Tankless Water Heater Space

Determine the mounting space tankless water heaters are much smaller than units with a storage tank allowing them to be wall mounted.

Tankless water heater space.

This space heating system is a hydro air system using a rheem tankless water heater seen on the left. A tankless water heater can be installed anywhere in your home with the correct piping closets garage bathrooms etc. Simply locate the appropriate water heater sizes on ecomfort using your information. Above the air handler is a smaller box containing the cooling coil.

Traditional water heaters can take up to 16 square feet of valuable floor space. Electric units have measurements in the 10 inch high to 7 inch. Tankless water heaters are about the size of a carry on suitcase and can be installed on virtually any wall inside or outside of your home. Below we ve highlighted what size water heater you would need in our example of 6 5 gpm at a 63 f temperature rise.

In warmer climates where there is no risk of freezing a tankless water heater may be installed on the exterior of the home to save on interior space. Moreover auto modulation technology saves energy and its ability to control water flow reduces the electricity bill even further. The box on the floor lower right is an air handler that includes a copper heat exchange coil. Once you have your total flow rate and the required temperature rise you can find the right size tankless water heater for your home.