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Old 12-12-2023, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by jump4 View Post
Are you sure about this? I believe the time waiting for hot water to arrive at the shower would be based solely on distance to the hot water source. It should not matter whether that source is a tank of hot water or an instant tankless heater. If the tankless heater is installed in a location different than where the old water heater tank, then there could be a shorter or longer delay to get a hot shower.
Just the “Latency Effect” described another way. Instant isn’t absolute, about a gallon of water has to cycle out of the apparatus, the therm switch has to kick on, then the burner comes to temp and you get your hot water in the home system. This isn’t the Jetson’s or Star Trek, but it is continuous.
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