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May 17th, 2007 at 7:30 am
“The hot water heater is a mystery to me. Do we wrap it or not?”
Neither. get one of these:
http://www.gotankless.com/
May 17th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
We installed a tankless water heater a few months ago and it seems to work pretty well - although we don’t live in the house yet (when the cabinets are finished and appliances put in?). Ours is pretty big and has completely replaced the old water heater:
http://kathyandcalvin.com/node/734
As you can see, we had to fit it in a, let’s say, “tight” spot right next to the door and across from a washer & dryer. A real pain to put in all the venting:
http://kathyandcalvin.com/node/737
http://kathyandcalvin.com/node/738