Tankless Water Heaters

Save electricity?

It's really high consumption as far as i know. It's definitely the thing that consumes the most electricity in my apartment

One of the issues I have found with my on demand heaters - if the water coming in has any debris or dirt you will need to clean out the intake of the water heater every so often.  I live in an apt tower and have to do it every 3 months.

I have two tankless propane water heaters. The only issues are clogging inlet and if your water pressure varies a lot, between the water pump cycles, the heater may turn off. It can be a little tricky to get everything adjusted properly so the water is the correct temperature regardless of the pump cycling. Smell can be from a failing electric element in the heater.

I love mine and wouldnt do without it.

I get them in the states wholesale and bring in my luggage... you can also get very small ones just for a shower;... or sink.... but mine is for the whole house... overkill?? yes... but no electricty or gas running all day to keep it hot either!!!

if anyone wants one let me know.. I can recommend and even get them at discount for you...  can bring it to Santo Domingo or shipping with NO Duty .;. you will need to set up your own shipping account

You must pay for my shipping to Miami and your account shipper only charges for weight.. and again.;.. NO DUTY... when less than 250.00..  mine was 250 but retailed for over 850!

have a great day to all and Prosperos 2022

An inline filter is a must if you have trash or stuff in your incoming water,  Screw on filters are very cheap and easy to change out the canister.  Put date changed on the new canister, and you are golden.  Prevents problems and extends the life of the unit.

We have stayed in three rental villas so far, each with on-demand water heaters. None of them have worked. We either get scalding hot water or freezing cold. NO in between. I suspect it is a water pressure and/or gas pressure issue, or the plumbing is not installed properly. We have tried adjusting them countless times.
We had a Rinnai on-demand heater in the States for years and it worked flawlessly. Not sure how people get them to reliably work here.

I'll be looking for gas run tankless water heaters.....seems a good way to go.....

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planner wrote:

One of the issues I have found with my on demand heaters - if the water coming in has any debris or dirt you will need to clean out the intake of the water heater every so often.  I live in an apt tower and have to do it every 3 months.

Is the one in your apt electric or gas?

Simple, just install an inline filter before the inlet water gets to unit.  Change filter as required.

A filter sounds like a good solution but I guess this requires plumbing changes, abit more cost if you already have one installed.  Hopefully it also removes the saline in the water, so the unit is not damaged that way either.

Yes. some plumbing has to be done.  It won't jump in the line by itself?  Trash in the line seems to be the problem, so lets address that.  There are other extreme filters to get rid of salt, chemicals, and other stuff, but they are very expensive.  A simple filter is a easy fix for most trash.

My current  system is electric.   Its just me so not a huge amount of use of the hot water.

Yes I looked into it  , tankless water heaters , and found that it would be better to buy one here at home depo or harbor fright and just put in a large suitcase and bring it with you ,some people know about them but I couldn’t find any in the stores but this is what I’m going to do and I need four (4)..good luck

Yes I have a  very good lady that can help you guys out. 
I bough a house in La Romana
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Rich

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@DominicanadaMike , hi, I'm really interested in solar power for my house and a solar hot water heater! I live in Dominicus / Bayahibe area and the electric  bills are out of control! Not sure where to start looking at a solar investment. Any specific brand you'd recommend ? And  do you have a phone number for a company I could contact??.