TromboneAl
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After about 10 days with the new water heater, I can tell you that it works very well, and was worth the installation headaches.
We simply have hot water all the time. It takes about two seconds for the hot to start coming out of the faucet. Lena loves it, and says it was the "best thing we've done for a while."
No waiting to wash your hands, fill up a pot, or start the dishwasher.
My kill-a-watt tells me that it used 2.79 KWH in 49 hours, which means an average wattage of 56.9. At our rate that means it will cost about $75/year to operate. I set the temp to about 120 degrees, so that it won't be too hot for hand-washing. If we didn't have a two-lever faucet, I might set it higher.
If I turn the whole-house water heater off, hot water lasts for about 70 seconds, followed by a gradual cooldown (faucet runs at about 1.5 gals/min). Normally, by that time, the hot water from the whole-house water heater has reached the faucet, so it never cools off.
One should service it (descale) every two years -- I think I'll have the plumber do it.
In summary: Two thumbs up.
We simply have hot water all the time. It takes about two seconds for the hot to start coming out of the faucet. Lena loves it, and says it was the "best thing we've done for a while."
No waiting to wash your hands, fill up a pot, or start the dishwasher.
My kill-a-watt tells me that it used 2.79 KWH in 49 hours, which means an average wattage of 56.9. At our rate that means it will cost about $75/year to operate. I set the temp to about 120 degrees, so that it won't be too hot for hand-washing. If we didn't have a two-lever faucet, I might set it higher.
If I turn the whole-house water heater off, hot water lasts for about 70 seconds, followed by a gradual cooldown (faucet runs at about 1.5 gals/min). Normally, by that time, the hot water from the whole-house water heater has reached the faucet, so it never cools off.
One should service it (descale) every two years -- I think I'll have the plumber do it.
In summary: Two thumbs up.