After the gallons run out of hot water, will it continue heating on the spot or will I have to wait until it heats up more water?
391933
I called Bosch and you can hook this model up to the hot water side to fill the heater. Some brands say you can not do that. I did this in my kitchen and by the time I used the two gallons in the heater, hot water from my main heater is finally refilling this heater. I keep this heater set at about 130 F so when the warm water from the main heater starts finally feeding in, the water at my kitchen sink never goes below 110 - 115 F and then will start to recover.
391934
Thank you for the question. I've never run out of hot water. The unit is in the bathroom of our woodshop. Two gallons of hot water is quite a bit to use at one time for me. I'm assuming that the unit would probably have to re-heat after it runs out. Other than that, I cannot say enough good about this little heater. It is wonderful for the application that I use it for.
391935
We use ours in our shop for car washing and hand washing. You will have to wait if you run it out but it recovers quickly. Works great for us.
391936
If you Turn on all hot water, it will cool down if it is replenish with cold water! It will take some time to reheat the water in the tank! This unit is great for kitchen sinks where you have the need for a gallon or two for rinsing or small washing jobs! I cannot say enough good about this little heater. It is wonderful for the application that I use it for.
391937
When enough hot water is used and the cold water enters the tank, the thermostat will turn on the heating element. This probably occurs after using only half a gallon. As you deplete the remaining hot water from the tank the heating element in this unit cannot keep up to keep the water hot. Keep in mind it is not an "insta-hot" it is no different than a larger hot water heater that uses a tank. If you have this unit installed to supplement your standard hotwater heater (as I do) then the water will be warm until the hot water from your hot water heater arrives. If this is your primary source of hot water then you will need to wait for it to heat up the tank for more hot water. I'm not certain how long it takes to heat a fresh tank of cold water, I'll guess 20 minutes? In our kitchen we love it. We have hot water in 2 seconds rather than 75 seconds of running the hot water at full rate.
391938
You will have to wait while it re heats the water. The will be enough to do a load of dishes then it will have to re heat.
391939
You will have to wait. It is not instant. That said I returned mine because the unit would not hold normal household pressure and leaked all over under the cabinet.
391940
Mine was installed in a nail salon, the ladies that work there have told me that all is well. I really don't know much about it, but it did solve our problem at the salon.
1980536
As long as the heater doesn't break, it should run hot water continuously. Filling up a washing machine should be no problem. If the water flow is too fast however, the temperature of the water may be lower than expected. For instance, if you set 130 degrees but the water flow exceeds the recommended Gallons Per Minute, the water will not remain in the heater long enough to reach the set temperature. Provided the flow rate is under the max, it should provide hot water all day long.
1836399
We have had ours for about 1 1/2 years. The housing gets a little warm, but, never hot. If we don't use the water for awhile, the water will be warm until it flushes out. Hope this helps.
846279
No - I was concerned that I might burn it out but what I do is get the pump flowing and then unplug it and just let it act as a siphon. THat way you dopn't have to worr about letting it run dry. It takes longer but it's better than standing around waiting for it to finish.
1699853
Once the water has reached boil, it does stop heating, but you still need to unplug it.
466611
This water heater requires a steady flow of water, it will automatically cut off it the water stops, plus if water flow is not steady the water will get hotter with less water which could result in getting burnt. You set the temp control which controls the gas and you set the water flow separately and I think it requires the water flow to be steady. If you have regular water flow this is a great water heater and I highly recommend.
1433446
It is heated. I put pretty warm water in before I use it. BUT it does not stay hot (warm)
496225
It will run for a while after using it, as it is in fact refilling the holding tank. It should stop after a while though. Depends on how much water you used, but it does seem to take a while to refill.
2259637
Hello,You should get a least a good 10 minutes before waiting for more hot water. We have not heard any complains regarding time usage of hot water. Thank you
1251914
It'll depend on how many gallons of water it needs to heat. Mine heats a full 3 gallon tank to about 79 degrees. If you add on galloms, it will slowly decrease in temperature. More gallons usually means less heat with these unadjustable heaters. You could get a thermometer and use the heater for a few days to see if the temperature keeps consant.
706590
The water needs to be hot when you pour it in. After that, it keeps it hot a long time.
1602170
Depending on tank size, it should begin heating fairly quickly. My 5 gallon was up to temperature within 2 hours (I started with cold water else I imagine sooner). In a smaller tank it should, of course, heat faster.
432982
The water will keep boiling during it's "cooking" mode (Yes, over an hour is normal when you put in 3 bowls of cold water to start cooking), until it's switch to "warm" automatically. PS: The more water you put into it will cook longer of course. *My pot was broken now.
1784229
First off, I must say, we rarely EVER run out of hot water. We have a very large, jetted bath tub that we can fill and still take two showers simultaneously. I would say the one or two times we have run out of hot water, it has been less than 20 minutes before we have more. We have ours set to the lowest temperature setting because we have young children and don't want to worry about the water being hot enough to scald, so that might have something to do it. We absolutely love this hot water heater!!
1473835
None...no real heat produced...you have to keep adding warm water to it....cools off right away
814969
That would be my guess as well. Had it happen only once and did let it heat a while before using. Think the excess water turned to steam and all was well. I love my steamer.
867159
Adding one comment to the earlier answer. If your water level gets low (this is a fairly tall heater so you should never go below about 6" of water) and the outside temp is low, there is no safety turnoff. So if it's 30 out and the livestock drink the tank down to a couple inches of water, the heater will glow red until you add water. Not a problem with the product since it can't tell if it is surrounded by cold water or air, just a tip to keep the water at a minimum depth so you don't waste power.