Gentlemen:
If you own a candy store, you need to develop the discipline not to eat every
meal at the candy store.
I have had clients voice the same issues about their teens. One effective
solution is to "talk to their wallet/purse". Given the opportunity to assist
with the utility bill and continue their hot water(logged) ways, by parting
with their own money, usually relegates the one hour shower to things of the
past.
My compliments, Todd. I have read some gentleman's comments that there even
exist sausage link style anode rods for those applications where ceiling height
does not permit reinstallation of an OEM style rod. Annual flushing of the tank
can also assist with tank longevity. The question is how many people know and
then do these things.
My own favorite "trick" for the tank style heater is to use the circuit breaker
or pilot knob to "convert" the storage water heater to a batch water heater.
Unfortunately requires some miniscule effort and advance planning, not items on
the American Consumer wish list.
Bill Loesch
Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar
----- Original Message -----
From: solar...@aol.com
To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] On Demand Heaters for SDHW
In our area of so cal, gas water heaters with SWH last as long as fifteen
years no problem, and 20+ years is not uncommon - w/o anode rode redo. But the
ODWHs with which I am familiar usually need de-liming (service call) about
every five years. I do not have much data with ODWH with solar back-up, yet.
The larger the family in both cases, the faster the failure.
ODWH manus seem to be claiming that the savings of standby heat loss is 15%
minimum, but if your heat loss is from standing solar heated water (which
entered the tank when somebody last used the hot water) and you have set the
outlep temp of the solar 15% higher than that of the old fashioned water
heater, your heat loss is from solar heated water.
The irony about _endless_ hot water is this - most of the people who have
installed an instantaneous heater that is unassisted by solar will actually
have higher gas bills, specially if there are any teenagers in the house.
Patrick A. Redgate
AMECO Solar, Inc.
Serving Solar California
Since 1974
7623 Somerset, Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
562-633-4400
www.solarexpert.com
www.amecosolar.com
In a message dated 9/17/2010 9:36:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
toddc...@finestplanet.com writes:
"repairable unit - you don't have to trash it every seven years (reported
national average)"
My tank is 20 years old now. I change the anode every 3 years.
Todd
Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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