On Jan 4, 9:09*pm, " wrote:
On Jan 4, 8:41 pm, Oren wrote:





On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 07:17:12 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:
nope there are good reasons to avoid tankless, no hot water at all
during power failures, excess up front cost, new gas lines and
possibly new meter because a large tankless has such high BTU, no hot
water at all with low flow like valve just opened a little, delay from
water on till hot water is available, tankless must detect water use
then yurn on burner. tankless payback period will likely exceed life
of unit, plus unit needs regular service from trained technician.

Actually Bob, tankless can be serviced by a DIYer. Power failure is
not a problem. My fake fire place can be lit with a match if the
low-voltage has failed. Same with a gas tankless heater.

regular tanks tend to be install and forget till they leak

See:http://www.tanklesswaterheaterguide.com/

Okay you hate tankless

a power vent tankless can NOT be lighted with a match to operate
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Mine has battery ignition, there are models with Hydro power.