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[Dave Mudge]

Ido not recall the brand or model and it is up in the attic and I ain't
goin' up there.
However, you can call your local plumbing supply store and talk to them
about one.
I am sure that you can do a Google or Bing search and come up with many
different brands.
You need to be armed with some information; Like conventional water heaters
you can choose
gas or electric models. How many stations might you have in use at one
time? 3, 4, 5 more?
How much can you afford to spend for the unit which will require retro
fitting (plumbing & electrical)
for the new installation.
    In a recent re-model to a small rental apartment, I replaced the big
40 gallon electric with an electric tank-less. It was about 14" x 14" x 3"
so it fit inside the wall
between the studs so it doesn't require any floor space. It required two
(2) 40 amp 220 volt circuits.
Sounds like a lot of electricity doesn't it? But remember that the device
only uses electricity when the tap
is turned on. In the course of a year it will use FAR less energy than a
conventional heater.The best part
is that it cost less than $250 from the plumbing supply place. It is
[supposed] to be able to supply
endless hot water to the kitchen sink, dishwasher, bathroom vanity, shower
and clothes washer
all at the same time. Of course no one is going to have all of those things
running at once anyway.
    The unit in my house is propane fueled and is roughly 24" wide x 30"
tall and probably no more than 6" deep.
As I said it is in the attic but still requires very little floor space. If
I remember correctly, it was pretty expensive
like $600 to $900 but guaranteed to more than pay for itself in energy
savings.
   There are even very small 120 volt "point of use" tank-less water
heaters that you install near the utility that
needs hot water. Very good for remote locations like an outside kitchen or
bar-b-q, or patio wet bar.
Out in your blacksmith shop or garage.
   Even the gas unit requires electricity to run the electronics or
computer or whatever makes it work, so
to answer your question, No electricity, no hot water. But the gas powered
units require only a small amount
of electricity, so if you are running on an emergency generator or inverted
solar power, the gas powered
units will work if the grid goes down.
dave m

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer <
artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:

> Very interested....What brand and model is it Dave?  Reliability?
> Our power went down again last night...
> does that mean no hot water too?
>
> On Jun 23, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Dave Mudge wrote:
>
> My house is only about 5 years old but I think that the best decision that
> I made was to use a tank-less water heater.
> It is fueled by our propane system and a single 120 volt circuit to run the
> electronics. The main thing about it is that it only runs when you turn on
> the tap. The heater does not maintain a big tank of water 24 / 7. The unit
> is large enough to provide all the hot water that you can use at several
> different stations simultaneously. The other great thing is that you NEVER
> run out of hot water.
> dave m
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