01-20-2006, 09:58 AM
I might add that flash heaters are much more convenient too, especially if you are on bottled gas. If you run out of propane with a tank type heater, you have to get down on all fours to light it, then wait an hour or 2 while it heats up. With a Paloma type, you get hot water in a couple minutes, and you're not keeping 40 gallons of water hot at all times. They also last much longer than a tank heater, I replaced mine last year, it was over 20 years old.