Tankless Water Heater With 1 2 Inch Gas Line

I can not answer the 1 2 in question but having priced out a tankless hot water heater there is not any savings in the long term.

Tankless water heater with 1 2 inch gas line.

Many of the accessories are sold under the ao smith label with identical part numbers to the takagi counterparts. Camplux pro 1 58 gpm tankless propane water heater outdoor propane gas water heater with portable handle portable gas water heater for camping cabins white 4 3 out of 5 stars 67 139 99 139. Rinnai tankless water heaters are designed to provide maximum performance and efficiency using either a 3 4 or 1 2 gas line as long as sufficient gas flow is available. An undersized gas line can stress a tankless system and possibly reduce its lifespan all rinnai tankless water heaters are equipped with technology that safely ceases operation if they detect an inadequate gas flow.

In many tank water heater replacement scenarios the gas line size must be increased from the typical 1 2 inch size to a 3 4 inch line. Gas is so cheep now that even if a tankless had 30 decrease in gas costs you would only save about 100 a year. Takagi is now owned by ao smith. When at full power tankless units require between 120 000 and 199 000 british thermal units btu three to five times the heating capacity of a tank type water heater.