[lewisthepilgrim]

I need to install a rheem tankless hot water heater on the back of the house. The current house service is maxed.

Ideas?

 

[macmikeman]

Gas.

 

[CopperSlave]

Sounds like it's time for an upgrade.

 

[sparky402]

Why would you need a tankless "hot" water heater if you already have hot water

 

[daveEM]

Neighbor?

 

[Fibes]

What is the size of the existing service and what makes you think it is maxed?

 

[lewisthepilgrim]

What is the size of the existing service and what makes you think it is maxed?

because the house is on electric baseboard heat & electric oven....

the tankless hot water heaters are what, 50+ amps ?

 

[backstay]

because the house is on electric baseboard heat & electric oven....

the tankless hot water heaters are what, 50+ amps ?

It depends, some are a lot bigger than 50 amps. I wired one that pulled 111 amps, 27kW I think.

 

[macmikeman]

They are designed for the European market where the voltage is twice ours, thereby utilizing 1/2 the amps to operate them. Great idea for them, lousy solution for us. But..... We are the world king of natural gas and propane so that is your answer. Tell em to take that P.O.S. back to Lowes and to tell the stupid man in the plumbing isle he is full of chit. And come back with a gas one.

 

[TOOL_5150]

They are designed for the European market where the voltage is twice ours, thereby utilizing 1/2 the amps to operate them. Great idea for them, lousy solution for us. But..... We are the world king of natural gas and propane so that is your answer. Tell em to take that P.O.S. back to Lowes and to tell the stupid man in the plumbing isle he is full of chit. And come back with a gas one.

You must not like money. If this was my customer, I would do a load calc and then upgrade everything that needed to be upgraded and then bring that big check to the bank.

Thats like going to a nice steak house, and ordering a huge rack of ribs for $40 and the waiter telling you.. you dont want to go with that, you should go to mcdonalds and get a mc rib.

 

[macmikeman]

I wire buildings. I don't puck around with small change hot water heaters.

 

[electricguy]

I wire buildings. I don't puck around with small change hot water heaters.

We cant even install them here

Note that the draw currently required by electric on-demand heaters exceeds the Electric Tariff; so tankless electric systems cannot be used by BC Hydro customers until the technology improves.

http://www.bchydro.com/powersmart/r...e/Improve_your_water_heater_s_efficiency.html

 

[TOOL_5150]

I wire buildings. I don't puck around with small change hot water heaters.

I thought all you did was surf. and what is a hot water heater?

 

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