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Old 11-01-2024, 05:14 PM   #6261
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Absolutely love mine for the endless hot water with 5 people in the house.

Maintenance is a drawback (yearly descale about 200$ if you don't do it by yourself).
If you don't mind sharing, how much did you pay to purchase and install the tankless water heater?

Trying to get quotes here to see what's reasonable.

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Old 11-02-2024, 12:48 AM   #6262
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The descale is really easy to DIY though, you can buy a kit for under $200.
Or grab a submersible pump, a bucket and a couple dryer hoses. If you grab a pump on sale you should be well under $200.

I also highly recommend the Navien heaters with the internal circulation pump. Cold water sandwich sucks, and these won't have that and typically get you to first hot water much faster as well.
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Old 11-02-2024, 07:51 AM   #6263
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Ya, I got my pump kit for $140. Mine is a Navient as well. Great unit.
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Old 11-02-2024, 07:28 PM   #6264
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If you don't mind sharing, how much did you pay to purchase and install the tankless water heater?

Trying to get quotes here to see what's reasonable.

Thanks!
If you can swing it, I can save you on the brand research. IBC Tankless are amazing. Equipment ranges from 3k-6k depending on spec. I'd estimate install at 3k to 4k with parts, new valves etc. So 6k on the low side. You are looking at a 25 year warranty on the IBC equipment so long as you have a water softener.

Another point of recommendation is to put a Moen FLO control valve on the city water.
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Old 11-02-2024, 08:37 PM   #6265
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Or grab a submersible pump, a bucket and a couple dryer hoses. If you grab a pump on sale you should be well under $200.



I also highly recommend the Navien heaters with the internal circulation pump. Cold water sandwich sucks, and these won't have that and typically get you to first hot water much faster as well.
Definitely one with a circ pump! Mine was disabled when we moved in and I was pretty disappointed in the tankless system until I did some research and turned the recirc on.

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Old 11-03-2024, 11:26 AM   #6266
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Definitely one with a circ pump!
Absolutely. When retrofitting, just note the difference between just having a recirculation pump (usually external recirculation) and an internal recirculation pump with a buffer tank.

Retrofitting external recirculation will typically be painful and expensive. Internal recirculation will get you most of the benefits (besides when calling for hot water for the first time in a few hours) and also be more energy efficient than external recirculation.
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