RE: SB: instant hot water heaters?

["W" <uwu@angelfire.com>]

I'll see if I can kill two birds with one stone here (...although I would never try to kill one...)(or throw stones, for that matter - glass houses, and all)

The model I have is the Aquastar 125B(NG).  At the moment, it only serves one sink, as the local bldg dept only allows for one sink & one toilet, as it is a "guest house."  They would not allow for a shower or kitchen/second sink.  As if guests wouldn't want to shower!  The longest hot-water run is only going to be about 17 ft. (5.5 meters?). Anyway, the shower, kitchen sink and gas stove are going in after the final inspection. (don't tell anyone! ;))  In fact, noone is even allowed to "live" in here!

It cost about US$460 including shipping (purchased through that evil-but-oh-so-cheap mega-store, Lowe's).  It's supposed to serve a full house, and they even claim it will work for commercial applications.  We actually had to return the first one, as it was seriously damaged, but the second was in good shape.

The reason it ended up on the outside is rather a long story, but I'll do my best to make it brief.  If I had put it inside, because it's gas-fired it would've had to have it's own closet, sealed to the inside, and well vented to the outside.  As I have no floor space to spare (only 350 sq. ft + sleeping loft), an exterior mounting with it's own cabinet seemed the logical option.  Oddly enough the instructions included said it could be installed indoors, suggesting a hall closet or such, with no need to seal it off seperate from the living area.  The building inspector here (who has several years experience under his belt) seemed to be especially paranoid about gas appliances - we really had a hard time finding a water heater and a gas-fired room heater that he would pass.

Stats available at:
http://www.jademountain.com/heatcool/waterheat/aquastar_specs.html
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On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:04:43  
 Pat Chalmers wrote:
>Does this water heater only serve one sink or is this a whole house model?
>I have seen whole house models for about $1,000 but the manufacturers warn
>you that if you have a remote bathroom you may have to put a small separate
>one in for that. Pat Chalmers - Future owner of Dogpatch


On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:19:30  
 Trkstr wrote:
>Hello,
>I was looking at the auquastar, which model did you purchase?  Why did they
>make you install it outside?  Do they require all gas hotwater heaters to be
>installed outside?  Seems odd.  LOL
>
>


>-----Original Message-----
>From: W [mailto:uwu@angelfire.com]
>Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:34 PM
>To: strawbale@crest.org
>Cc: Trkstr; hollen@woodsprite.com
>Subject: Re: SB: instant hot water heaters?
>
>
>I just last fall installed a (natural gas) Aquastar tankless in my
>(conventional) remodel, and while turning on the water all the way to hot
>does decrease the flow (appx. half, I would guess), it is HOT - too hot to
>use, so when cold is mixed in, the pressure is fine.  Of course, even though
>the heater has only about 8 ft. (almost 3 meters) of pipe between it and the
>sink (all insulated), The water looses enough heat in the winter here
>(Southern Oregon) that I have to turn the adjustment on the heater itself
>all the way up.  The energy savings, I'm sure, are still quite substantial.
>Oh yes, the building dept. here insisted I mount it on the outside of the
>building, in a well ventilated AND heavily insulated(!) cabinet of it's own.
>I still put a 60 watt bulb on a thermostat below the tank in the cabinet
>just to be sure it doesn't freeze in winter...
>---
>PeaceLoveLightLifeBeautyTruth
>W.
>
>"Democracy in a Capitalist Republic is like Socialism in a Communist
>Dictatorship"
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