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Joined: Dec 2004
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Freak of Nature
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I have a 50 gallon electric water heater. Gas is not available unless I go with a bulk tank. Including my mom, there are six of us that live here. Well, six when my oldest is home from school but still, five with two being teenagers that can empty a tank. I thought about swapping it out with a 100 gallon tank but looking on line, they are extremely proud of those. Stupid proud. I also thought about adding a second 50 gallon tank. I’ve know one guy that did this a long time ago but I haven’t seen him in close to 30 years and wouldn’t k ow how to contact him to see how that worked out for him. Have any of you ever done this? If so, did it work well? Stupid idea? Other suggestions? (Other than putting a halve in to reduce their hot water)
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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10 point
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Tankless and be done with it.
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.. " putting a halve in " That would be me. 
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Booner
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Booner
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I have 5 in my house, went with a 85 gal Rheem marathon. Nothing is unlimited, but if everybody’s reasonable it does good.
I’ve been know to go outside and throw the 90 cutoff I installed when I put on whole house water filters. WHEN they camp out in there. It’s a process….
I’ve heard two 50’s is very good too. I didn’t want that complication.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Tankless and be done with it. Electric tankless is extremely inefficient is what I have been told. If I still had gas, I would.
Last edited by ford150man; 11/26/25 02:45 PM.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Booner
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Booner
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Everything woke turns to shucks
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Booner
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Booner
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For what it’s worth, wish I had gone with gas. And I could have….
Everything woke turns to shucks
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4 point
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I have 2 40 gal electric tanks tied together. It works well for us.
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Tankless and be done with it. This!!!!!!!!
Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!
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Booner
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Booner
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I can't imagine 2 tanked ones would be efficient either. Unless you got heat pump ones.
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I have 2 40 gal electric tanks tied together. It works well for us. I have two 50 gallons tied together. Used to be 5 people in the house, I just replaced them two years ago
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Why not get a propane tank and then install a propane tankless? I think you’ve said on here before that you wanted a whole house generator at some point down the road. 2 birds one stone.
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Why not get a propane tank and then install a propane tankless? I think you’ve said on here before that you wanted a whole house generator at some point down the road. 2 birds one stone. This is what I did. I don't like looking at a tank so I had them bury it. You can literally have hot water on for days if you wanted to and the gas lasts a long time cause you only use it on demand.
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I can't remember if that place had a propane tank or not. I don't think it did.
I'd drop a 500 gallon propane tank on the right of the house, run a line into the basement and add a propane tankless water heater.
Whatever the expense, it will pay for itself pretty quickly.
In fact, that's the absolute ONLY way I'd go.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
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Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I can't remember if that place had a propane tank or not. I don't think it did.
I'd drop a 500 gallon propane tank on the right of the house, run a line into the basement and add a propane tankless water heater.
Whatever the expense, it will pay for itself pretty quickly.
In fact, that's the absolute ONLY way I'd go. I’ve got one there just for the fireplace starter but it’s only 120 gallons
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Booner
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I replaced my one year-old 50 gallon yesterday with a 80 gallon tank. I also have a auto booster on it. We’ll see in the next few weeks if there’s a huge difference.
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