hot water recirculation system will solve that for a minimal cost.

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VTENGR

Posted: 02/05/2025 at 01:50 PM ET

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Water Heater is crapping out...is Tankless the way to go now? Tanks in -- Tuckahokie Feb 05, 2025 at 10:13 AM ET

Tuckahokie • 02/05/25 10:13 AM ET

My LP tankless is mounted on an exterior wall - no venting required. Also, -- VT72 Feb 05, 2025 at 06:43 PM ET

VT72 • 02/05/25 06:43 PM ET

Couple things. 1) In my experience there is more of a delay getting hot -- DonHo-kieHi Feb 05, 2025 at 06:20 PM ET

DonHo-kieHi • 02/05/25 06:20 PM ET

Replaced ours a few months ago. -- FrederickHokie Feb 05, 2025 at 03:15 PM ET

FrederickHokie • 02/05/25 03:15 PM ET

I have a similar setup. -- MP4VT2004 Feb 05, 2025 at 07:39 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 02/05/25 07:39 PM ET

Nope. Read Consumer Reports -- C67VTCC Feb 05, 2025 at 02:33 PM ET

C67VTCC • 02/05/25 02:33 PM ET

I’ve never cleaned mine. Whoops. Have some reading to do I guess. ** -- GreenvilleVT Feb 05, 2025 at 02:42 PM ET

GreenvilleVT • 02/05/25 02:42 PM ET

We love ours. Only thing is if power goes out, hot water is out immediately** -- ModerateHokie Feb 05, 2025 at 12:40 PM ET

ModerateHokie • 02/05/25 12:40 PM ET

It is if you have natural Gas. Otherwise not as economical.** -- UTPr0sim Feb 05, 2025 at 12:13 PM ET

UTPr0sim • 02/05/25 12:13 PM ET

I've had both. Tankless is expensive especially on propane. Tanked water -- Hokebury Feb 05, 2025 at 11:48 AM ET

Hokebury • 02/05/25 11:48 AM ET

what if you have two daughters and a wife who like scalding hot showers? -- HokieAl Feb 05, 2025 at 12:35 PM ET

HokieAl • 02/05/25 12:35 PM ET

Peels the wallpaper -- TomTurkey Feb 05, 2025 at 12:58 PM ET

TomTurkey • 02/05/25 12:58 PM ET

For gas tankless be sure to have your exhaust vents and gas -- Sportn Feb 05, 2025 at 11:43 AM ET

Sportn • 02/05/25 11:43 AM ET

Re. Water Heater is crapping out...is Tankless the way to go now?** -- Tank Feb 05, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET

Tank • 02/05/25 11:30 AM ET

I put in tankless, lp gas, a couple of years ago. I like it, but it -- 75Hokie Feb 05, 2025 at 11:06 AM ET

75Hokie • 02/05/25 11:06 AM ET

hot water recirculation system will solve that for a minimal cost. ** ◄ -- VTENGR Feb 05, 2025 at 01:50 PM ET

VTENGR • 02/05/25 01:50 PM ET

Yes I like the on demand of tankless hot water -- HOKIE Feb 05, 2025 at 10:57 AM ET

HOKIE • 02/05/25 10:57 AM ET

I think currently only if you have natural gas. I believe electric tankless -- Stork Feb 05, 2025 at 10:47 AM ET

Stork • 02/05/25 10:47 AM ET

I've looked into it a couple of times. Tankless prices needed to come down -- Late 80s Hokie Feb 05, 2025 at 10:47 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 02/05/25 10:47 AM ET

For minimal people, yes. A family of 6? No -- hoosnowahokie Feb 05, 2025 at 10:23 AM ET

hoosnowahokie • 02/05/25 10:23 AM ET

You can get bigger tankless options that can handle -- ElbertoHokie Feb 05, 2025 at 10:33 AM ET

ElbertoHokie • 02/05/25 10:33 AM ET