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Default Tankless water heater

On Jul 21, 8:23�am, "Stormlady" wrote:
I'm looking for opinions/advice on these. �I've just purchased a house and
the current hot water boiler is in the closet in the child's room on the
second floor. �Aside from the fact that this renders her closet practically
useless for hanging clothes, I'm concerned that if it leaks there's going to
be a huge mess with damage to her room/floor and the floor below.
Unfortunately due to the layout of the house (4 mini levels/split level in a
townhouse) and the location of the plumbing, there's nowhere else to put the
boiler so I was considering getting one of the tankless systems. �I think
this could be installed in the crawl space under the 2nd level, (tank would
never fit in crawl space). �The house is currently wired with 125 amp
service providing electric heat for 1200 square feet of living space with 2
adults and 2 small children living there. �Is it feasible to install? �Is
there anything else I should consider? �Is 125 amp enough to run one of
these? �This is my first house and I've owned it less than a week, so I know
nothing about anything when it comes to home renos/installs....

Any help appreciated
Heather


125 amp is totally inadquate. figure 200 amp for tankless electric
just for heating water.

is you home electric heat? your post isnt clear.

nearly no one who converts to tankless electric is happy with the
results