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Tim Smith

In article om,
wrote:
There are five of us in the house (including my 15 year old daughter,
who takes very extended showers!)

The current unit seems to poop out after 2 or 3 showers and we will not
run the dishwasher or washing machine in anticipation of showering.
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For your 3 stated criteria, tankless wins. The downside is that the
cost of the unit is high and you may need to upgrade your gas line to
the meter to support it. The key question is how much more capacity
do you need from a conventional unit? If you're only just about
running out of capacity on the existing one, I'd go with the 50-65 and
look for one that is faster recovery as well.

I'd also check the flow rates on showers and change the heads if
needed.

Would it also be worth looking into a "point of use" heater, either
tankless or with a small tank, for the shower? The shower seems to be
the problem area.

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--Tim Smith