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.

There is also some difference when using an electric tankless or
gas. I have heard electrics are slower because element still takes
some time to get hot but propane and natural gas are almost
instantaneous. I use propane and love it!

ecotemps for $129 are available on ebay and I am not the seller.

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

--- In simplyoffgrid@yahoogroups.com, Steve Spence <sspence@...>
wrote:
>
> I can't imagine going back to the tank unit. hot water delay is
> dependent upon how many feet the faucet is from the unit. I see
similar
> delays as the tankless unit was installed in the same location as
the
> old tank unit.
>
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> Kate L wrote:
> >
> >
> > Sounds like something wasn't operating properly with your
tankless water
> > heater? Nearly every one I've experienced so far (some new
gasoline
> > stations are utilizing those as well) take less than an oral
count to
> > "one thousand five" (starting at one thousand one) to have hot
water at
> > the faucet. Sorry, I didn't have a clock or watch with seconds
counts to
> > be more accurate on that.
> > For me here, the tank hot water heater takes 8 or more minutes
for hot
> > water to get to my bathroom sinks' faucet, at a flow-rate of at
minimum
> > 7GPM. That's almost 50+ gallons of water waste each time you
want hot
> > water. Even my utility-hallway's shower, sink, and washing
machine take
> > at least 4 or more minutes for hot water, and they're only 6
feet away
> > from the tank water heater. (4 X 7 min. = 28 gallons min.
waste). Yes, I
> > know something is wrong with that (had some REALLY idiot
plumbers plumb
> > this now-5-yr-old house) - but it's to say that I'd take a
tankless over
> > this ANY time! Even 10-15 seconds to hot X 7GPM min. is less
than 1
> > gallon lost.
> > Kate in WI :-)
> >
> > << At 03:31 PM 8/3/2008, Liz wrote:
> > You can save a LOT of money on hot water by installing a timer
that
> > turns the heater on only during specified hours of the day. Wrap
it
> > in insulation, and the heat will stay in the tank. A tankless hot
> > water heater sounds like a good deal until you're standing there
> > running water, waiting for it to get hot, and then it suddenly
> > doesn't look like such a good deal any more. I know the heating-
up
> > water can be used for other things, but many people just let it
run
> > down the drain. I have friends who installed a tankless water
heater,
> > at great expense, and eventually had it taken out and a standard
hot
> > water tank put back in, because their water bill went up so
much. >>
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
>

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