hot water. Tank heater flooded my downstairs when it prematurely ruptured. I also gained the space from the hot water heater closet to add to my master suite. Win-Win!!

[Moshavnik]

Our Navien tankless has worked perfectly for 5 years. We have saved on energy bills and and it has been worth it. Not having a tank to worry about how long before it starts to leak and needs to be replaced. This happened to us twice and both times in bad weather on a holiday! The tankless installation was done well and we also gained space in the closet the tank took. The only maintenance needed is a once a year vinegar flush. We have a water softener so we have much less sediment than usual.

[tkboxer]

In 2021 replaced my 50 gal tank with recirc to a Navien Tankless with built in recirc. Been very happy with it. There was not too much involved in the switch over. Already had a water softener which is recommended with a tankless system. Navien is a premium product so expect to pay a little more for quality and reliability.

[cootingram]

Went with tankless on my recent house I built. Didn't concern myself too much with the additional cost for install. I did it because I have a family of 5 and it was impossible for all of us to have a hot shower at night. In my opinion it was the best choice I made

[bradbrinegar]

I have an electric tankless titan brand. Takes it a min to get the water to the fixture but when its hot your not running out. I love it.

[waynepetrevan]

I bought a house with a tankless heater and it seemed all I ever did was watch cold water pour down the drain for minutes waiting for the water to get hot. If I turned the tap off for a minute and then back on again....I had to watch more water go down the drain while waiting to get hot water....again! So there's more than energy savings to a huge waster of water! I now have a tank type heater and I no longer waste water and the tankless acts as a standby if there are any problems....none so far however.

[larrylazure]

5 years ago went from electric hot water heater and oil boiler to gas tank less water heater for both. Went from 4200.00 to just under 1000.00 a year. Great saving but few hassles when it comes to hot water. But still very happy with it. Your video showed me some stuff I didn't know. We are on well water. Going to install filter. Thanks

[TheFlatlander]

I have a tankless water heater and love it. I will say one main advantage of a tank water heater with a battery igniter is when the power goes out (no generator) and you're on city water, you still have hot water. Found that out during Hurricane Sandy before I went tankless. We were out of power for 9 days but I still had hot water for bathing. Now I'm tankless and have a Generac natural gas generator so no worries now.

[sheltermutts]

Tankless Bosch was a disaster for me in rural Montana. First problem was that I needed to upsize my flue a lot to meet installation specs. That let in lots of cold air in subzero temps which eventually froze the innards and caused a huge leak. Luckily it happened just as we got home from skiing and I was able to save the house. We also found that these were never really made for really cold well water. It just takes too long to heat vs some southern California installation. It would heat it up, but it took forever to get the hot water started at the bathtub level. This also caused a huge added load of cold water into our septic system. Good for city slickers in warm climates with tepid water systems. Not good for us.I was SO happy to get rid of the thing and go back to a conventional water heater.

[edsteel]

I've had my tankless water heater since 2005 no problems yet. It runs two bathroom showers at the same time. With a big family it has been a blessing. I do have soft water.

[mikeymyke]

My traditional water heater crapped out after 15 years, and I went with a tankless. I loved it because the space taken up by the old one turned into storage for me.