Hi there--
We're installing a new bathroom on the 3rd floor of our circa 1910 home. The first plumber that we booked to do the job recommended that we get an on demand hot water heater for that bathroom since it's located so far away from our existing water heater.
Unfortunately, he can't do our project after all because of a serious health issue that suddenly came up (his intestines burst!). The plumber that we just interviewed for the project is familiar with on demand systems but hasn't actually installed one and doesn't have any make or model recommendations.
My questions for you are:
1) Does anyone have any recommendations on brands or models that we should look at? The heater will only be handling water for 1 bathroom and we'd prefer to have it run off electric as getting gas up to the 3rd floor would be difficult.
2) Is it risky to have a plumber that's never installed on of these units do it or is the installation something that any competent plumber should be able to figure out?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Jude
We're installing a new bathroom on the 3rd floor of our circa 1910 home. The first plumber that we booked to do the job recommended that we get an on demand hot water heater for that bathroom since it's located so far away from our existing water heater.
Unfortunately, he can't do our project after all because of a serious health issue that suddenly came up (his intestines burst!). The plumber that we just interviewed for the project is familiar with on demand systems but hasn't actually installed one and doesn't have any make or model recommendations.
My questions for you are:
1) Does anyone have any recommendations on brands or models that we should look at? The heater will only be handling water for 1 bathroom and we'd prefer to have it run off electric as getting gas up to the 3rd floor would be difficult.
2) Is it risky to have a plumber that's never installed on of these units do it or is the installation something that any competent plumber should be able to figure out?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice!
Jude