Tankless water heater question

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Originally Posted By: mbutters
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Doing an inspection today with a tankless water heater. What items need to be inspected on such a system? All help is appreciated. icon_confused.gif icon_confused.gif

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Michael H. Butters


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Originally Posted By: jpope
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Try this thread. . .


http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewtopic.php?t=6184

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Jeff Pope
JPI Home Inspection Service
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Originally Posted By: mbutters
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Thanks Jeff Pope. This info is going to be just what I needed. Thanks for being out there for help on all the BB’s. Your input has been very helpful in all kinds of issues.

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Michael H. Butters


North Texas Inspections


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Originally Posted By: jpope
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My pleasure. . .

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Jeff Pope


JPI Home Inspection Service


“At JPI, we’ll help you look better”


(661) 212-0738

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Originally Posted By: Michael D Thomas
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One more thing about tankless water heaters: don’t confuse them with a wall mounted hydronic boiler such as this one:


http://www.mzboiler.com/

And to make it even a bit more confusing, some of the wall mount hydronics also provide hot water.

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Originally Posted By: rmyers1
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The biggest concern in our area for these tankless heaters is combustion air. that (little box) may be rated to nearly 200,000 btu. (bigger than most furnaces)


Simple math for combustion air,… cubic feet of space x 20… = amount of btu area can handle


example: Room 35 x 35 x 8 = 9800 cubic feet x 20 = 196,000 BTU
( Nat. Fuel Codes )

How many rooms in an average home do you see with these dimensions?

Pantries/Kitchens/Closets/ Halls ?

Outdoor combustion air a must. Remember 10 / 1 Rule

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