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The best decision we made 24 years ago was our on-demand water heater. Our heater is a Rinnai and it has been wonderful since the day it was installed. The little heater does not have a water storage tank; it heats up water when we need to use it. At the time we built our house these devices were very hard to find. We paid $500 for the Rinnai and it is one of the best investments we ever made.Recently we replaced our incandescent light bulbs with energy-saving ones. They are all over the house and they do a fine job lighting our way.
Way back in 1983 when we built our house we wanted it to be energy efficient. It has thick insulation, south-facing windows, and skylights for air circulation and natural daylight. Our interior/exterior stairway has done its job circulating heat and air for all these years. Our electric bill runs, on average, $45 a month.
We built our house well before the “Not So Big” books were published. But I can go through the books today and say, “Yes, we did that, yes, check,” and feel so good.
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posted by Christine Thresh at 10:12 AM
4 Comments:
That type of water heater is going to be our next installation. We, too, built our house for passive solar. It's a great way to go.
Wow - you have made a difference!
would you believe that my town doesnt allow that type of water heater. It does not meet the code. Shamefull isnt it! My home is a small solid brick 1950's ranch. It has been a process bringing it into this era. new windows, restored wood floors etc. It does a very good job of keeping in the heat in winter and the cooler air in during the heat of summer. I would not change it for any of the newer mcmansions that are being built over the demolished sites of older homes like mine.
Hi Chistine,
That's the sort of water heater we had when we lived in Spain. It was called A flash heater there.We loved it.You never run out of hot water.It will be what we install when our present water heater dies.
Sheri
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