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1 week in and working great
My 50 gal gas tank rusted out. I am in IT and naturally wanted something cool and fancy. I was going to go gas tankless but the estimates i got from 2 different contractors were 4.5-6.5k. So that was out. The estimate for gas tank was 2.3k which I didn't want to pay either. Then I saw electric tankless, did some research and figured I could install that with my basic knowledge of wiring and plumbing.Looked at the cost and said heck $800 in parts + my time and I would save 1.5k over a plumber installing a gas tank. And Go!!! It litterally was as easy as I thought to instal.. Took me 6 trips to lowes for parts because I kept forgetting things but me and my dad installed it in about 7 hours. Probably 2 hours of real work and 5 hours of fumbling and driving to the Lowes. So then the real test was would it work. Yep it did. I estimated my showers pulled 1.5gpm and this box can push 3.5 gpm so i figured I sized it right for 2+ showers. After install I ran 1 shower and used the meter on the box to see the shower really only pulled 1.2gpm. Tried a 2nd shower and got to 2.5 gpm . And the water was super hot. set to 125 F out of 140 possible. My power box has a 200 amp master and this pulls 100Amp max. I have not noticed any dimming of lights when it comes on which i was slightly worried about. I am super happy. I will try and post in a month when I see the change in my gas and electric bill to see if it makes any difference.
April 2019 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase