Are tankless water heaters worth the extra cost?

[jeffrey]

It depends on how you look at it...

Are tankless water heaters worth the extra cost? / The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

[irmanator]

love mine. I got 3 teenagers and when i had the 40 gal one we had to have a strict shower schedule. ok now you got one with random sports team practices and another with a job and is not always home at her "shower time" it gets to be a real headache. I couldn't get a bigger water heater because my basement is too short.

So I love mine.

[Broken Arrow]

Good article. Thanks.

[My English Castle]

and My English Husband had me just about talked into one.
But I must admit, I don't like the idea of a big tank of water waiting to have the bottom drop out of it any time!
Our tank water heater is now 17 years old, and I'm just waiting for disaster....

[MonkeyMama]

Having a "tank" hot water system that costs pennies to run, I personally wouldn't waste my money on a tankless hot water system.

Have came to the same conclusion with other "energy saving" products. I suppose it has been interesting owning an "energy efficient" home, but having bought it from a builder who wasn't going to put more money than necessary into it. My perspective on most of this stuff is, "there's a lot cheaper products out there that will essentially cost the same to run."

[irmanator]

it all depends mine is a convenience .... with all these teenagers i cant deal with a 40 gal. I do save on my utilities not sure how much is to attribute to the tankless heater because i got a bunch of other effiencey improvements at the same time.