tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984534323050077645.post4819739772212187653..comments2023-04-30T08:27:12.068-07:00Comments on The House: The Rheem RMGT 42PVN tankless water heaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984534323050077645.post-64275891162258331182009-06-02T17:40:37.375-07:002009-06-02T17:40:37.375-07:00Look on eBay when you're not in such a hurry. My c...Look on eBay when you're not in such a hurry. My contractors found my two (forgotten brand) for less than full price, although not as low as $250!<br />(I never read Open Threads until they've accumulated lots of comments, so I'm just catching up here.)<br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984534323050077645.post-62756790584278879992009-06-01T14:28:32.402-07:002009-06-01T14:28:32.402-07:00Well, you don't need 4.2 gallons per minute if you...Well, you don't need 4.2 gallons per minute if you're just heating water for a shower. Shower heads sold after 1994 in the United States have a flow of no more than 2.5 GPM, and low-flow shower heads (which I hate) are even less. But you can easily get away with a smaller heater if you're just operating one bathroom -- or just one at a time.<br /><br />I don't actually need this one for the carriage house, of course. I may move it later, and get a smaller one for the carriage house, but for now, this is what I have, and I need hot water in the carriage house. And I'm putting the washer hookup there anyway, so ... might as well do it right.<br /><br />Note that if you buy a <I>new</I> natural gas tankless heater, you can get a 30% federal tax credit on purchase and installation right now. So definitely, if you're going to do it, do it this year or (probably) next.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152219034171337111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984534323050077645.post-40886097556291251432009-06-01T14:00:25.417-07:002009-06-01T14:00:25.417-07:00We desperately want one of those, not so much to r...We desperately want one of those, not so much to replace our current hot-water heater, but as an auxiliary unit. The bathrooms in our house are at the opposite end of the house from the utility room, and flushing the cold water thru the pipes (especially in the winter) is a lengthy and frustrating exercise. If we could use the main heater only for the kitchen and laundry, and have an on-demand heater supplying the bathrooms, it would probably save as much time as money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com