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I'm building a fairly large home with a finished basement where my utilities will be. I purchased 2 Rinaii RU98i units with the intent to run them in tandem. My builder informed me that these would need to be located on an external wall, and as close to the master bathroom as possible, which put them in a finished area in the basement (not the unfinished utility room). My thought was running two units in tandem would afford me a higher GPM here in the northeast.
Reluctantly, I agreed, however today I arrived to find that instead, he decided to install one unit and some lines at that location, and the other unit across the basement, clear on the other side of the house. So, it looks like he basically split the plumbing in half. One unit for some lines, one for others.
There really isn't a great scenario I can think of to do this other than cost. Linking together got me more GPM to the bathroom shower or tub once I got it flowing. Now I'll only realize one Rinaii's worth depending on where I am in the house. I don't even see a plus to having one isolated form the other at all.
Other than a shorter travel time for the hot water to some of the areas on the other side of the house where the 2nd unit was installed, was there a reason for this? Should I be pleased or did my plumber instead take a money saving route?
Reluctantly, I agreed, however today I arrived to find that instead, he decided to install one unit and some lines at that location, and the other unit across the basement, clear on the other side of the house. So, it looks like he basically split the plumbing in half. One unit for some lines, one for others.
There really isn't a great scenario I can think of to do this other than cost. Linking together got me more GPM to the bathroom shower or tub once I got it flowing. Now I'll only realize one Rinaii's worth depending on where I am in the house. I don't even see a plus to having one isolated form the other at all.
Other than a shorter travel time for the hot water to some of the areas on the other side of the house where the 2nd unit was installed, was there a reason for this? Should I be pleased or did my plumber instead take a money saving route?