AustinBike Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 You need to flush them once every other year. I was amazed at how many people were unaware of this, I didn't know it until well after I installed it (but within the 2 year window.) A plumber will charge you $150 to do it, but you can get a kit for $130 on Amazon and then in the future it is ~$30 per flush because the kit only comes with one bottle of flush fluid. Took about an hour with about 5 minutes of actual labor, the rest of the time was spent letting the pump cycle the fluid through the heater. If you want to borrow a kit, you can use mine as I will not need it for another 2 years 😉  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Ha! I just watched this video last week (even though I don't have a tankless...) Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Yeah, I like the tankless a LOT more than the old systems. Especially when you have guests or you are trying to take a shower while someone is trying to do laundry. Initially I thought they were maintenance free, then learned about the flushing procedure. I thought somehow it had escaped me and then just about everyone I have talked to in the past week was also unaware that there is regular maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarneytx Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Can't you just use a bucket, a pump, and a bottle of white vinegar, or a solution of citric acid? Seems tankless heater is like a big coffee machine, but instead of making coffee, you take a shower (or whatever.) Seems vinegar or a citric acid solution would be considerably cheaper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Pretty much. But a tankless water heater is not a $30 coffee pot, so, not being a plumber or an engineer, I opt for the safer solution. It's one thing to make your own Stan's sealant and risk being left high and dry on the trail, it's another to trash an expensive tankless heater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidingAgain Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) As a kid something like this (but older style) is what we had at home... Gas heater that heated the water as it passed through. Always seemed to give us the hot — really hot — water that a family of six needed. Edited November 12, 2019 by RidingAgain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 The subject preview for this stopped at "tankles" so I thought this thread was about those of us with hardware in our ankles (like cankles, but tankles= tank + ankles). Â I have a left tankle. I don't know about tankless water heaters, but my fairly expensive espresso machine warns against usual coffee cleaning methods and even against using water softener water for fear of actually eroding the metal in the boilers. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Anita must be otherwise occupied, so I'll have step in on this one. IT'S A TANKLESS JOB, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT!  💋 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 37 minutes ago, Chongo Loco said: Anita must be otherwise occupied, so I'll have step in on this one. IT'S A TANKLESS JOB, BUT SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO IT!  💋 I wouldn't have said that, it could get you into some hot water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridenfool Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Not all tankless water heaters are created equal. Consider the SioGreen. I have these in the house and in my van. It heats the water using Quartz Infrared that does not result in the deposits found in many other water heaters. Particularly other electric water heaters. These are electric rather than gas, so may not be a good fit for all applications. https://www.siogreenusa.com/ Good pricing on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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