can i use a single point electric tankless hot water for a small home, if i only use 1 appliance at a time?

Answer 1

Electric tankless units are known to be terribly inefficient, I wouldn't attempt it. Go with gas much More efficient.

Answer 2

depends on the amperage of the water heater and your electical supply.as long as the appliance draws fewer amps than you have available youre ok.BUT most tankless units will only raise the temperature of the water by about 40 degrees farenheit.if your water is at 40-50 degrees in winter, the heater will only make it 80-90 degrees.thats still way too cool to shower comfortably since body temp is 98.6. i know because i have one. the alternative is a propane tankless water heater.unlimited scalding hot water.good luck.

Answer 3

hmmm would depend on the BTU's that the heater can produce and the amount of water demand u call on....since shower heads can only produce 2.5 gals a min. and the same for dishwashers.....then u should be ok if u use a unit that produces 50,000 BTU's .......mine is a tankless gas unit, 195,000 BTU and i have 3 baths and we can run the washer and the dishwasher and 2 baths at the same time and dont run out of water......hope this helps.

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Answer 4

Usually single point heaters will barely put out enough water volume to supply even one fixture to any ones approval except for a weak hand wash sink. I definitely would not even consider using one for more than one fixture! But never less check the flow rates! Do your homework or you will regret it later!!