I just installed an AEG x-slim series 3.5kw water heater costing about 7K + about 1K for the stainless water line, 20A breaker and double insulated wires. Damn, that 4.5kw was not availalbe (200php difference lol) but I was itching to do something for the bathroom. Took about 2 hours to complete.
So far so good. We only need 60% of the rotary knob and it is already piping hot. I attached the output to the rain shower. 🙂
Next project: multipoint for the bathtub and I think I will go panasonic this time.
Did you hire an electrician to do the electrical job?
And why stainless steel water line?
just DIY. no ground yet but will do so in the near future. i do all the electrical works at the house by myself. 🙂
sorry, that should have been stainless hose connecter, similar to the connector for the shower head
just DIY. no ground yet but will do so in the near future. i do all the electrical works at the house by myself. 🙂
sorry, that should have been stainless hose connecter, similar to the connector for the shower head
Are you an electrician? I mean if your are, then I probably wont try it myself hahahah. You have the training, I dont.
nope. im an accountant. hahaha. just a handyman who loves buying tools. lol
when we built the house, i reckon it is best if Im the one to connect the wires to the breakers then to the outlets. if you have the basic understanding of electricity, then that should not be a problem with readings on the best practices of house wiring. i reckon, if im the one doing it then it will be really secure (wire size, properly screwed terminals, etc.). i have about 24 breakers in my 1 floor house. haha. my only regret is that i was using 1/2 conduits instead of 3/4 or 1 and i skimped on having the ground wire wired to the outlets (i had it terminated at the breaker for future use)
In my limited experience, tank water heaters tend to give time from when they leak slightly to when they leak a lot. A new water heater might fail before the old one would have failed. New ones, I think, have electronics which does not generally fail gradually. Your current water heater might be good for another 15 years.
I would flush the water heater and maybe replace the anode.
That Phoenix Light Duty has a stainless steel tank.
If you get a new water heater and it is not on the bottom floor that is being serviced, it should be installed with a vacuum breaker.
I am not a pro.
Nowadays, most people prefer to install tankless water heaters. In my opinion, brands don't matter a lot in this regard; you should only focus on output capacity, energy efficiency and the power source. As I am energy conscious, that's why I prefer the electric power sourced ones because they consume less energy and venting is not required. Rheem and Rinnai are good brands. However, here you can read detailed reviews of the ratified tankless water heaters https://bestazy.com/best-tankless-water-heater/ . EcoSmart and SioGreen also claim environment-friendly water heaters.
Hi all. I’m new here and noticed that this thread has been idle for awhile. Decided to post hoping to get some inputs.
I recently just finished contruction of a new house. Im using a Panasonic multipoint heater, the 8kw model. I was gonna use it for the main bathroom but since the powder room is located just back to back with the main bathroom, I decided to include it in the hot water line as well. The heater is placed in the powder room and supplies hot water to the sink, then from there it goes to the bathroom sink (just on the other side of the wall) and then to the shower. So basically 3 outlets for one heater. The heater works fine in the powder room and the shower but for some reason it doesn’t turn on when I ONLY use the bathroom sink. Oddly, if I open the bathroom sink together with either the shower or the powder room faucet at the same time, the heater turns on. It’s only when I use the bathroom sink alone that the heater doesn’t turn on.
What could be the problem? They’re all sharing the same hot water line and the distance is not far, just right next to each other. Could it be the bathroom faucet itself that’s possibly restricting water? Water pressure is fine and everything is still practically brand new so I really can’t figure out where the problem lies. Hoping someone might be able to help. TIA!
