[Greenbuilding] tankless heaters redux

[natural building]

Hi Sacie,

I was on oil previously, and don't have gas in the neighbourhood (I'm rural). So electric was the only effective and most 'green' alternative (because here in BC we generate the majority of our electricity by Hydro.)

After I installed it, my water heating bill dropped by about $2 a day not because electricity is cheaper than oil - because per Btu it is / was almost exactly the same price - but because the oil fired tank lost so much heat up the flue.

Cheers,

Steve Satow

www.naturalbuildingsite.net
steve at naturalbuildingsite.net

On 2012-03-02, at 8:18 PM, Sacie Lambertson wrote:

> Thanks for the responses; I'm thinking as well 'tis better to stick with known brands 'specially when the price of the unknown is so much less.
> 
> My first tankless was a Paloma, the other two have been Bosch, all used with propane, as will this one.  I'm going to try a smaller type this time, so there's few choices among the manufacturers.  Takagi has a good name and I've read good reviews about the 'Jr' version.  Just hate to pay about as much for it today as I did the large Bosch I bought 13 years ago.
> 
> Again, thanks, Sacie
> 
> Steve, why did you go for an electric tankless btw?
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