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Reuben & Fred: More than one snow-bird we know did what you recommend, but forget to also turn off the water. When they returned to Florida they found black mold, flooded condos, angry neighbors. Some that turned off a main valve having a worn washer returned to find black mold from a leaky water tank. <br>They all installed tankless water heaters!<br>Carmine <br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:46:36 -0700<br>From: 9watts@gmail.com<br>To: fahooper@trapo.com; greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org<br>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] On-Demand water heater<br><br>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. <br>
<br>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?<br>
<br><br><div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Fred Hooper <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fahooper@gmail.com">fahooper@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi All,<br>
<br>
Long-time lurker, finally I have a question: We have some family<br>
property in Vermont that is used a total of 2-3 months a year (4<br>
bedrooms, 2 baths, about 2k sqft). It has an electric water heater and<br>
we are thinking that an on-demand unit would be more appropriate. Are<br>
there any units you would recommend?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Fred</blockquote></div></div> </div></body>
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