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Old 07-31-2020, 06:51 AM
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Remember, unlike up north, the ambient water temperature coming from the aquifer is nowhere near as cold as that coming from the Great Lakes or deep wells used there.

I’d call such an installation a waste of money. Remember, unless you go to the expense of installing those units right underneath your sink/shower, the ambient temp water has to “empty” from the pipe all the way from a remotely-located heater. There are constantly recirculating heaters of that type, but you’ll incur a significant extra expense for the constant heating and recirculating.

I had a tankless water heater installed well before the originally-installed tank variety failed. I’ve heard that The Villages is installing tankless heaters in the new houses south of CR44.
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