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Old 12-26-2011, 10:54 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Is tankless really the way to go if you live in an area with very cold water in the winter?
I've talked to enough people who have trouble with their tank-less water heaters that I'd have to say no, but tank-less water heaters tend to have a temp rise rating, that is of course under ideal conditions.
What is common around here is to have a tempering tank, a water heater tank that is set to a very low temp, like 80F to bring the water up to room temp or just above, the heat loss at this point is so slow that it's not worth worrying about, at that point pretty much any on demand, tank-less water heater can handle the word load.
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