I'm thinking Fred got hacked, or sent a reply to the wrong list.
It sounds like we started in the middle of a thread.
Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA
'63 TR3B TCF587L
That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!
> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:32:35 -0400
> From: strovato@optonline.net
> To: frede.thomas2@verizon.net; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] water heater
>
> Fred,
>
> Consumer Reports doesn't agree with you. There conclusions were:
>
> -inconsistent water temperature was a common complaint
> -units are expensive
> -they require more service
> -up to 22 years to break even
>
> And that's not even considering that many people (including me) use
> electricity to make hot water. Electric tankless hot water heaters
> are especially feeble. I have a day/night electric meter. I pay a
> much lower rate at night. I have a timer on my water heater, and I
> only heat water at night. This works fine most of the time. If I
> have house guests or for some reason need a lot of hot water, I just
> flip the switch to override the timer.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato@optonline.net
>
> At 03:54 PM 1/26/2010, FRED E THOMAS wrote:
> >Hot water tanks are probably the most expensive appliance operating in
your
> >home, and it's 95% a waste, why does anyone heat water over and over each
and
> >everyday, heat it up when you need hot water
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