Navien Tankless Hot Water heater - pros/cons/other brands?

Here’s my repsonse to numerous questions about tankless water heaters which was picked up by several trade sources around the country and is a part of the archive on the popular HeatingHelp.com website.

http://www.heatinghelp.com/article/352/Water-Heaters/27/Tankless-water-heaters

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in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 8 months ago

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realestate | 13 years and 8 months ago

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Our contractor is recommending a Navien tankless hot water heater for our 3 story brownstone (legal 2 family). Further, I believe he recommends installing in laundry closet on top floor (I guess to save space in cellar should we finish that someday). Has anyone had experience with this heater? Pros/cons? How is noise? Should we consider other brand? It’s about $1500 more than the standard hot water heater and is apparently more energy efficient so it should pay for itself but I want to be sure it works well!

jockdeboeraia | 13 years and 8 months ago

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I put a Paloma in my house and spec them for the clients that are not too worried about the up front cost. Mine is about 5 years old, is not very loud and works great.