It says 9GPM with a 30 degree temperature rise. Our groundwater is pretty warm at 60 degrees, can I really only get 9.4 GPM of 90 degree water?
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You can get that much if your appliances can draw it - which they probably can't. Showerheads, by law, cannot draw more than 2.5gpm, faucets draw around 2gpm and most appliances draw far less than that. Drawing 9.4gpm would usually require running 5+ things at once. The one exception being 'garden' or jetted tubs, which can draw nearly 9gpm to fill quickly.
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Yes.Mixed with water, 50% is rated -34 degrees F, and 70% is rated -84 degrees F
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Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an above-ground pool. It was a definite success. Good luck with your decision. Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an... » Read More Unfortunately, I am from New Hampshire so I would not be the best one to answer this particular question. I don't see the temperature issue being a major one, other than the water would become quite warm, but that would happen with even in-ground pools in your part of the country. You might have to use a little more in the way of chemicals and have to "top off" the water every few days due to evaporation (but that would also keep the pool water cooler). In any event, we bought our intex easy set pool for $200 and for that money, we felt it was worth the experiment of trying an above-ground pool. It was a definite success. Good luck with your decision. « Show Less
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I am seeing a maximum of approximately 50*f rise in temperature above the incoming water. My incoming water is 58* and and I get to about 108*f with the temperature dial all the way to high and with the water slowed to its minimum. This little heater works great.
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Depends on your cold water temperature. My well water is 60 degree year round and when set to 120 the maximum flow was about 5 gal/min, which is good for 2 showers. If you live in Miami or Houston where ground water is warm (70) then it can support 3 showers otherwise it's comfortable with 2. The specs are 180,000 BTU/hr and efficiency 80%. From my calculation my unit performs close to specs. It doesn't have enough capacity to run a shower and fill a tub at the same time. If 2 showers are running and someone opens a faucet, hot water pressure drops significantly. For your 4 bed 3 bath I'd recommend installing 2 unit 150,000 BTU/hr each or go with a jumbo 300,000 unit. Depends on your cold water temperature. My well water is 60 degree year round and when set to 120 the maximum flow was about 5 gal/min, which is good for 2 showers. If you live in Miami or Houston where ground water is warm (70) then it can support 3 showers otherwise it's comfortable with 2. The specs are 180,000 BTU/hr and efficiency 80%. From my calculation my unit performs close to specs. It doesn't have enough capacity to run a shower and fill a tub at the same time. If 2 showers are running and someone opens a faucet, hot water pressure drops significantly. For your 4 bed 3 bath I'd... » Read More Depends on your cold water temperature. My well water is 60 degree year round and when set to 120 the maximum flow was about 5 gal/min, which is good for 2 showers. If you live in Miami or Houston where ground water is warm (70) then it can support 3 showers otherwise it's comfortable with 2. The specs are 180,000 BTU/hr and efficiency 80%. From my calculation my unit performs close to specs. It doesn't have enough capacity to run a shower and fill a tub at the same time. If 2 showers are running and someone opens a faucet, hot water pressure drops significantly. For your 4 bed 3 bath I'd recommend installing 2 unit 150,000 BTU/hr each or go with a jumbo 300,000 unit. « Show Less
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I don't think so. Heats water about 40 degrees above incoming temp. Warm but not hot.
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Unfortunately, we are not able to provide a GPH estimate, as there are too many variables involved (water pressure and flow rate, system configuration, hose length, and so on). Sorry!
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it's not the water flow that you adjust .it's is the max water temperature that you adjust !
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From the research I have done, yes. Being installed in the kitchen of my North Florida home, water inlet temp here bottoms out at 67F; yours should be higher making it more effective. This is good for 2.5 points of use (sinks) so should be good but have not actually operated mine yet until the end of the week when kitchen remodel complete. Pay attention to circuit breaker/ wire gauge requirements; they are different than a tank system.
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Assuming you have everything hooked up correctly, at 3.5 GPM, the MAX TEMP will be NO MORE THAN 55 degrees ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INCOMING WATER. For example, if the incoming water temp is 50 degrees in the winter, then the max winter temp will be 105. In the summer, when the incoming water is 65 degrees, the max summer temp will be 120 degrees. This is the way ALL demand heaters work. Be SURE to check the TEMPERATURE RISE specification on ANY demand heater to know what it is truly capable of. If the TEMP RISE is specified at 3GPM, and you try to set it higher, it may CUT BACK THE FLOW RATE to achieve the higher temp, but it will NEVER exceed the TEMP RISE spec. Assuming you have everything hooked up correctly, at 3.5 GPM, the MAX TEMP will be NO MORE THAN 55 degrees ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INCOMING WATER. For example, if the incoming water temp is 50 degrees in the winter, then the max winter temp will be 105. In the summer, when the incoming water is 65 degrees, the max summer temp will be 120 degrees. This is the way ALL demand heaters work. Be SURE to check the TEMPERATURE RISE specification on ANY demand heater to know what it is truly capable of. If the TEMP RISE is specified at 3GPM, and you try to set it higher, it may CUT BACK THE... » Read More Assuming you have everything hooked up correctly, at 3.5 GPM, the MAX TEMP will be NO MORE THAN 55 degrees ABOVE THE TEMPERATURE OF THE INCOMING WATER. For example, if the incoming water temp is 50 degrees in the winter, then the max winter temp will be 105. In the summer, when the incoming water is 65 degrees, the max summer temp will be 120 degrees. This is the way ALL demand heaters work. Be SURE to check the TEMPERATURE RISE specification on ANY demand heater to know what it is truly capable of. If the TEMP RISE is specified at 3GPM, and you try to set it higher, it may CUT BACK THE FLOW RATE to achieve the higher temp, but it will NEVER exceed the TEMP RISE spec. « Show Less
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Hi there, it go's up 60 degrees, I modified mine and got it to go up almost 90 degrees
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It is hard to tell since we have solar heat as well. But, I believe you could expect 10 degrees and it saves a lot on adding water.
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If you're getting 116F you are an extremely lucky individual. Mine might reach 100 on a warm day. I don't really undersand your question, but if you increase the flow of water throught the device, your effective temperature will be reduced.
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I really can't answer but I have mine installed as a recirculating line and whatever the house pressure is how many G.P.M. you get.
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The water flow will remain the same, the temperature rise will decrease with increased flow. This unit is good for 2 gpm which should be good enough for two showers. I have mine hooked up for one shower and one kitchen connection.
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I have a half filled turtle tank. I bought this a few days ago. My digital thermostat is at opposite end of the tank. Yesterday I noticed it rose to 82 degrees. The water was pretty warm to my hand. This may have something to do with the heat lamps being on as well. I now monitor the thermostat regularly and turn the water heater off periodically.
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When you turn it on, it will show the last setting you used and proceed to heat to that temp... eg. if you take one of the presets and adjust a couple of degrees via the +/_ buttons to 97 degrees, that's what will be still set next time. You can't set temp any lower than 60 degrees though (or 140F). To get water to 115 degrees, you have to just watch it and remove the kettle when the display shows that temp.