Scratch Ranch, EcoSmart Inc loves this video! We are going to add it to our 'Real Life Installs and Reviews' playlist. Thank you for a thorough video! Awesome job!
I have an Ecosmart electric tankless water heater with a whole house water filter.I did not check the heating elements until 3 years later and to my surprise no sediment buildup.The best tankless water heater in my opinion.
I can't wait for u guys to finish ur build and start the ranch... It's always very good to see someone Start from scratch ...great work guys.. Keep posting more
I have the same tankless water tank. If you have hard water in your area you may have to clean out the tank at least once per year using a tankless water heater service valve kit. If you don't clean out the tank it will void the warranty
I’m attempting to relocate one of these and the instructions say “you just maintain 24” clearance from all combustibles.” Is your unit not too close to that corner?
You'll want to put the electronic water conditioner on the cold water pipe before it enters the water heater. Otherwise, the scale will build up and you'll either have to flush or replace the heating element, which would not be good.
@@FromScratchRanch they do fail, but all plumbing will eventually fail over time. I’d just keep an eye on them and run your hand along the joints to check for leaks at least once a year. They also make a verity of water leak detection devices that are simple and cheap that can tell you if you have a problem at any point..some just sound an alarm like a smoke detector and the higher end ones will shut off the water supply and send you a text and email to let you know.
What is the incoming water temperature in the winter time? How hot is the shower? I am looking at a similar type of install situation (water demand situation) - 1 br apartment (1 shower, bathsink, kitchen sink, small dishwasher, washer/dryer - will not be used at the same time) on 100 AMP panel. How has it worked with other things running like lights and tv etc?? if someone taking a shower?
60 degrees or so. We have endless hot showers ever time. The barndominium is 2 bed, 1.5 bath, washer/dryer, kitchen sink, and dishwasher just like your situation. We have a 100 amp panel and it is plenty for all that. If you are worried about simultaneous hot water draws, then you can always size up so you get more Gallons Per Minute. As far as power goes, we have not had any problems with showering, having the tv going, and all the lights on, and everything else plugged in and running. The 80 amp requirement for the heater is max and typically the hot water heater will not draw even close to that. If there are times where there is too much draw, then your lights might flicker at moments of over draw, but other than that, it should work fine. The only issue we discovered was with running a bath. The bath draw at wide open, is typically around 8 GPM and the heater cannot handle that, so on the rare occasion there is a bath draw, we just need to make sure to fill it up slower to get the GPM down to around 3 GPM. Hopefully that helps. Thanks for watching.
Much better to use gas. When the electricity goes out you have no hot water. Some make their own electricity using the water flow to power a turbine. That one is best. You can also install a small battery and inverter to run the system and better yet a solar panel for power. I taught my wife how to switch it on and off so she can shower on a cold morning with an outage.
I had my electricians do that so wasn't able to catch that on video. I may do a follow up on this video later where I can go over the electrical requirements and hook up as part of it. Thanks for watching.
Just curious why I need those? It seems to be working fine without. I am not a plumber so I want to make sure I did this right. The only thing I can think of is with running a bath since that flows at around 8 GPM which exceeds the 3 GPM limit of the heater ability to heat the water. On the very rare occasion a bath is drawn, we just partially opened the valve and filled the tub slower. I do have a pressure regulator though by the main shut off, if that is what you are talking about. Thanks for watching.
Pressure reducer is needed only, according to Ecosmart, the pressure is over 150 psi on the lines, which I'm fairly certain it's not. And a hammer arrestor is used in copper and other water piping that doesn't have any give to it. CPVC perhaps, but PEX virtually eliminates that problem.
Sense NO ONE is showing how to wire the damn thing I guess it must work wtihout electricity or maybe I should have asked how to plumb the damn thing then I would have gotten videos showing how to wire it.
It has been operational now for over a year and so far it has worked very well. No issues. It may not be the best water heater available, but for our specific use case, it serves its purpose.
