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cornfused wrote:Racently had to change and tanked water heater. Many options available locally in Ao Smith 20 gal, but I was looking for a Bradford White. In the end got it at Parts World.
I am no plumber or electrician but I was able to reamove that old unit. Add more support to the stand with marine ply and dexion pieces and add some oil paint.
with a pro handyman we installed. Looking towards another 10 plus years of worry free service. This new unit is much easier to flush .
rebound wrote:Try Westinghouse, works great..I purchased them by RamlagansReamos DC5 wrote:Morning Tuners,
Stiebel Eltron DCE 10 Trend (Tankless Water Heater)
Any reviews?
Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:cornfused wrote:Racently had to change and tanked water heater. Many options available locally in Ao Smith 20 gal, but I was looking for a Bradford White. In the end got it at Parts World.
I am no plumber or electrician but I was able to remove that old unit. Add more support to the stand with marine ply and Dexion pieces and add some oil paint.
$3,500
with a pro handyman we installed. Looking towards another 10 plus years of worry free service. This new unit is much easier to flush .
what price you got it for?
I see most ppl are switching to tankless when their tanks fail.
I got over 12 years on this tank but now it needs changing
Dave wrote:The game changer for me with a tank is the ability for everyone to still have a hot shower when electricity is gone unless you get a gas powered tankless.
Had that decision in Jan this year and went with an AO from a Bradford due to that model having a drain whereas the Bradford didn't. I also have a water heater timer so some electricity savings roughly worked out to about $50 every two months. That unit just failed after 11 years of use.
cornfused wrote:Dave wrote:The game changer for me with a tank is the ability for everyone to still have a hot shower when electricity is gone unless you get a gas powered tankless.
Had that decision in Jan this year and went with an AO from a Bradford due to that model having a drain whereas the Bradford didn't. I also have a water heater timer so some electricity savings roughly worked out to about $50 every two months. That unit just failed after 11 years of use.
Daddy Dave my Bradford has a drain much different from my old tanked water heater
Dave wrote:Upstairs and downstairs?
Saw some Ecosmart units around.
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Good morning folks. In the market for a tankless set up. Rotoplastics and water source pushing steilbel. Been reading about problems here and there. I have my 220 outlet with a 50A breaker. Point me in a good direction please. Keep in mind it's to service 4 bathrooms.
matix wrote:shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Good morning folks. In the market for a tankless set up. Rotoplastics and water source pushing steilbel. Been reading about problems here and there. I have my 220 outlet with a 50A breaker. Point me in a good direction please. Keep in mind it's to service 4 bathrooms.
What size wire do you have for that supply? For the past few years we’ve had to upgrade most electrical supplies for customers who’ve gone from tank to tankless.
pugboy wrote:yep, even them fame shower heads often get wires arcing off with the correct wires because the supplied wires are so thick you have to know how to twist them good to make good connection
pato wrote:pugboy wrote:yep, even them fame shower heads often get wires arcing off with the correct wires because the supplied wires are so thick you have to know how to twist them good to make good connection
Those Shower head heaters are usually called "suicide showers" for a reasons, be extremely careful with those
RedVEVO wrote:^^
Tankless better than Tank .
Waaaaay better !
With Tankless your hot water is practically unlimited .
With Tank the hot water is limited to the size (gallon) of your tank .
De Dragon wrote:RedVEVO wrote:^^
Tankless better than Tank .
Waaaaay better !
With Tankless your hot water is practically unlimited .
With Tank the hot water is limited to the size (gallon) of your tank .
How much hot water do you need on a daily basis exactly?
Due to size constraints, I have the smallest water heater tank (Bradford White 40 gallon) and it is more than adequate
Tell me moregastly369 wrote:Have gas water heaters zero electricity
Check out camplux on amazon another option to tankless
De Dragon wrote:RedVEVO wrote:^^
Tankless better than Tank .
Waaaaay better !
With Tankless your hot water is practically unlimited .
With Tank the hot water is limited to the size (gallon) of your tank .
How much hot water do you need on a daily basis exactly?
Due to size constraints, I have the smallest water heater tank (Bradford White 40 gallon) and it is more than adequate
I've been using those things for years (15+) and never experienced any of the problems associated with them . More than anything I believe it's human error. It works for me as i only need hot water in the shower and the people in my house knows exactly how to use it. I want to go tankless eventually as the wifey say she want hot water from the kitchen sink so yea.pugboy wrote:i thought they were called "shocking showers"
the key thing is they must have their own isolated circuit close to them
so any wires overheating or melted burns right there close to the unit and not elsewhere to catch other things on fire.
they are in very wide use around the country.pato wrote:pugboy wrote:yep, even them fame shower heads often get wires arcing off with the correct wires because the supplied wires are so thick you have to know how to twist them good to make good connection
Those Shower head heaters are usually called "suicide showers" for a reasons, be extremely careful with those
There are some relatively inexpensive undersink heaters from Ducha that work well for retrofitting a single faucet.hindian wrote:I've been using those things for years (15+) and never experienced any of the problems associated with them . More than anything I believe it's human error. It works for me as i only need hot water in the shower and the people in my house knows exactly how to use it. I want to go tankless eventually as the wifey say she want hot water from the kitchen sink so yea.pugboy wrote:i thought they were called "shocking showers"
the key thing is they must have their own isolated circuit close to them
so any wires overheating or melted burns right there close to the unit and not elsewhere to catch other things on fire.
they are in very wide use around the country.pato wrote:pugboy wrote:yep, even them fame shower heads often get wires arcing off with the correct wires because the supplied wires are so thick you have to know how to twist them good to make good connection
Those Shower head heaters are usually called "suicide showers" for a reasons, be extremely careful with those
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