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[jrockbridge]

That sounds like a winning idea, especially since the smaller tanks will be more manageable in size and positioning that one huge tall one.

One large tank can be awkward to get in and out of the house, but it's the water that makes a tank heavy. Once you drain the water, a tank is relatively easy to move around, especially when it's not super tall.

 

[baimun]

One large tank can be awkward to get in and out of the house, but it's the water that makes a tank heavy. Once you drain the water, a tank is relatively easy to move around, especially when it's not super tall.

Unless they get hard water build up... that adds a bunch of crusty weight.

 

[jrockbridge]

Unless they get hard water build up... that adds a bunch of crusty weight.

True. A mineral brick forms at the bottom. It gets bigger each year. The water heater has to warm through that brick to heat the water. So, it takes extra time and energy to heat the water. Each year it becomes less efficient. And, when you finally decide to replace the water heater, the big brick at the bottom is extra weight. That’s why you’ll notice the water heater that you remove weighs more than the new one you bring in to replace it.

 

[Tig]

Your tone is shit.

 

[Bob411]

That's actually one of the proposed solutions I have to my son-in-law. A tanked water heater for the house, and perhaps a tankless for what feeds the showers. Not sure if that's redundant or counterproductive.

I've never had a tankless but, I'm pretty sure the main selling point of tankless is it never runs out of hot water.

 

[jrockbridge]

I've never had a tankless but, I'm pretty sure the main selling point of tankless is it never runs out of hot water.

Yes. It does not store water. It heats the water immediately. So, you have endless hot water created on demand, until it breaks. It’s more energy efficient because it only heats water as needed.

Classic water heaters heat up the tank of water periodically, even when you’re not using any hot water. They waste a lot of energy always keeping a supply of water hot. And, if you use up all the water in the tank, you have to wait until it can catch up, 30 minutes or longer.