Gents / Ladies
I bought this old house in Toronto back in 1991. About 1995 the tank water heater started leaking and I had it replaced by the hydro system I rented it from. In 2005 the bottom fell out of this "new" tank and flooded my finished basement. What a mess. Insurance did paid for this and they've been duking it out with Toronto Hydro to this day to find fault.
In the rush to get my basement and plumbing working, I bought a tank and had it installed in a day or so. I'm now watching the clock and don't plan to wait a full ten years before replacing this tank, but with what.
A couple of days ago a guy knocked on the door touting tankless Navien or optional Rinnai. It would cost $38/per month going forward, installation included plus any wrinkles in the installation. I've been thinking seriously about this if only to avoid having my basement wiped out for several months when this tank does fail.
I don't hug trees and I have the enough coin to not worry about when I reach payback. I'll be dead before then and my kids can enjoy the rest. I just don't want me or my kids facing the same hassles.
I'm told that buying outright would cost about $3500 for the Navien and then I'd be on the hook for maintenance outside warranty. Ouch..!! I think renting is the better option.
Ductwork to the outside is about three feet through a wall to the underside of my veranda so this SS cost issue isn't big. I just want to know what is the most reliable system to go with, Navien, Rinnai, Takagi, Paloma, Bosch or whatever else is out there. Noise would be an issue as well. I'm told Navien has worked some of their bugs out in the last few months but who knows.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
I bought this old house in Toronto back in 1991. About 1995 the tank water heater started leaking and I had it replaced by the hydro system I rented it from. In 2005 the bottom fell out of this "new" tank and flooded my finished basement. What a mess. Insurance did paid for this and they've been duking it out with Toronto Hydro to this day to find fault.
In the rush to get my basement and plumbing working, I bought a tank and had it installed in a day or so. I'm now watching the clock and don't plan to wait a full ten years before replacing this tank, but with what.
A couple of days ago a guy knocked on the door touting tankless Navien or optional Rinnai. It would cost $38/per month going forward, installation included plus any wrinkles in the installation. I've been thinking seriously about this if only to avoid having my basement wiped out for several months when this tank does fail.
I don't hug trees and I have the enough coin to not worry about when I reach payback. I'll be dead before then and my kids can enjoy the rest. I just don't want me or my kids facing the same hassles.
I'm told that buying outright would cost about $3500 for the Navien and then I'd be on the hook for maintenance outside warranty. Ouch..!! I think renting is the better option.
Ductwork to the outside is about three feet through a wall to the underside of my veranda so this SS cost issue isn't big. I just want to know what is the most reliable system to go with, Navien, Rinnai, Takagi, Paloma, Bosch or whatever else is out there. Noise would be an issue as well. I'm told Navien has worked some of their bugs out in the last few months but who knows.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Last edited: