jparrie
Automotive Locksmith
We are doing a complete rebuild on our home, and I'm looking for advice on what to use for water heating. The plans call for a Tankless unit in the attic, but after much research, I'm not sold on tankless. The final straw against tankless is I have better things to do than flush out the water heater 2 to 4 times a year.
I would like to keep the water heater in the attic location as it is very central to master bath, office bath, guest bath and kitchen pretty much eliminating the need for a circulating system. The roofline in this location allows approx 5'-7" between the base for the tank and the roof sheathing. My plumber tells me that a 75 gallon tank would have enough capacity for our needs. He is not aware of any low profile 75 gallon gas heaters.
Questions:
1. Do you think 75 gallons is adequate? There are two full baths, two half baths. Kids are grown and gone, day to day use is my wife and myself. We rarely use a tub, but the master bathroom will have body sprays and a rain head.
2. Are there any low profile gas heaters made, or would a standard 75 gallon have enough clearance to be ok in this location?
Any other concerns? I would definately install a catch pan under the heater with drain piping to the exterior of the structure.
I would really like to keep the heater in this location, as the design allows for this area to contain the forced air unit, network hub, catv hub, whole house exhaust equipment, etc and it would be great to have all this equipment in the same place.
I would like to keep the water heater in the attic location as it is very central to master bath, office bath, guest bath and kitchen pretty much eliminating the need for a circulating system. The roofline in this location allows approx 5'-7" between the base for the tank and the roof sheathing. My plumber tells me that a 75 gallon tank would have enough capacity for our needs. He is not aware of any low profile 75 gallon gas heaters.
Questions:
1. Do you think 75 gallons is adequate? There are two full baths, two half baths. Kids are grown and gone, day to day use is my wife and myself. We rarely use a tub, but the master bathroom will have body sprays and a rain head.
2. Are there any low profile gas heaters made, or would a standard 75 gallon have enough clearance to be ok in this location?
Any other concerns? I would definately install a catch pan under the heater with drain piping to the exterior of the structure.
I would really like to keep the heater in this location, as the design allows for this area to contain the forced air unit, network hub, catv hub, whole house exhaust equipment, etc and it would be great to have all this equipment in the same place.