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Tankless Water Heaters
Asked by M. from Dallas
on January 31, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
We're thinking about replacing our traditional gas water heater with a tankless water heater. Do any of you have experience (good and bad)with this type o...
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- I can't recall the details, but tankless water heaters work best depending on which source you are using (gas or electric....sorry I just can't remember which is bette...
- Hello We have an electric tankless water heater and love it. My gas bills went down by 75% when we installed it. I recommed the higher capacity ones that allow you ...
- We have a Rinnai and I love it. It was already in place when we moved in and only serves the master bath (that part of the house was added on). What I have read onli...
Tankless Water Heaters?
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on July 26, 2010
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Anyone have a gas one? What do you think of it? Are they worth the cost- does yours save you money? Are you glad you did it, or disappointed? Consumer Reports said...
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- Hi, I am soooo sorry to hear you flooded. My husband does HVAC and has installed tankless water heaters,, when I saw your post I asked him what input he had and he...
- We looked into this a couple of years ago when our tank died. Because retrofitting can cause a lot of additional expense, we went with another tank. I understand it ca...
- When our tank blew in our hot water heater (about 2 years ago), the plumbers recommended against them because of the cost of redoing the piping, etc. (our house was le...
Are Tankless Water Heaters Worth It?
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on June 26, 2008
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We just bought a new house and it is slowly turning into the 2008 version of the Money Pit. Some things showed up on the inspection - others did not. For the most pa...
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- Not having to worry that I will run out of hot water when we have guests is nice. For me we have a spa garden tub and there were times at my old house when the hot wa...
- i don't know much about the tankless, but we just stayed at my aunt's brand new million dollar home (about 5000 sq ft) and they have one tankless water heater and it w...
- Unless you are a "Green" energy person, it's not worth to install the TWH. I have done calculation myself and the payback will be more than 20 years. That's assuming...
Gas Water Heater or Electric Water Heater
Asked by M.M. from Pittsburgh
on April 26, 2011
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Our gas water heater is old and we are going to replace it, to moms out there who are expert/familiar with this type of thing, is it better to get a gas water heater o...
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- Gas. Electric rates were deregulated in PA and are expected to continue to go up significantly. Plus, as others have said, if you have gas, you always have hot water...
- Electric will never be as efficient as gas (propane and the like). We LOVE our tankless propane water heater and recommend it to everyone. It's a Rinnai and it's great!
- It depends on your electric rates, in my opinion. Electric and gas both work about the same. Our electric rates here are the highest in the country, so for that reason...
How Much Is Your Electric Bill Each Month
Asked by M.K. from Houston
on March 25, 2010
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I got my electric bill this month - and again was astonished, as I always am during the winter months - our bill was $275, we live in an 800 sq ft trailer, we use elec...
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- Are the bills actual or estimated? Here they can estimate the bills and can be very out of whack until you get them to come out and take an actual reading. Something...
- Here in Spring Branch, Texas (north of San Antonio) we paid at most $220 this winter for our 1200 sq foot home. Insulation here is awful. We have all electric as well,...
- Has your bill gone up from prior months/years? If it has, you should try to see if you can find the root cause (e.g. change in habits, change in rates etc). Mine has...
Tankless Water Heater...
Asked by J.D. from Dallas
on June 7, 2010
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So we are trying to determine if we want to install a gas tankless water heater in our home. After the government rebate, the tankless will end up costing nearly $4k. ...
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- My friends have one - he is a contractor - and they love it. It takes up virtually no space in the basement and the hot water is on demand. The only downturn is t...
- Hi there, I've been in the retail construction industry for years, and so I've had lots and lots of experience with tankless hot water heaters both in the commercial ...
- Hi J., I am astonished that your tankless estimate is so high. Even up in Chicagoland, we didn't pay nearly that much - not even half. And that's for a large hous...
Anyone Have a Tankless Hot Water Heater?
Asked by E.F. from Pittsburgh
on July 2, 2010
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I'm thinking about replacing our 80 gallon, electric hot water heater with a tankless gas hot water heater. Currently it costs us about $50/month to run the hot water ...
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- I was considering one but my dad read in Consumer Reports that you have to have them professionally cleaned annually, which would pretty much eat up any cost savings. ...
- We looked into doing this with our tax return, but chose to wait based on the reviews. All of the reviews we found were very wishy-washy. There were a lot that said i...
- We looked in to it but with all the reviews being mostly negative we opted for gas water heaters. We have 2 and my gas bill right now is only the water heaters which ...
Need a New Water Heater Installed - Recommendations?
Asked by E.T. from Dallas
on December 20, 2006
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our electric water heater is going out and we need a buy a new one and have it installed. We live in Carrollton. Anyone have anyone they would recommend?
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- We just replaced ours and after comparing the Lowes brand with the Home Depot brand, we went with the Home Depot. They can arrange having it installed for a reasonabl...
- well my hubby works at metro energy savers and i know my family and friends have had great experience with them. you can try that. they do central heat if thats the sa...
- Home Depot has the best price for installation, but make sure you look over their shoulder and they do it right. I had new tile, water heater, and a dryer installed by...
Sediment in Water Heater - Annoying Rattling Sound
Asked by M.S. from Lincoln
on March 11, 2011
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For the past month there has been this annoying rattling in my water heater that I can hear throughout the house. It's going to send me to the nuthouse. I called our g...
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- Water heaters should last at least 10 years if not more. You can go online to youtube and see instructions on how to drain your hot water heater (gas or electric) to ...
- Call a plumber & have it drained if you can't do that yourselves. All water heaters get sediment in them over time.
- How old is the water heater? No you can not get the sediment out you have to replace it. They last depending on use and how your water is 8-12 years. Good Luck! PS I h...
Help--water Heater Needs to Be Replaced!!
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on November 28, 2007
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Yesterday my husband got up to take a shower--and there was no hot water. We had a guy come over to look at it and he said he needs to be replaced. The quote we got ...
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- You did not state if the heater was electric or gas. One possibility that might be available is that if you have the option of using either gas or electricity then yo...
- I don't know what kind you are buying, but that seems rather high to me. I have a lot of rental property and have to replace water heaters regularly; I think I usuall...
- We replaced ours a few months back too. We bought the cheapest one we could find at Home Depot because we plan on selling the house. Then we paid their contractors ...
