Hot Water help!

[bcoke]

When I built shop ran a water line to it......Cold only for car washing etc.....now thinking of putting a sink in the garage this will only be a seasonal thing as water line comes up on outside of building and it is blown out for winter...Thinking a used SS sink I have with a drain to a drain to run off [daylight] gray water only.... can bring in cold no problem how to get hot {warm} water for mashups?? I plan to use an on demand electric water heater any thoughts?? my electric is free so far as I have solar panels and I run a credit with the electric company year round!Any brands better than another...110 or 220 please state you experience this will be used very little.........thanks Bobbycoke

 

[Cyberbear]

The easier simple way is to use a 120 volt unit with a small water reservoir, as these are usually cheaper for infrequent usage in their initial start up cost. The next step up could be the 220 volt on demand unit but the cost climbs dramatically, plus you need to run a 220 v. line if one is not handy. As I too seldom use hot water, I opted for the more economical unit and can always up grade if my needs change.

 

[bcoke]

Any brand better than another????? bobbycoke

 

[59 wagon man]

here in fla we use a lot of tankless electric heaters. a 110 v tankless is like spitting into the wind. 220 v tankless may work but it is entirely dependent on the incoming water temp. a tank type heater can gradually raise incoming water with a temp of 50 degrees to 120 if it sits in the tank long enough , the tankless might only raise that 50 degree water to 90 degrees at max flow . tankless heaters are judged by rise in degree of water temp not how hot. in fla we can use a small tankless the size of a phone book with 220 volts 60 amps and make enough hot water to run a faucet 24/7 and not run out of hot water but 2 or 3 faucets may not provide sufficient hot water

 

[Zeke]

Solar.

 

[theoldwizard1]

If you are strictly talking hand washing (no shower, no washing machine) and maybe fill some 5 gallon buckets, a 6-12 gallon electric is plenty adequate and not too expensive.

 

[jaysberman]

I have the small in line electric hot water heaters in my office building for just a bath room and they are fine.

 

[G_P]

Just get one of the small 2-3 gallon 120v point of use water heaters and mount it under or near the sink.
Put in a shutoff and turn it off when you're not using the shop.

 

[metalart]

I like the bosch ones.

 

[nadogail]

I have two of the small Bosch water heaters, found my best prices at Home Depot & Zorro.