"Roger Shoaf" wrote in message
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"John" wrote in message
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Does anyone have any knowledge of the quality of the Takagi tankless
water
heater? Are there any
major pros and cons for other brands? Thanks.

I have an AquaStar.

To install it I had to run a 3/4 inch gas line and a vent larger than for
a
tank water heater.

Mine is a standing pilot type and it does not throttle to well if you are
trying to take a shower while doing a load of wash or dishes.

The maintenance costs in parts is very high, I have had to repair it three
times in 15 years.

When I moved in I went from electric hot water to the tankless gas, so I
am
not too sure of the savings as I have nothing to compare.

I suspect if I was to do it all over again, I would go with a tank style.
The initial cost is less and the maintenance costs are a lot less. That
would probably buy a lot of gas.

The up side is that you never run out of hot water.

The newer fancier ones have a few more BTUs and a better throttling
sustem,
but I suspect that the initial cost and the periodic cost of parts will be
a
lot more than the tank style.


Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube,
then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Thanks for the input. I've been delaying a tankless install because the
volume of hot water I need is only for 2 people plus the cost of propane
here in extreme north NY state is out of line with the rest of the world. On
top of that I have a dual day/night electric rate and the current 120
gallon tank (now 31 years old and is not leaking !!) only heats at
night.The night rate is only about 5 cents total per kw. A plus for the
Takagi is it does not use a pilot light and offers an attractive warranty. I
would opt for the remote temp/service status sensor. Additionally I already
have propane for my generator and I can do the install myself. I'm also
looking at solar now that there is a 30% tax credit on material and labor
with no upper dollar limit on the amount of the 2010 tax credit but I'd
probably still need a small electric backup.