House buying/owning advice

[wetwillie]

Yo Quiero Caliente Agua

[Kat Kid]

All of Taco Bell’s food is just add hot water I thought. So maybe that does add up?

[steve dave]

All of Taco Bell’s food is just add hot water I thought. So maybe that does add up?

Hell yeah, 80 gallons of Taco Bell beef in a sitting

[catastrophe]

Get tankless and a circulator otherwise prepare to see a lot of water go down the drain, or take very cold showers to start.

Tankless owner here and definitely agree about the circulator (which I really need to get installed). That said I’d honestly go the conventional route unless space is at a premium.

[Phil Titola]

Get tankless and a circulator otherwise prepare to see a lot of water go down the drain, or take very cold showers to start.

Tankless owner here and definitely agree about the circulator (which I really need to get installed). That said I’d honestly go the conventional route unless space is at a premium.

any reason specifically?  Big instant hot water propaganda tells me they last twice as long and more energy efficient.

I also love to cook my own Mexican Pizzas

[catastrophe]

I kinda like tank for the same reason I owned an Accord and then Civic in my youth. More efficient, cheaper, and easier to service.

All that said I don’t think the difference is dramatic and if you have a tankless plus circulator I doubt you’ll ever wish you chose otherwise unless it goes haywire or something.

We’re crammed in my house as is so tank just isn’t an option.

[steve dave]

when nvda reports bad earnings and the entire global financial complex collapses on itself and russia bombs the crap out of us where are you going to get your drinking water? I'll get mine from a 50gl hot water heater in my basement thank you very much. really laughing at you people right now. laughing and laughing and laughing.

[steve dave]

it's like if your refrigerator full of food was also in your basement ready to respond 24/7/365. I bet those prepper people have the most instantly warm baths you could ever imagine. I bet the faucet itself is warm.

[slackcat]

Whatever you do, don't install low flow faucets before you "fix" them. 

[Phil Titola]

when nvda reports bad earnings and the entire global financial complex collapses on itself and russia bombs the crap out of us where are you going to get your drinking water? I'll get mine from a 50gl hot water heater in my basement thank you very much. really laughing at you people right now. laughing and laughing and laughing.

Much like the zombie apocalypse, I'm dying first. I appreciate your prepper forethought though. Feel free toaw on my huge biceps for nourishment.

[DQ12]

I like my tankless

[Brock Landers]

Can tankless be handymanned in or is it better to have a plumber do the installation?

[Fedor]

Can tankless be handymanned in or is it better to have a plumber do the installation?

As always, it depends on the handyman.

[Spracne]

Can tankless be handymanned in or is it better to have a plumber do the installation?

I don't think it's worth it to do yourself. It's a tankless job.

[Brock Landers]

Can tankless be handymanned in or is it better to have a plumber do the installation?

I don't think it's worth it to do yourself. It's a tankless job.

Dammit Spracne.  My punchline was going to be it's a tankless job but someone's gotta do it.

[yoga-like_abana]

It’s a tankless job but somebody’s gotta do it

plagiarism at it's finest

[Phil Titola]

take it to the dad joke thread you guys

[IPA4Me]

While I live in the pocket of big HVAC, we also sell tankless water heaters. Can't say that we have any warranty issues or performance complaints. Need to be more concerned with them if you are on hard water. They should have a filter on them. Clearances are smaller and may require more maintenance.

My house is all electric and I love my 80 gal tank filled with 150F piping hot water 24/7. Used to keep it at 125F but no kids left at home to worry about scalding.

[yoga-like_abana]

Im assuming with a power outage (unless you have backup generator) that those bad boy's don't provide you with hot water, right?

[IPA4Me]

Tankless will not work without electricity. Neither will a tank with a spark or direct ignition. Has to be a standing pilot to work without electricity.

[yoga-like_abana]

Tankless will not work without electricity. Neither will a tank with a spark or direct ignition. Has to be a standing pilot to work without electricity.

Exactly what I've got baby 

[CHONGS]

A goddamn squirrel (I think) fell down the chimney. It's going to be an ordeal getting it out.

[slackcat]

A goddamn squirrel (I think) fell down the chimney. It's going to be an ordeal getting it out.

Do you have access from the bottom/fireplace?  If so just fashion a hook on the cleaning sticks and reach up and hook it.

[CHONGS]

Cleaning sticks? I have access to and can open the damper and everything, but it's a pretty old fashioned fireplace and I've never used it.

[Kat Kid]

A goddamn squirrel (I think) fell down the chimney. It's going to be an ordeal getting it out.

put a battle cat in there to flush it out and another battle cat to capture when it escapes.

could also potentially use a child.