Found a big downfall to tankless hot water [View all]
when the power goes out, so does your hot water. darn! Thankfully, we had all finished our showers before the 75 MPH winds cut our power for several hours.
That was something I didn't even think of because it IS gas powered, but all the controls require electricity. I wonder if there is a way to rig it for battery power? It can't take that much power...
On the plus side, this is the second power outage in the last month and while this time it wasn't very cold out, the first time it WAS. My super insulated house barely cooled off after 4 hours of no power. Maybe 1 or 2 degrees C, despite it being -20C outside. Also, my gas bill has been INSANELY low for how cold we were last month. This new heating system along with the tankless hot water and plus great insulation (spray foam) has cut my gas bill by about 60%. woohoo!
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