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minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 hours agodoing the math, tankless heaters use insane amounts of electricity. we were gonna use one for a detached guest house so we could skip the insulated pipe, but holy shit the cabling we’d have to install
minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoDepending where you live, the tankless heater might run on gas. Which is sometimes better for the environment than the electricity, if the grid is coal powered.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-214 minutes agoi don’t think those are approved for installation in buildings here. and i wouldn’t want gas in my house anyway.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoI have a tankless water heater and a designated propane tank for it.
doing the math, tankless heaters use insane amounts of electricity. we were gonna use one for a detached guest house so we could skip the insulated pipe, but holy shit the cabling we’d have to install
Depending where you live, the tankless heater might run on gas.
Which is sometimes better for the environment than the electricity, if the grid is coal powered.
i don’t think those are approved for installation in buildings here. and i wouldn’t want gas in my house anyway.
I have a tankless water heater and a designated propane tank for it.