jestyr
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I am building an addition on to a house and I need to install a new water heater. I know nothing about this stuff and I keep waffling back and forth on if I should go tankless or not...if I should get this water heater or that water heater...etc, etc, etc. So after some looking around on the internet I quickly realized that I am in no way qualified to determine this, and thus I find myself here seeking some help. Here is all the information I have about my installation.
I need a water heater for a single bathroom that has a LARGE luxury shower. The shower is a multihead set up that "could" push out 8 gallons per minute if I wanted to blast everything. I like my long showers, so I'm looking at the 30 minute mark as a good starting point. It will be well water that has a bit of hardness to it. I haven't had it tested but it isn't horribly hard, but you can tell it. The water heater will be in a closet right next to the bathroom. I live in Western Kentucky and from what I have see for the region our water temp is around 57 degrees (this was from some map that I saw on a tankless water heater web page). Once again I don't know much about this stuff, but also from what I have read 120 degrees is good for a nice HOT shower??? So I'm looking at a 60 - 65 degree temperature rise I guess. The addition will be heated with propane. The guy I have installing my heating and air is putting in a Rheem unit, so if there is a decent Rheem water heater anyone can recommend that would be a plus there.
So what is my best option? Tank, tankless, big, small, blue, red, round, square...
If there is anything I have missed please let me know.
I need a water heater for a single bathroom that has a LARGE luxury shower. The shower is a multihead set up that "could" push out 8 gallons per minute if I wanted to blast everything. I like my long showers, so I'm looking at the 30 minute mark as a good starting point. It will be well water that has a bit of hardness to it. I haven't had it tested but it isn't horribly hard, but you can tell it. The water heater will be in a closet right next to the bathroom. I live in Western Kentucky and from what I have see for the region our water temp is around 57 degrees (this was from some map that I saw on a tankless water heater web page). Once again I don't know much about this stuff, but also from what I have read 120 degrees is good for a nice HOT shower??? So I'm looking at a 60 - 65 degree temperature rise I guess. The addition will be heated with propane. The guy I have installing my heating and air is putting in a Rheem unit, so if there is a decent Rheem water heater anyone can recommend that would be a plus there.
So what is my best option? Tank, tankless, big, small, blue, red, round, square...
If there is anything I have missed please let me know.