Instant Hotwater Heaters

[benaround]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ericsherman37
For the record, "hot water heater" is redundant.





If the water is hot, why do you need to heat it?

They really are hot water heaters, if you set the temperature for say 160deg, when the

temperature in the tank falls to 140deg or thereabouts it will start heating the 140deg

water to bring it back up to 160deg. To me, 140deg water is hot, therefore, hot water heater.

 

[norcal]

They really are hot water heaters, if you set the temperature for say 160deg, when the

temperature in the tank falls to 140deg or thereabouts it will start heating the 140deg

water to bring it back up to 160deg. To me, 140deg water is hot, therefore, hot water heater.

Unless making up losses from disuse, cold water is being heated up to temp. so it's still a water heater.

 

[jrannis]

Then installing such a critter without doing a load calc is what would be unethical.

I know but I just thought that I could do the math in my head and you might not be able to fit 120 amps of additional demand on a 150 amp service.