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 Installation Hints March 6, 2010
A. Wood (East Coast)
The installation directions arent great, but once tapping into the cold water line is figured out it was easy. Some hints - I took the heater to a plumbing store along with a drawing and pipe dimensions (inner or outer diameter) of the connections under my kitchen sink and the expert figured out all the required fittings for me costing about $25. You will likely need a two way valve to get cold water to the heater and the cold water faucet. I had to put in a GFCI connection under the sink since the cord is quite short (a couple of feet) and wouldnt reach a nearby outlet. Once I got it all connected and made sure I had no leaks (use teflon tape on the fittings and wrench them pretty tight but dont strip the threads) it is working like a charm. Beats heating 50 gallons since I only use the space as studio - I turned off the main water heater.
SAVE that H2O!!! February 24, 2010
Arnold Vollmoeller (Conway, SC USA)
When you have to wait for hot water and it seams like minutes....this point-of-use mini hot water tank is your answer.
excellent addition February 11, 2010
Patricia Jamison
An excellent addition to any home. If you are tired of chapped hands from cold water. They should be installed in every new home.
LOVE IT GREAT PRICE February 5, 2010
Carol A. Brunner (PITTSBURGH, PA, US)
THIS ITEM WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AND THE PRICE WAS GREAT, HOME DEPOT WANTED TWICE AS MUCH
 Two Fail in 2 & 3 years January 29, 2010
K. Mantey (Dallas Texas)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought two GL2.5 water heaters in 3/2006 & installed one for a master bedroom and the other for the kitchen sink w/a T to dishwasher. Very nice to have hot water fast. Otherwise have to wait for it to come from attic quite some distance. BUT the directions suggest CLEANING it out every year. This pretty much means uninstall it if in a tight location! Turn upside down to drain, descale element and REPLACE ANODE! Every YEAR! Have you ever done that with a water heater... and they last 10 yrs. no problem! Well here, I did not do that & the first started to fail in late 2007. The thermostat breaker would kick off & I would reset it. Then that stopped working and I ordered a replacement thermostat in 4/2008 from Grainger. That worked & then we had our main circuit breaker kicking off easy. I think it was shorting through the mineral deposits! Unknown to me at the time... Then the tank fails mid-2009. Soon in Fall 2009 the 2nd unit had a tank failure (fyi, it never had the breaker or thermostat trip first). Both units were a mess to clean up. Lucky we were home. These are not safe w/o access and the recommended pan. The pan should be deep and have a drain & water alarm. The yearly service MUST be done. Just not worth it so I put everything back the way it was originally. Why not use a better tank and design? How they are now is asking for trouble unless you are very good w/scheduled preventive maintenance.
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