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Phantom · 09-13-11, 10:16 PM

Today I get a call from my better half saying that the basement has water all over it, turns out the water heater is leaking.

Now I need to look into getting a new heater I believe the current one is a 40gal I feel that that is larger than is needed but want to know what others suggest. The situation is two people live in the house the most hot water we will use is two showers in a row unless we have a guest (up to four showers). We need to insure that what is selected will not negatively impact resale value in the next 5-7 yrs. I have thought a little bit about adding hydronic heating later but that is not very likely right now.

The heater must be gas as that is what I want and have currently the first full month of gas cost ~$3 for heating water and cooking food plus doing 3 loads of laundry (gas drier).

What is size do you recommend?
I'm not sure if I want to go tankless or not.

09-13-11, 10:16 PM	#1
Phantom Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 101 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Need gas water heater Today I get a call from my better half saying that the basement has water all over it, turns out the water heater is leaking. Now I need to look into getting a new heater I believe the current one is a 40gal I feel that that is larger than is needed but want to know what others suggest. The situation is two people live in the house the most hot water we will use is two showers in a row unless we have a guest (up to four showers). We need to insure that what is selected will not negatively impact resale value in the next 5-7 yrs. I have thought a little bit about adding hydronic heating later but that is not very likely right now. The heater must be gas as that is what I want and have currently the first full month of gas cost ~$3 for heating water and cooking food plus doing 3 loads of laundry (gas drier). What is size do you recommend? I'm not sure if I want to go tankless or not.