On Aug 29, 3:21 pm, BobK207 wrote:
On Aug 29, 11:49 am, Bill Bushnell wrote:





Folks:

I've got a 15-year-old 50-gal. water heater that I'm thinking of replacing. The
water heater currently sits in its own outdoor closet attached to the rear of the
house. The closet measures 100x26x30 (HxWxD, in inches). I'm also planning to
add a water softening system that I'd like to put in the closet, but I can't put
anything else in this closet with a 50 gal. water heater. I believe a tankless
water heater would free up enough space in the closet to include the softener.

Are there any good tankless water heaters on the market today? I've read mixed
reviews of the Bosch models on eopinions.com. Failing that are there any small
tanked water heaters, =30 gal., designed to fit into a tight space?

Thanks.

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Bill Bushnellhttp://pobox.com/~bushnell/

Whether or not you can get a tankless to do a good job for you
depends on (just to name a few) the operating conditions

peak hot water consumption
inlet cold water temp
general water usage patterns
elevation (dist above) from sea level

cheers
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Does the outdoor closet freeze. Rinnai might make one that has a
element to keep it from freezing, but what if it does not work, you
loose an expensive unit. Rinnai, Takagi, Bosch are all good, I have a
Bosch and am happy. You do mean Ng or Propane.