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Re: Tankless water heaters

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DS bought a home a year ago that has a tankless water heater. The home is only a year old.  The water heater was already acting up...they had to install a water softening system pretty quick because the water is so hard. I guess whether they work well depends upon whether your water is hard or soft.

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Been very pleased with ours. Not sure of the brand. We did install a water softener. They might wear out faster without a water softener...not sure. 

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We got one a year ago and love it.  No problems.  My DH just did a "flush" so it's all clean on the inside.  Very easy to maintain unlike the regular water heaters.  So nice when you have company.  Never run out of hot water.

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@Meowingkitty wrote:

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. 


You have hard water with no water softener? You are ruining all of your water using appliances you know. 

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@Lucky Charm My sister has one and she also said it takes longer to heat the water.

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I HATE ours.  We have a house with long plumbing runs and it takes forever and a day to get hot water.  Plus we have to have maintenance done on it about once a year or so.

 

Guess what's on the END of the run?  MY bathroom sink. 

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My water heater needs replacing & I was considering tankless. My HVAC guy said it was  not feasible for me living alone. Plus we have very hard water.