Hot Water Heat source for sink and shower

[Cutch]

I need to heat water for my shop sink and and for the bathroom sink and shower in my garage.

This is for only occassional use (washing hands etc) and an economical source is probably best as my wife is the original Jewish Scottish Princess

The area is easily accessible for electric water tank and the garage also has natural gas (for the boiler in floor heating) but it is on the far end of the garage away from the wash area.

Looking for all ideas.

 

[PAToyota]

Sounds like a perfect application for one of the tankless water heaters - that way you're only heating water when you use it, not keeping it heated all the time.

 

[MyDomain]

^ I agree 100%. Use gas so you do not need such a large electric service. I would recommend http://www.noritz.com/n063.html. If you need any more info contact me, I work for a distributor.

Just read that you have a boiler for the radiant. You might want to look into an indirect domestic tank such as a http://www.amtrol.com/boilermate.htm . You could run a priority zone off of your boiler through this. MIGHT be less expensive than the tankless.

 

[BEECHFRONT]

i have a paloma tankless for garage works great, installation is pretty easy with the vent kits, mine takes up very little room and vents right outside the wall of the garage

 

[BEECHFRONT]

if you get one get a decent one like , norwitz, takagi, paloma, bosch

watch out for the cheap generic brands on ebay

 

[Cutch]

. MIGHT be less expensive than the tankless.

Already have a tankless wife and she is plenty expensive...no matter what i do for her she seldom tanks me

I'll look into the tankless heaters

 

[JohnHenrys48]

my wife is the original Jewish Scottish Princess

Just let her read this thread...you'll be in plenty of hot water. LOL...

I second or third or whatever it's up to the tankless heater...

 

[Willy Victor]

Already have a tankless wife and she is plenty expensive...no matter what i do for her she seldom tanks me

I'll look into the tankless heaters

Ian do you hear the thunder, it's your wife whacking you upside the head. Do you hear the ocean, now she's doing the other side.

Willy