gas vs. electric tankless water heaters
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i am getting ready to do a full remodel on a beach home here in oregon the whole house is powered by electric..but in the remodel i would love to put in a gas cooktop..
gas is availble at the street so puting in that line would not be a hassle..
i know with gas you can get more outlets running at the same time ..this will be a three bed two bath remodel …
my question is ,more savings with electric or gas? with gas prices going through the roof i think electric…but i can also see the meter spinnin off its top every time i take a shower..
electric models seem more efficent but i think that term can be deciving…i really want to save the space here in my small cottage otherwise i would just go with the standard tanked waterheater
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Yes, electric is more efficient. 100%. I am not sure what the gas on demand heaters are, but I am guessing around 80%.
But that means NOTHING.
How much are you paying for gas? For electric.
As you mentioned you can get bigger gas units than electric.
And the electric require 90-120 amps. So you might have to upgrade the electrical service.
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Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
OK for a true 100% there would be no heat coming from the box.
I'm pretty sure every electric point of use , booster, & tankless heaters I have put in get hot around them if they run long enough.“It so happens that everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional.” —Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
i really just dont have the space for a new tanked water heater...nore do i have room for a sober water heater...this will one day probably be a vacation home for some person that makes more in a day than i do in a year..but i am all about building a product that will last...and i believe these on demand water heaters last longer than conventional heaters...i believe gas pipe is less costly then wire..so crap maybe gas...efficent ? i get it ..the amount of heat that gets lost in the process? bitch'inok thanks for the imput thanks peace tj
Don't know about NG, but with Propane you have to have a dedicated 1/2" line to the burner. Additionally, you have to have a minimum 5-6" vent for the heater. That's why I installed a new tank-type.
Lots of websites can give you more info.
How much juice ya got.
This one is 36KW------ Just how fast can a meter spin anyways.
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“It so happens that everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional.” —Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
o my...thats a macker ...where did this unit get installed?(how far from the power meter)and in what part of the country?are they saving money? or getting raked over the coalsthanks tj
Lincoln Square Bellevue WA
It consists of 6 277V Eemax point of use tankless heaters.
We put it in as a booster heater for a glass washer in the Westin hotel bar, that didn't come with a built in heater.
It's not really a good design, it was thought at the time to be cheaper than me runnin another line down with 140 degree water from the level 3 boiler room.“It so happens that everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional.” —Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia