jleonardwv
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I have four children ages 13 and under and one on the way. With my wife and I, that makes 7 in the family. We are building a new house, and I'm brave (read stupid) enough to do a bunch of the work myself, including the plumbing. I've lurked around this forum and looked very critically at lots of tankless water heaters, but I'm not convinced this is the best solution. The new house will have gas for the furnace, water heater, cooktop, etc. We will have three bathrooms totaling 5 lavatory faucets, 2 showers, 1 shower/tub, and 1 large tub.
We currently have a 40 gallon electric water heater that we will leave behind in a few weeks as the house is sold. At our current usage, I can usually get two little ones bathed and one of the older kids can immediately have a shower, no problem. After perhaps 1/2 hour, another shower is possible. Our typical "long shower" is no more than 15 minutes. I am mostly the one who takes longer showers. My wife will sometimes run the dishwasher or clothes washer and take a shower at the same time. She doesn't run out of hot water.
Considering future needs, such as several teenagers taking long showers, is tankless the best solution? I have no particular preference tank vs. tankless.
Also, I'm not a pro, so I might need help on the install no matter what.
Thanks for the input,
jleonardwv
We currently have a 40 gallon electric water heater that we will leave behind in a few weeks as the house is sold. At our current usage, I can usually get two little ones bathed and one of the older kids can immediately have a shower, no problem. After perhaps 1/2 hour, another shower is possible. Our typical "long shower" is no more than 15 minutes. I am mostly the one who takes longer showers. My wife will sometimes run the dishwasher or clothes washer and take a shower at the same time. She doesn't run out of hot water.
Considering future needs, such as several teenagers taking long showers, is tankless the best solution? I have no particular preference tank vs. tankless.
Also, I'm not a pro, so I might need help on the install no matter what.
Thanks for the input,
jleonardwv