Optiker
New Member
I've browsed some of the posts on tankless water heaters and get the impression that in general, folks aren't too happy with them. My sister had a whole house system in a very large house, and I wasn't thrilled with it the first visit when I was showering, but in later visits, it seemed much better.
I'm adding an attached garage and a 450 sq-ft bonus room to my home, with a small bathroom - shower, toilet and sink. It's at the far end of the house from the existing water heater, which is adequate for current needs, but I'm concerned that it would not be enough for use by guests in the new bathroom for showering.
My current solution is a tankless water heater for the new bathroom. Our well water (not hard enough to use a water softener) is probably in the low 50-deg range, and we don't anticipate much use other than for occasional guests since we primarily use the master bath at the other end of the house for showering. I don't particularly want to add a second hot water storage tank system, and am not particularly concerned with how long it will take for energy cost savings to pay back the cost. I am concerned about having adequate hot water for showering, that stays reasonably constant - constant enough to not alternately freeze and scald a person taking a shower.
Before reading the posts here, I had pretty much settled on the Eemax EX280T2T, series 3 system, based on wanting about a greater than 60-deg temperature rise at 3 GPM, so that my outlet temp would be around 110-deg with 50-deg inlet temp. I haven't looked long and hard at prices, but one web source advertises this system at about $725.
Comments? Am I making a mistake to go that route? Pros/Cons?
Thanks!
Optiker
I'm adding an attached garage and a 450 sq-ft bonus room to my home, with a small bathroom - shower, toilet and sink. It's at the far end of the house from the existing water heater, which is adequate for current needs, but I'm concerned that it would not be enough for use by guests in the new bathroom for showering.
My current solution is a tankless water heater for the new bathroom. Our well water (not hard enough to use a water softener) is probably in the low 50-deg range, and we don't anticipate much use other than for occasional guests since we primarily use the master bath at the other end of the house for showering. I don't particularly want to add a second hot water storage tank system, and am not particularly concerned with how long it will take for energy cost savings to pay back the cost. I am concerned about having adequate hot water for showering, that stays reasonably constant - constant enough to not alternately freeze and scald a person taking a shower.
Before reading the posts here, I had pretty much settled on the Eemax EX280T2T, series 3 system, based on wanting about a greater than 60-deg temperature rise at 3 GPM, so that my outlet temp would be around 110-deg with 50-deg inlet temp. I haven't looked long and hard at prices, but one web source advertises this system at about $725.
Comments? Am I making a mistake to go that route? Pros/Cons?
Thanks!
Optiker