New Water Heater

As I posted yesterday, we had a flood in the basement and our water heater was fried. We decided to replace it with a tankless heater this time, so we could get it up off the ground. It is more expensive than a high end tank heater, but it has some advantages. The most important one is that it never runs out of hot water. The water comes in then goes through a heating coil, so you have continuous hot water. It is also much more efficient, as you are not constantly heating water you are not using. Finally, you are not storing any water, so nothing can get in and contaminate the water. According to the plumber they are finding a e-coli in tanks all over Portland. The only con is that it takes a little longer to get hot water to the sinks and shower upstairs.

The first shower I took after it was installed was perfect, plenty of hot water and plenty of pressure, but it still hurts to have to spend all that money.