06-15-2013, 07:36 PM
I bought the cheapest water heater on Amazon Eccotemp L5... for 100 bucks shipped... Works great for us. Tho, I have had it for over a year. I guess I would be back to taking cold showers for a while if something happened to the unit. I thought about buying another for a backup, but I know people that have used them for over 3 years with no problems so...
I noticed that amazon is now charging 20 bucks more for this unit... I know that there are people @ makua market selling these and if I had a problem I would probably just ask them or call the 1800 number. There doesn't seem much to go wrong with these units. So it's not hard to troubleshoot them.
We are a family of 2 and with occasional guest from time to time so far so good!
I expect a few more years out of this.
The cool part is that we normally leave the setting on the coolest since Hawaiian Beaches water is heated up by solar in the street a few degrees already. That makes our 5 gallon tank last 3-4 months in the winter and up to 6 months in the summer. So, as far as I'm concerned this thing is super on efficiency.
another plus is it's very easy to hook up. I picked up a washer hose from home depot and a garden hose to garden hose adapter ... We leave ours on 24/7 we only turn off the gas when we're not using it. Can place it just about anywhere. Never had a problem with leaks. Later I plan to hard plum in CPVC a line from water out to a real shower valve and better shower head. That's on one of the to-do lists!
I noticed that amazon is now charging 20 bucks more for this unit... I know that there are people @ makua market selling these and if I had a problem I would probably just ask them or call the 1800 number. There doesn't seem much to go wrong with these units. So it's not hard to troubleshoot them.
We are a family of 2 and with occasional guest from time to time so far so good!
I expect a few more years out of this. The cool part is that we normally leave the setting on the coolest since Hawaiian Beaches water is heated up by solar in the street a few degrees already. That makes our 5 gallon tank last 3-4 months in the winter and up to 6 months in the summer. So, as far as I'm concerned this thing is super on efficiency.
another plus is it's very easy to hook up. I picked up a washer hose from home depot and a garden hose to garden hose adapter ... We leave ours on 24/7 we only turn off the gas when we're not using it. Can place it just about anywhere. Never had a problem with leaks. Later I plan to hard plum in CPVC a line from water out to a real shower valve and better shower head. That's on one of the to-do lists!