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Originally Posted by DrHitch
There have been a number of conversations on this forum specific to The Villages about tankless water heaters in the newer sections and their inability to provide hot water quickly.
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That statement is inaccurate. A tankless delivers hot water in under 2 seconds. The delay people mention comes exclusively from the longer pipe distance. My tankless is on the outside wall about 4 ft from where the tank would have been placed. That might add 4 seconds to the time either one would have had hot water flowing (into the exact same pipe) to the shower. The total time to get that hot water all the way to the bathroom - on the opposite side of the house - is EXACTLY THE SAME no matter the source.
If you put a tankless electric in, where the tank is now, there is no difference in delivery time. And you get a bunch of storage space too.
Love tankless. No concerns what else might be using hot water. Always hot for as long as needed.