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I am looking to replace an old (20+ years) hot water heater at my island property. Currently it is gas but I am open to alternatives. From a safety, convenience, reliability, and ease of shutting the system down at the end of the season, what do people recommend?
Hot water is used for dishes, laundry, washing up, and showers. At times there can be 20 people here for a weekend, other times just one. In the shoulder seasons there might be no use for a couple weeks at a time. I typically open up right after ice out and close up in late October. I am not worried about cost (within reason) or getting propane to the island if I stay with gas; I have a gas stove and won't be replacing it. I welcome input/suggestions. |
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If you've got gas, I think the only *real* option is an on-demand. It won't cost money when unused, can handle 1-whatever people (I assume you don't have 20 showers), is simple to winterize, etc.
Anything tank-based will be limited with a lot of people, have a recovery time, require more draining, etc. The only real downside to on-demands is price. Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
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I’d go electric. That way you don’t ever have to worry about running out of gas. Shut off the breaker when away for any length of time to save electricity.
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I replaced my electric 50-gallon with another electric 50-gallon because 1. It was cheap—something like $500 a few years ago, 2. I could do it myself, 3. It's in a closet, so the standby loss is minimal, and 4. 50 gallons is (just) enough to run the (new) dishwasher and run four showers. We've gone completely cold water with laundry, so that's a non-issue. Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk |
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We only use propane for our range. Our recent remodel uses an electric water heater. We have 1 x 100lb lowboy cylinder that I can haul myself if needed with a dolly and my good friend Steve's pontoon ![]() We put it in last May and still have 40% left. Guaranteed if we were using it for hot water we would already be into another tank, or would have to set up a bank of a few. |
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I recommend a suicide shower head, used in Asia. The electricity will cost you a couple of pennies per shower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjA0aee07k Oh, no, wait---that's one of the options I crossed off the list in my quest to stop using a 53-gallon water heater for one person. Scrap that idea. ![]() |
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We use one of the newer electric water heaters with a heat pump on top. Would prefer on demand, but have little interest in dealing with gas hauling/delivery. The heat pump drops the electric costs meaningfully, and it dehumidifies while it runs.
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Yes, the heat pump water heaters require a small condensate drain. I should have said to check with NHEC for the rebates, because when we got ours a year or two ago, it was pretty much free after the rebate. Can’t beat free plus energy efficient.
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I considered the Hybrid water heater when changing mine in my seasonal house. I really wanted to do it but after reading some of the issues with draining and winterizing it, I decided to just go simple and replace it with the standard electric one…..
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What hybrid system are you referring to?
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I go the KISS route. Keep It simple stupid. We have an electric water heater that I installed myself. Get the water in, turn the breaker switch on and that is it. Island life is not about scheduling propane tank deliveries or the maximum efficiency of whatever.
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The water heater Cowtimes referred to above is a hybrid water heater. It utilizes a heat pump and/or electricity to heat the water. Super efficient and hefty rebates to install one…
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Our water heater is 26 years old and have never checked the anode--I'd better get busy! ![]() ![]() https://www.snellheatingandair.com/b...-steps-to-fix/ |
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I know what you're talking about now... without those hefty rebates no one installs them. Not sure why anyone would install one where there are better and cheaper alternatives. Sometimes simple is better.
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