[Greenbuilding] On-Demand water heater

[Reuben Deumling]

Assuming you turn off the water heater for the 9-10 months you're not
there, any hoped for return on the investment would be cut to 1/4 in this
situation. Electric tankless sytems require substantial wiring to support
the current draw.

This seems like a situation where a propane water heater might be wise. Is
this house served by natural gas? If you're there in the summer, what about
a simple solar shower that may or may not be plumbed into the mains?


On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Fred Hooper <fahooper at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Long-time lurker, finally I have a question: We have some family
> property in Vermont that is used a total of 2-3 months a year (4
> bedrooms, 2 baths, about 2k sqft). It has an electric water heater and
> we are thinking that an on-demand unit would be more appropriate. Are
> there any units you would recommend?
>
> Thanks,
> Fred
>
>
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