I only hade a tankless in a new house for about 3 years but it was gas. There is a difference between gas and electric, so you would have to find out the specifics. It is my understanding that the electric are not as good as the gas. That being said, they have come a long way in the last ten years. Endless hot water. What people do not understand is that you have to run the water, tankless or not, until the hot water reaches the fixture you are at. With the tankless, you run the hot water for about 10 seconds and turn it off, this triggers the unit on and you will not have to wait so long for the hot water to come up. Somehow, no one else but me seemed to use this technique. There is also a recirculating unit that can be added. The tankless units should last about 20 years if you take care of it and no flooding!
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