Well, our two large brand new water heaters were installed, as well as a recirculation pump to distribute hot water rapidly throughout the house. This was a big decision and there were lots of disagreements over the advantages of tankless water heaters versus the traditional tanked. Our builders wanted tankless, but our plumber and plumbing fixture dealer recommended against them. The tankless are about $1500 each versus $400 or so for the traditional ones, so cost was a factor. The final decision was made by a good friend and just-retired plumber who told us that he had been installing tankless for years and they were always needing maintenance. He said the mother boards go out frequently and they don't last because it is the same principle as computers - though we were told they would be more economical over their life span, he said that was not the case because they never actually "lived" long.
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