Water heater choices
New water heater installation is going into a first floor 175sq’ utilitly room.
Sealed combustion with outside air is necessary, and because of the nature of my off-grid electrical system the heater can’t have an electric requirement. Also, only lp is available.
A.O. Smith’s gdv40 and 50lp meet the requirements. Bradford-White has a model as well, but it isn’t currently available anywhere I can find, and costs a bit more than the A.O. Smith models.
I’ve searched extensively and can’t find any other heater out there that suits my needs/stays within my budget.
Does anyone know of any other unit that I might be missing which could work for my situation?
Thank you, Daniel
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Rinnai makes a tankless water heater that works with propane, but it also requires 120 AC connection. FWIW, these things appear to be much cheaper than tanked units.
I didn't mention that a tank unit will allow me to utilize excess solar.
You can combine tank and tankless water heaters in some cases, with the tankless heater firing up when the tank runs out (gets below a set temperature). That might be a good way to use your excess solar and only run on LP when you have to.
Bill