can this be used as only source of heating water to take hot bath in new jersey where winter temps are 20 degrees to 30 degrees ? thank you
621904
You only have 6 gallons and that will give you enought for maybe 9 gallons for water hot enought for a bath and then you will have to wait for the water to heat in the water heater. So,I would say know to your question.
621905
I believe the tank is too small for this purpose. I have one located in my garage just for washing hands etc. and the hot water doesn't seem to last that long.
621906
I would say no. It is good for quick showers. If you want something to run a bath you should get a bigger water tank. I don't think a 6 gallon tank will cut it. Lol. Otherwise as far as the name brand goes, it works..
130535
yes, the water is only the temperature that you put into it. It does not heat up itself so there is no chance of burning. Feels great, nice foot massage. Would be great for a kid or adult.
1314781
Yes you can use it with hot water. You just have to use a hot water hose use a "Y" connector so you can also have cold.
1921092
Yes. I use mine just for water and it holds the cool temperature for quite awhile.
28256
No. It can supply one appliance at a time. During cold weather you need to turn down the flow rate for the water to get hot. This works well in a cabin not good for a house.
2129643
The temperatures are not adjustable. The hot water has a peak temperature of 210 F.
2014227
I don't see why not unless it is a very shallow bath. Added to the heat-retaining properties of metal, the water might get too warm and encourage excess growth of bacteria and other nasties. Conversely, fully heating a concrete bath in a Northern climate is a bit out of their range.
127868
It all depends on the incoming water temperature. We use ours during the summer in upstate NY. We have 2 baths and it keeps up with both showers running at the same time. I don't think it would work for us in the winter, but we don't need it to as we use get hot water from our furnace for that time of the year.
1314783
I would think you could use warmer water. We have our connected to a garden hose, which is is designed for, so it's cold except for any sun warming on the water when it's sitting out. It's plumbing pipe so should be OK for normal tap water temperatures.
1550966
Yes, I used this item as a warm water bath and it works very will in this capacity.
972156
Yes - mine is used to warm the outside pipes of my Ranai water heater. I then wrapped with insulation and tape. It has worked well this Winter.
880122
ABSOLUTELY. I live in Colorado and right now my incoming water is below that (sometimes in the 30's) and it works fine. Now, It will have a difficult time running 2 things like a shower and a sink at that temp but with 1.75gpm you will be set. I've had mine for about a year and love it. This is the 4th tankless water heater I've had and couldn't be happier, it works flawlessly.
1340278
Well, you can and I did, but let me tell you why and give you a cautionary note. In my case, it was a remote bathroom sink. It takes forever for the hot water to get over there. So I put this under the sink with a dedicated 30A circuit, attached to the hot water side. It is however heating cold water, because the water in the hot water pipe coming from the other side of the house is invariably cold. This allows someone to wash their hands with warm/hot water instead of waiting 5 minutes with the water running. You would never need 5 minutes worth of hot water at that sink. Now, what would happen beyond that? Well, if you kept running the water on full hot until the hot water from the house system reached this unit, it would continue to heat the water anyway, resulting in scalding hot water coming out of the tap. So depending on your application, you may want to do it the way I did. Or not.
619863
you could hook it up to the cold water inlet instead of the hot water if you don't want to sacrifice any hot water from your main water heater. But be aware when you've used up all the hot water in this small tank its going to be a while before you'll get hot water again. if you plan to use large flows of hot water, I'd suggest you not do this. The hot water use for a normal bath sink is typically minimal.
2212906
You could mount a mixing valve in another location and supply whatever temperature water you wanted to the hot side. Best bet is to not buy this at all. I was not very impressed with mine and ended up going to an alternative route.
957556
I haven't tried all hot water but do hook it to the garage sink and use hot/cold mix to bathe the dog with no problem.
2164957
I don't know for sure but would highly doubt it, most tubs do not sit flat on the floor and I would not believe that the floor heater would be strong enough to keep bath water warm.