Itsy bitsy tankless water heater? I saw a thread a while back about tankless water heaters. How about this?. I only want to heat the hot water for one sink, in the bathroom. I haven't the patience to wait until it's hot so I always wash my hands or my face with cold water. I don't mind wasting money for once, though I plan to install it myself. So what sort of electric tankless water heater would you recommend for one sink?. I hope it won't need more than 15 amps. How many gallons a minute of hot water does a bathroom sink use? Favorite brands? (The shower/tub in the same bathroom, the other 1.5 baths, the washing machine, the kitchen sink, and the laundry sink can just wait until the water gets hot, like they do now. My half-bath/powder room off the front hall is directly above the water heater, and it is such a pleasure to have hot water almost immediately.) Thanks.

How about a small tank? They make under counter styles that hold a few gallons. We used them in two locations at work and they were plenty for a vanity sink and wash up.

itsy bitsy tankless water heater?

Sep 23, 2014 42 Replies

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Unquestionably Confused 11 years ago

The other poster's comment, above, is not with regard to safety but rather temperature of the cold water available when this system is used.

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In our home we have hard water and thus have a water softener. I have never cared for the taste of softened water for drinking. Will I occasionally take a drink to wash down an aspirin? Sure. Will I use it several times per day to "brush and flush?" Yep.

With the Watts recirculator installed, I have one additional reason not to drink it and that is that the first glass of "cold" water comes out lukewarm to warm. Not hot.

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trader_4 11 years ago

It's not just the temperature, it's that water from a water heater typically tastes like crap. I would never drink it, unless I had to. It's also one of the reasons I gave up on the instant hot water dispenser for the kitchen sink. It was convenient, but the water quality was crap and they don't last more than a few years. An electric kettle is fast and uses fresh cold water.

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micky 11 years ago

One of the first things I did when I moved in was insultate the hot water line, but I could only get to the part in the basement. The 15 feet or so going up and across were beyond my reach.

And what I did accomplished nothing. I'll wash up at the sink once in the morning. Then 4 or 8 hours later, lunch or dinner (and probably not lunch since even when home, I normally have no reason go upstairs) no matter how well insulated the pipe, the water will still be room temperature

Then maybe 4 hours after dinner, I take a bath. The bath faucet is big enough so that it takes less time, or for some other reason, I don't mind waiting for the bath or shower, water to turn hot.

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