The tech costs more than conventional options upfront, but federal tax credits, new 120V models and strong savings have made them more appealing than ever.
Depends on the size of the house and the water needs.
I installed a totally electric tankless water heater made by a reputable manufacturer in my home on my own 11 years ago and just wired in a new 40 amp 220V breaker into the panel to support it.
It was actually very easy and plenty adequate for the water usage in a 2 bed / 1 bath home (including kitchen usage) for a 2 adult and 2 child household.
For more bathrooms or occupants it might be more difficult, expensive, or rare but in my case I did the whole job myself for under $350 including everything… But again, it was 11 years ago so I’d expect prices to be a bit higher
That’s not constant throughput though. That’s absolute peak possibilities.
Editing to add:. FWIW, it also didn’t increase the monthly average electrical usage at all… In fact, I believe I had a small reduction in the average… It was replacing a significantly older traditional 30 gallon electric water heater.
Electric tankless tends to be quite rare due to needing a lot more wattage than most household circuits can provide
Depends on the size of the house and the water needs.
I installed a totally electric tankless water heater made by a reputable manufacturer in my home on my own 11 years ago and just wired in a new 40 amp 220V breaker into the panel to support it.
It was actually very easy and plenty adequate for the water usage in a 2 bed / 1 bath home (including kitchen usage) for a 2 adult and 2 child household.
For more bathrooms or occupants it might be more difficult, expensive, or rare but in my case I did the whole job myself for under $350 including everything… But again, it was 11 years ago so I’d expect prices to be a bit higher
FYI that’s almost 9000 watts of power to supply that thing, which is about 9 microwaves or 3 electric ovens worth.
That’s not constant throughput though. That’s absolute peak possibilities.
Editing to add:. FWIW, it also didn’t increase the monthly average electrical usage at all… In fact, I believe I had a small reduction in the average… It was replacing a significantly older traditional 30 gallon electric water heater.