The choice between a tankless and a standard water heater for my house

When my old water heater gave out, I had to pick between a new standard 50-gallon tank or a tankless unit. The tankless was about $800 more upfront, but the sales pitch was about endless hot water and lower gas bills. I went with the tankless, a specific model called the Rinnai RU199iN. The install took two full days because they had to run new venting and a bigger gas line. It's been six months, and I do like the constant hot water for back-to-back showers. But my gas bill has only gone down about $15 a month, so the payback will take a while. Has anyone else done this switch and seen bigger savings, or did I just get sold on the idea?

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webb.derek3d ago

Two full days for the install? That's wild. I had a tankless put in my last place and they were done before lunch. Running a new gas line is a pain, but two days sounds like they hit every possible problem. No wonder your payback time feels long with that extra labor cost.

jordan_webb493d ago

Yeah, the labor cost really changes the math on payback time.