Call the company you rent from and complain you can't get 1 shower in without it getting cold now, they will come out, check the dip tube, and either cut it or change it, then a couple weeks complain again, keep doing this and they will change the tank for you.Anybody know if we have to clean the tanks of our water heater? I think mine's might be older than some ppl on this forum
No I meant a heavy user. If you don't use tons of hot water every month it's not worth going tankless. A couple myths with gas are, tankless will save you lots of money, false. Your gas usage for hot water is minimal,check your gas bill when you're only using your water heater, you'll see how little you really use. Most of the gas bill is customer, and delivery charges. Enbridge makes it's profit from delivery charges. A tankles may save you $5-$10 a month compared the extra cost of the heater, approx $1500- $2000 more, it'll take you around around 12 - 15 yrs to break even. Myth #2, you can save lots of money by turning off a standing pilot in the summer. A standing pilot may cost $5-10 a yr to run. In the summer a pilot usage is so small it probably wouldn't register on your gas meter. Myth #3 all gas techs are crooks, most gas techs are honest people, the problem is, if you're talking to us, it's probably costing you money because something is wrong, most companies like Direct Energy are the crooks, as they mark up parts 300%, and charge approx $100 to show up at your door, so a $14 part could cost you $150, but the tech isn't making that money. Mtyh #4 gas is dangerous, gas really isn't that dangerous, you would have to have a massive leak for an explosion to happen. I have been in houses that had big leaks and yet they are still standing. A properly maintained furnace is safe. The biggest myth is, Enbridge Gas makes all it's money from the sale of gas, as I posted before, they don't make any money from the sale of gas, they sell it at the price they pay for it, Enbridge isn't a gas reseller, they are a distribution company. last one is, most ppl think Enbridge and Direct Energy are the same company, they are totally different companies, Direct Energy bought Enbridge's home services company years ago
LMFAO, think I have done some research, I've been a G1 for 21 years, so I believe I have learned something about gas. Although an on demand water heater has a higher BTU value, it runs a lot less. If you take a 15 min shower, it runs for that time, where as a conventional AWH runs for the duration plus the recovery time,therefor it runs for approx 3 to 4 times longer. In a house of say6 ppl, and each will shower every day, one after the other, approx 15 min showers, an on demand will run roughly 1 1/2 hrs where a conventional heater will run approx4-5 hrs continuous. The pilot myth is ppl think pilots on fireplaces, furnaces ect, cost a lot of money if left on gor the summer, but in reality the cost of a pilot running is so miniscule it's irrelevant. Most houses have a water heater and a furnace, so in the summer you can see exactly how much gas is used to heat water. My entire cost of gas is $625 a yr, that's heating, water heater and dryer. I have 3 teenaged kids, so we are doing laundry every day. so lets say my gas to heat water is $250 a yr, that's $20 a month roughly. If I had an on demand water heater, maybe and it's a big maybe I can save $5 a month, which is $60 a yr. factor in that the on demand costs 1500-2000 more installed, it would take over 20 yrs for me to break even, now take in to account on demand water heaters will break down over that period, probably 2 times. Most companies will charge $100 to show up at your door, plus the inflated cost to repair it. It's not worth it. Here is a setup where I was working today, that will save the Rest. money.
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