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Location: Halifax, NS
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If you don't care about price so much, you can get an oil fired water heater. I had one in my previous house and I could not run out of hot water, I tried and failed. |
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Nomadic Tribesman
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
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Aspiring Rapper
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Location: Halifax, NS
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But also, if you're running the hot, shut it off and turn it back on, there's going to be a slug of cold water in your hot water line before you get hot again.
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Virtual Machine
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: PA
Moto: 2010 Ducati Hypermotard
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You are going to have cold water in your line with a tank and tank-less. I guess you could go hardcore and put electric heater elements around your pipes.
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It's not a life changer, but if you're running an inline water heater and turn the faucet on and off, it's going to be cold for a few seconds. A bit of cold water does go by the heater before the heating elements heat back up to temperature. |
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Virtual Machine
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: PA
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I know exactly what you are talking about, though it really isn't a big deal.
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Ride Naked.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
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Or just have a recirculating system so you always have instant hot water. Only works with a tank system though.
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Hopster
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R
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In Canadia, it does.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco
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Not really an issue for my house, since even though I'm not in Canadia, my hot water lines seem to cool down in seconds. |
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SFL Expatriate #2
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Raleigh, NC
Moto: CBR1000
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First time you turn on hot water after an extended period of non-use, you will get cold water until hot water reaches the faucet you've opened for both styles of water heater. Advantage: neither If you have hot water at the faucet, turn it off momentarily,then turn it back on: Inline heater - you will have a "section" of water that passes the instantaneous water heater while it's inactive, resulting in: Hot Hot Hot Hot Cold Cold Cold Hot Hot Hot Hot.... in your hot water pipe. Water tank - you would have a consistent stream of hot water in your hot water line and there wouldn't be any "surprise" coming your way in a few seconds. |
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