Pete C. wrote:
> Steve Freides wrote:
>>
>> Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>
>>> My instant hot water at the sink
>>> is plumbed to the cold water line as that's the one with the filter.
>>
>> That's what we'd do. We have an R/O filter with its own tap at the
>> kitchen sink - all the business for it is in the basement on the wall
>> right underneath.
>>
>> We've considered instant hot water in one form or another for years
>> but our plumber says it's not ready for prime time even now, in his
>> opinion. He recommends it for places like a vacation house but not
>> for a primary residence.
>
> You're confusing two different things:
>
> 1. Instant hot water dispensers that are typically installed at a sink
> and provide ~180F water for drinks and the like.
>
> 2. Tankless hot water heaters (gas or electric) that have no storage
> capacity and heat regular ~120F domestic hot water only when there is
> demand.
>
> Completely different things.

Yes, I realize, different but somehow related because they're both
"instant hot water heaters."

-S-