There will always be a delay depending on the distance of the tap from the

May 16, 2024
11:39:03am

benny1982 Your Mom

heater, but the delay is longer with tankless b/c you have to wait for the heater to heat the water. Adds another 30 seconds or so to the time.

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materialized

May 16, 10:37am

I heard good things about Rinnai, so I got one maybe 5 years ago. I can't compare it to any other tankless but

Clark Addison

May 16, 10:39am

If you get a Rinnai and hook it directly to the Rheem you get a Rhianna

Longseason

May 16, 10:39am

RE: If you get a Rinnai and hook it directly to the Rheem you get a Rhianna

Abe Froman

May 16, 10:47am

Best? I dunno. We have a Noritz and really like it.

benny1982

May 16, 10:51am

I've heard mixed things about tankless water heaters. Do they work?

It's A Bowling Ball

May 16, 10:53am

Mine works.

Jeffacka

May 16, 10:53am

eternal hot water?

It's A Bowling Ball

May 16, 10:54am

Yeah.

Jeffacka

May 16, 10:55am

Mine gives enough for 3 showers to run simultaneously. Plenty hot.

Ungoy

May 16, 10:57am

What's your GPM rating on your tankless?

FabLabCougar

May 16, 11:05am

Depends on the temperature climb needed to get it to the desired temp.

Ungoy

May 16, 1:15pm

If it gives you hot water for a minute it will give you hot water for hours. There is no reservoir, so the only

Clark Addison

May 16, 11:08am

The biggest drawback is the delay in getting hot water to taps. But having

benny1982

May 16, 10:55am

If you can have a recirculation pump installed with it, it mitigates the delay.

Ungoy

May 16, 11:00am

We have one and it mitigates it somewhat, but it's still not like having a tank.

benny1982

May 16, 11:02am

We have a 6 gallon tank that the tankless feeds. Works great!

Bambino

May 16, 11:10am

I don't have a tankless and there's still a delay. Should there not be?

BYUHawk

May 16, 11:10am

There will always be a delay depending on the distance of the tap from the

benny1982

May 16, 11:39am

There's a delay in mine, but I find it's not that much worse

Ungoy

May 16, 1:40pm

The delay depends on if you have a re-circulating pump for your hot water.

Best Guess

May 16, 4:59pm

I’ve have a Navien tankless water heater for a year. It’s been great.

Ungoy

May 16, 10:54am

I have a Takagi tankless for almost 10 years now. We love it.

Bambino

May 16, 11:06am

Navien is really good

OKchief

May 16, 11:11am

I have a Rinnai. It works great. Have no idea if it's the best

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