For those of you who have used this water heater, does it take longer for the hot water to come out of your shower or faucets than with standard tank?
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The simple answer is yes. It does take a little longer for the hot water to get to the taps. That being said, once it gets going it doesn't stop. When we first got it installed. We tested it. It filled our two person jacuzzi tub with only hot water, while we ran both sinks in the master bath with hot water. It is also 95% efficient. Versus the 85% percent efficiency of a hot water heater. I hope this helps. The only advice I have to offer. If you think you might have high demands on you heater all at once. Say dishwasher, washing machine, and hot shower. Maybe upgrade to one with a little more GPM( gallons per minute). The simple answer is yes. It does take a little longer for the hot water to get to the taps. That being said, once it gets going it doesn't stop. When we first got it installed. We tested it. It filled our two person jacuzzi tub with only hot water, while we ran both sinks in the master bath with hot water. It is also 95% efficient. Versus the 85% percent efficiency of a hot water heater. I hope this helps. The only advice I have to offer. If you think you might have high demands on you heater all at once. Say dishwasher, washing machine, and hot shower. Maybe upgrade to one with a little... » Read More The simple answer is yes. It does take a little longer for the hot water to get to the taps. That being said, once it gets going it doesn't stop. When we first got it installed. We tested it. It filled our two person jacuzzi tub with only hot water, while we ran both sinks in the master bath with hot water. It is also 95% efficient. Versus the 85% percent efficiency of a hot water heater. I hope this helps. The only advice I have to offer. If you think you might have high demands on you heater all at once. Say dishwasher, washing machine, and hot shower. Maybe upgrade to one with a little more GPM( gallons per minute). « Show Less
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Not noticeably. The water coming from the heater takes just a few seconds to come up to temperature.
2098812
It does not warm the water, and you do have to fill it with warm water from the faucet. I do not find this inconvenient, but to each his own.
1890726
It heats the water rather nicely. I have even had to turn the heat off because it got to hot. I still start with warm water just so it heats up faster but have put in cold water before. It took about 5 min to warm up to a nice temperature.
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Sorry, I don't know because I haven't connected it to the water yet, it's in a new build. However, I imagine it will vary according to what type of water heater you have (instantaneous or tank) and how far it is from the source of the water.
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
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I have not had any of those issues personally. I only have the cold water hooked up at the moment because my bathroom is set up in an odd way so hooking up the hot is a bit tricky....we'll get to that eventually :) But for now, just using the cold water feature, my husband had no problem installing and there is no issue with fit or length of bolt for us. I couldn't reccomend this product more highly. I hope this helps :)'
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This faucet have two water connectors (Hot and Cold) and it needs to connect to two outlets(I think is 3/8") from your shower. So if you have a traditional single valve or three valves faucet; you will need to remove the valves and put two connectors. You will definitely need to remove the tiles and knock out two holes depending how big your tiles are and the tiles placement. I just remodeled my bathroom about 6 months ago from a tub to a walk-in shower so basic everything was rip out. I installed this unit in the new shower and it is definitely worth all the efforts. The unit has worked flawlessly since it was installed and it looks very modern. This faucet have two water connectors (Hot and Cold) and it needs to connect to two outlets(I think is 3/8") from your shower. So if you have a traditional single valve or three valves faucet; you will need to remove the valves and put two connectors. You will definitely need to remove the tiles and knock out two holes depending how big your tiles are and the tiles placement. I just remodeled my bathroom about 6 months ago from a tub to a walk-in shower so basic everything was rip out. I installed this unit in the new shower and it is definitely worth all the efforts. The unit has... » Read More This faucet have two water connectors (Hot and Cold) and it needs to connect to two outlets(I think is 3/8") from your shower. So if you have a traditional single valve or three valves faucet; you will need to remove the valves and put two connectors. You will definitely need to remove the tiles and knock out two holes depending how big your tiles are and the tiles placement. I just remodeled my bathroom about 6 months ago from a tub to a walk-in shower so basic everything was rip out. I installed this unit in the new shower and it is definitely worth all the efforts. The unit has worked flawlessly since it was installed and it looks very modern. « Show Less
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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!!
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I have not had any of those issues personally. I only have the cold water hooked up at the moment because my bathroom is set up in an odd way so hooking up the hot is a bit tricky....we'll get to that eventually :) But for now, just using the cold water feature, my husband had no problem installing and there is no issue with fit or length of bolt for us. I couldn't reccomend this product more highly. I hope this helps :) '
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For me it takes 3-4 times more time to fill a glass of water through the filter than with the normal flow of my water faucet (tap). But the difference in the quality of water worths it for me...
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I have it in a 3 BR 1 bath rental property with 3 people. They take showers one right after the other and said they don't run out of hot water whatsoever. It seems to do wonderful there. its been installed now for 5 months and no problems, tenants are very happy with it. I had to buyer the gas line, plumbing etc to where it tied in, but that's normal with any new installation. It was a tremendous savings over a traditional water heater, and the tenants and I are very glad we installed it. So much so, that I am installing the same one in a diner I own for the dishwasher. I think it will work great. Hope that helps.
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Maybe 15-20 minutes?? Not long. And I love the unit because the water stays really hot.
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I had my plumber install it, took him 20-25 minutes tops hot water works Great. I do recommend a base that's sold seperatly it keep faucet in place cause I have an Old sink that wasn't flat enough. I LOVE my faucet! Good luck
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Yes, You probably have your HW tank far from where you want fast hot water like I do. if supplied from hw side it will just give almost instant hw. won't hurt a thing, just save on your E bill.
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I see that mine also takes a while to drain into the bottom tank. It did say it will go faster as it gets older and I suppose because of all the levels it has to filter through is why it is slow. I have noticed it takes over night to drain well. I try to add at night before bed and in the morning when ill be at work.
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Yes, it is normal since the water has to go through 2 filters before coming out. It usually takes about 10-15 seconds for the water to come to a complete stop.
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Not really but I believe it is because I do not have a pump to help power the water pressure. The bathroom closest to the water heater receives a constant temperature but the second bathroom has fluctuations in the temperature.