I looked into them about 12 years ago when building a custom home. My builder had installed several but wound up replacing them with tank electric water heaters because of unhappy customers. One issue is they require a *lot* of power. If I recall correctly, I think you will need 240V 60-100 Amps. You may need some electrical work done. Unless you have a truly compelling reason to go with one, I believe you are better off avoiding them. In my opinion, their only real advantage is space savings. While the standby losses are essentially zero, they are actually quite small in tank water heaters that are well insulated. As I indicated previously, take a look at Marathon tank electric and the hybrid heatpump water heaters.
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Originally Posted by Retiring
No one has mentioned an electric tankless WH, are they not popular in TV?
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