Heard a statistic that package theft in Washington DC is the 4th highest in the country with 213 incidences per 1000 households. That’s 21.3% crime rate…nuts! And worse, there are three other places where it’s worse.
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Janz3n
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After having a tankless water heater for 5 years and now having a tank I prefer the tank. Can still have a hot shower after the power goes out.
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Water heater controller went, thought it was just the thermopile but that didnt fix it. Going to tankless is 2x as much, needs a larger gas line and new holes in the roof, so its going to be replaced with another tank
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So thankful for my neighbor who grabs any packages he sees
I had to go tankless a few years ago. My water heater closet is behind the furnace and under the stairs. We could only get a 40 gallon into the position without having to remove and reinstall the furnace. We had to have intake and exhaust rerouted and walls repaired. We had a 90° bend so the venting went out the siding instead of roof as the attic wasn’t high enough for vertical exhaust.
We had a bigger gas meter installed with the new kitchen remodel since that unit requires 0.75” gas line, tankless was 0.75” line and then 0.75” for the furnace. Turns out during winter, I might be cooking breakfast while my wife showers, and the heater runs.
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Sure....but the water will eventually go cold in the tank.
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oh...yeah, would stick with the tank rather than doing all that work.
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Friend just had one installed at his place and they also ran his vent out the side wall instead of going through the roof
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I wonder how much "package theft" crime is on the overall percentage of all crimes in DC.
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Ours is all installed outside. All venting is outside. I don't think code allows the tankless to be installed inside the house.
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Same here, tankless heater installed outside the home; but, that is where it was when I bought the house. Previous owners moved the tank water heater from the center of the garage to the outside but I think it was code that caused them to move it there with the desire to go tankless. I was glad that the water heater wasn't in the middle of the backwall of the garage, that's prime real estate for car related activities.
Janz3n
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Yes, but you can at least use whats in it before its cold. i found the tankless wasnt very on deman hot either. temp fluctuated a lot too. maybe mine just sucked, but it was brand new.
also, all tankless heaters installed where i was were vented out the wall.
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Warmer climates tend to have them outside
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In our last house, the water tank was in the corner of the garage. Kinda sucked but at least it wasn't in some closet near the middle of the house like I have seen in some places.Same here, tankless heater installed outside the home; but, that is where it was when I bought the house. Previous owners moved the tank water heater from the center of the garage to the outside but I think it was code that caused them to move it there with the desire to go tankless. I was glad that the water heater wasn't in the middle of the backwall of the garage, that's prime real estate for car related activities.
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I believe NC allows them inside. I'm sure it all depends on code and "weather".
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Yeah, I always thought tankless was on demand but turns our they are not unless you have a recirculating system. So we placed ours on the wall of our bathroom/our side of the house compared to where the guest rooms are. So hot water comes in super quick. Stays hot unless a few people are using but then it stays warm to hot....never has gone below warm level. We just hit a year in the house last week.
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that was my one motivation for exploring a tankless, freeing up the space that the heater currently occupies in a mechanical closet in the middle of the house, but not worth the cost
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