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Tankless water heater to heat baseboard heat in house.

Posted by Tom Mayrand on December 21, 2007, 10:04:38 AM

Re: Tankless water heater to heat baseboard heat in house. (Reply #5)

Another bad thing about the new tankless heaters is the fact that you have endless hot water. If you can stick to your 5-10 minute showers, great. But most people, or kids if you got them, will tend to stay in the shower longer, all day if possible, and thus use more energy than normal. They can also be good for baths or large tubs, but once again, tubs or worse yet jacuzzi tubs, can hold one or two tanks of hot water. If you really want to save on hot water, and since this is a RE site, try considering solar hot water.

Posted by David Wynn on January 29, 2008, 04:18:53 PM

Re: Tankless water heater to heat baseboard heat in house. (Reply #6)

We have the same problem, and there is no option to convert from an oil boiler to a gas boiler on our street. There are electric boilers (not tankless) on the market, and I wonder if one of those would work. The price of heating oil keeps going up and up!!

Posted by Tom Mayrand on January 30, 2008, 11:05:40 AM

Re: Tankless water heater to heat baseboard heat in house. (Reply #7)

David, you could change to propane and have a tank installed if you wanted to change from oil. But in reality, you pay the same per BTU no matter what fuel you purchase. It all comes down to being more efficient and reducing your usage if you want to save money. Think of passive gain for heat and lighting, closing off rooms at night, insulating drapes for windows and between rooms and of course solar hot water and hot air for heating and PV for lowering electrical demands.

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Tankless water heater to heat baseboard heat in house.

Posted by Tom Mayrand on December 21, 2007, 10:04:38 AM

Posted by David Wynn on January 29, 2008, 04:18:53 PM

Posted by Tom Mayrand on January 30, 2008, 11:05:40 AM

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