On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:57:47 -0500, George
wrote:

Its just a typical fluff piece designed to fill space. The writer
immediately discredits themselves with a FUD declaration "Tankless water
heaters have come and gone"


....and this sentence:

"Oh, and by the way, tankless controls use electricity and they're on
all the time."

That is false; at least in some instances. Gas tankless (check the
brand) use a small inline turbine to ignite the gas when demand is
called for. There is not electrical supply to the unit and it works
during a power outage.

The originator Takagi has only been making tankless heaters for 60
years and still going stong. The other main player Rinnai has only been
making tankless heaters since 1964 and is still going stong.

PEX has been around for many years, yet people are afraid of it.

I would not use tankless on a retro fit, but certainly would on a new
build.