I don't know about other brands but my ecotemp uses less than a
gallon of propane a month for one person showering 4 times a week
average and washing dishes twice a week. There is no pilot so no
waste. It uses two D cell batteries to light pilot and I have not
changed them in over a year (probably should) and still lights
instantly. They also make these with a low oxygen shut off and I
recommend a CM detector to be safe.

LaMar
http://www.freewebs.com/simplesolarhomesteading

--- In simplyoffgrid@yahoogroups.com, Steve Spence <sspence@...>
wrote:
>
> To get this back on track, off gridders typically use propane
water
> heaters, and the tankless units use a lot less propane than tank
units.
> You aren't keeping a tank of water hot 24 hours a day. No
constantly lit
> pilot either.
>
>
> Steve Spence
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> Liz wrote:
> >
> >
> > At 01:04 PM 8/5/2008, you wrote:
> > >As Steve said, the dalay for a tankless has to do with
distance from
> > >spout AND if you are using a preheat tank inside your house.
Water
> > >stored or pumped directly from outside will take longer to
heat than
> > >water stored at room temperature. I installed a 25 gallon
water tank
> > >under my sink to keep water at room temp and my small $129
ecotemp
> > >tankless heats it up to scalding within 5 seconds.
> > That sounds like a winner. Propane, so it won't work for me,
> > unfortunately, but I know someone who might be interested in
doing it
> > that way. Thanks for the tip.
> >
> > Liz
> >
> >
>

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