On May 21, 7:00*pm, "Snowy" wrote:
Hi,

Why is a tank water heater better than a tankless? *There is another thread
on this subject but I got there late. *Many poster favored a tank water
heater but there no explanations of why.

Background: We want to replace a tankless water heater because the pilot
light goes out daily and cannot get it fixed. *We have conflicting
recommendations between another tankless and a water heater with a 40 gal..
tank.

The house is in Costa Rica. *The water heater is in the garage which is
about 30 ft from the house. *A propane tank feeds it. *The water is hard and
sandy - all the shower heads and aerators were clogged when we took
occupancy. *The house will be unoccupied for months at a time (will that
create a bacteria problem with a tank?). *Their are only two of us but when
we have guests the demands on the system might be heavy. *The house has
three very large bathtubs we jokingly refer to as mini-pools. *Fuel and
electricity are much more expensive in CR.

Thanks,
Gary

Why can’t you get it fixed?