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[VAC] Re: Tankless Water Heaters?
Dear Roy,
Any type water heater will have a lag time between turning on the faucet
and delivery of hot water UNLESS the unit is very near the sink. I have
been in modern homes where it takes a couple of minutes for hot water in the
upstairs bathroom.
Luckily, we who own Airstreams have a limited distance from water heater to
any of our outlets. The main differences between the on-demand and
tank-type water heaters are that tanks keep using gas to keep a constant
temperature even when they are not being used. This can be problematic in
cold climates where the heated tank cools down rather quickly. I noticed
this problem when I first bought my Airstream up in the mountains of Oregon.
The most appealing feature of on-demand is that you can have as much hot
water as you have gas to fire the burner and water to go through the system.
I am very happy to hear that Airstream offered on-demand as an option.
Wondering how to find out which unit they used and where it was mounted.
Thanks for the tip
Bob