Selecting an efficient water heater (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Dear Jim: I need a new gas water heater. I have a large family that takes many showers in the morning, so a tankless one will not work. How do I compare gas water heaters? — Paul K.
What Lurks Beneath
The plumbers were here yesterday to fix the showers. I was ecstatic! Finally, a shower that doesn’t shoot boiling hot water out the lower spigot while ice cold water dribbles out the shower head! Oh, heavenly delight. We have a long list of plumbing issues, and I thought we were going to be chipping away at the fixes, with the showers being the only things on the list for the day. I’d scrubbed the tiles and cleaned up the tubs beforehand. Suddenly, I heard one plumber say to the oth
On Demand, Tankless, Instantaneous Hot Water Heaters
On demand, tankless hot water heaters have long been the norm in Japan and Europe, where apartments are usually too small for big tank hot water heaters that are commonplace in the United States. I’ve been using a tankless hot water heater for 12 years. We currently use a Bosch Aquastar Indoor Tankless Water Heater. This hot water heater is capable of heating 7.2 gallons per minute and provides enough hot water for up to 3 appliances or showers at a time, although I recommend using only one at
