On Nov 10, 9:44*am, Claude Hopper
wrote:
flir67 wrote:
I'm going to replace my water heater soon. its a 40 gallon gas, its 30
years old and doing great but getting worried about it because of the
age. its a hotpoint.

I would like to install a whole house water filter on the inlet side
of this new water heater. is this recommended or not for the water
pressure? I've recently upgraded all the appliances to whirlpool but
not sure if whirlpool is good or crap for a water heater.

the house is 2400sq ft L shape with 3 family members 2 full bathrooms
and dishwasher on a slab.

If you have gas I would go with a tankless gas unit. Why maintain 40
gallons of hot water 24 hours a day when a tankless only runs when you
actually use hot water.

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Claude Hopper * * * * *

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Maybe because the tankless typically costs a lot more upfront, may
require an increased size gas line to support, and isn't without it's
own drawbacks, like many units not responding and turning on to small
water flow?