Installing On-Demand Water Heaters
February  2006   Similar Articles
By David Grubb   (8  Pages)
Compact tankless water heaters free up valuable space and save energy, but sizing and installation require a unique approach.

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Installing On-Demand Water Heaters Compact tankless water heaters free up valuable space and save energy, but sizing and installation require a unique approach David Grubb In recent years, about half of my remodeling customers have chosen to replace their conventional water heaters with on-demand — or "tankless" — models. Long popular in Europe and Japan, on-demand water heaters first showed up here during the 1970s energy crisis. Their use never became widespread, however, because energy prices fell and early models had reliability problems that made plumbers suspicious of this technology. Today's fully electronic models are very reliable, and with energy

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