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[hopi]

Does any own a tankless water heater?

Do you have any opinions?

Thanks for any input..

[Meowingkitty]

We looked into them and found out you also need a water softener because if you have hard water like we do it will not work unless you install one to keep the scale from forming a voiding the warranty. We decided against it. 

[Cwoldie]

We've had one for years. No problems. We do not have a water softener.

[Effie54]

We have one....we love it. No water softener needed and it does the trick.

[Big Joanie]

We havve one and we love it .... that being said .. we do have naturally soft

water .. in our old house the water was very hard so not sure it would have 

worked there .....

[kaydee50]

If we ever own a single family home again, we would definitely install a tankless water heater.  The one time our water tank leaked, we were fortunate to be home otherwise it would have been a disaster.  I see no downside to the tankless ones.

[jlkz]

@hopi 

It would be a good idea to use Google....larger sample of pro's and con's available than here on the forum.

[Sunshine Kate]

The downside I hear about is a tankless water heater can still leak -- within the walls.  

[Lucky Charm]

We have a tankless water heater (Navien).

We got it because we have lots of family coming to stay with us and we never run out of hot water for showers and baths.  Three people can be showering at a time.

The downside is, you have to run your water for a while for it to get hot.  I hate wasting water and capture as much as I can in a huge pitcher.  I use it for plants on the deck or my houseplants.

It probably takes a full gallon before water starts to warm.

[Imaoldhippie]

@hopi .........Not presently, but have had in the past.  They are the greatest thing since hard ends on shoe laces.