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Originally Posted by look 171
Steve,
Normally 3/4" is ok but I try to get it change it to 1" gas line just to be sure, depending how far away are you from the meter. Not having enough gas to the unit is the one mistake most plumbers make because many of them have not had a lot of experience with tankless heaters. They are use to insallation regular heaters. How are you doing with development? Are you still building and keeping busy?
Jeff
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Everything has slowed down considerably as you know - I had anticipated the market to peak in 04 so I tried my best to position for it, but was surprised to see extend as far as it did. It was very obvious in 06 observing your suppliers, subs, and mortgage agents that the market had peaked and the downfall was occurring. I do not expect a bottoming until 2012, but till then I would keep my eye out for opportunity.
Regarding the tankless, I use Noritz exclusively, from the advice of my long trusted plumbing sub who builds out 500 tract homes/year. They work very well and you cannot tell any difference from the delivery or speed compared to a tanked water heater, except you don't run out of hot water. It typically runs about $1200-2000 in new construction, depending on the amount of the expensive stainless vent pipes you require. Mounting the unit outside normally reduces the cost as you can vent it right at the unit. I might also mention I have two gas tankless heaters running in parallel supply a 25 unit rental without issues. The space savings from the elimination of the tank and vent shafts, the significant weight reduction of not having 1000-1200 lbs load down your structure, and the gas savings is very significant!