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Old 12-12-2023, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Steve View Post
Need zero energy to keep a tank heated? No tank's insulation is that good. Hang around your water heater for a while and see how often it turns on to reheat the water to the 140 degree setting even though no one is using any water at the time.
Sorry. Perhaps the wording I picked was not clear enough.
A tankless unit has no tank, so it cannot use energy to keep a tank of water heated.
No tank = no energy use for doing reheats.