I'm looking something to supplement my water heater, since it cannot fill my bath tub up with hot water. Would this be a good product for the task?
1826942
No sir. It will not serve your purpose well. Used my stick four or five times and it burnt out. But the real problem is that it takes a long time to heat water. I figure it raised 10 gallons at about 10° per hour.
1826943
You will need to get an 'on demand' heater and some plumbing. I have used mine hundreds of times and it still works, but it was not meant for more than 5-10 gallons, and a severe hazard sticking this in your tub anyway.
1826944
It would be fine but bear in mind the ceramic element is fragile. I'd go with the Allied Precision The Premier Line 742G Bucket Water Heater which costs less and won't break. The only advantage I know of would be this will operate in shallower conditions- guessing 2 versus 6 inches water depth minimum. gfci must!
1826945
Yes, it can do the task, but it will take about 2 hours. I am currently using this to take baths due to my hot water heater not working. I cannot fill up the tub, though. I run about one fourth of tub water(it's cold,of course) and I use a big metal (aluminum) pot to heat the water hot. Then I pour the hot water into the tub -and refill the pot with the water in tub repeatedly-when hot pour in tub-scoop out more tub water, when hot..Eventually, the water will get very warm-It takes about 2 hours. It Does the job, but requires patience.
1826946
No sir. It will not serve your purpose well. Used my stick four or five times and it burnt out. But the real problem is that it takes a long time to heat water. I figure it raised 10 gallons at about 10 per hour.
595048
I am wondering if one of these is enough to work in a small hot tub? I am looking for a hot tub that is around 250 gallons. 1. Would I need to use 2 of these or is one sufficient? and 2. would I use it all the time or periodically?
1880848
That's a lot of water...not sure, it might burn out the element before the water got hot, but probably would keep it from freezing. Maybe having 2-3 would work. Would a hot water heater work better for your needs? Sorry
2147661
For a short shower it will do fine by itself. If you plumb it to your other hot water heater it will certainly shorten the time it takes fore you to get hot water to your shower as well and you can take longer showers or a bath. I use it as a pre-warmer for a small on-demand heater and it works well for that. I have another one in the kitchen for dishes and could not be happier.
879244
Assuming you are trying to reduce the heat loss from the water heater, this would not be a good choice. This product works well as a reflector of heat from a radiator, but has limited value as an insulator. There are products made specifically to slow the heat loss from hot water heaters. For help see http://energy.gov/energysaver/projects/savings-project-insulate-your-water-heater-tank
1471894
My guess is that because the pressure is less than in home plumbing, this would work. It might be hard to wrap it tightly around small flexible tubing. This needs to be stretched and wrapped tightly.
1163041
For safety reasons, this would be ill advised. No only is it electrical, it can heat the water excessively. Under no circumstance would I use it for the bathtub, while I was in it.
1022759
It would take quite some time to fill a tub with this spout. It is designed for a sink.
972156
Yes - mine is used to warm the outside pipes of my Ranai water heater. I then wrapped with insulation and tape. It has worked well this Winter.
1149012
I believe so. NEVER ENTER THE BATH WATER WITH THE HEATER PLUGGED IN! How long the water will stay warm depends upon the ambient room temperature of the area around the tub.
111574
I don't believe the WaterBob would work properly without having a bath tub or comparable structure to support it. There just isn't anything in the unit to brace it or support the weight of 100 gallons of water.
1440781
I would suggest this is a question for the manufacturer. I use mine for a water heater.
408558
I don't have any first hand experience but for the small price it would appear to worth trying. It has worked great on my bath tub where it obviously is subjected to hot water.
505270
I got this to soften our water and filter chlorine. I've been very happy with it so far. I think Allen M. Dean's answer is more complete, and Joseph Culotta's suggestion is good because you should make sure the filter will fit your bathtub faucet.
1629320
Yes, if you have the power available it would work very well. It has a sensor to check incoming water temp and a selection knob to set the target output temperature. Mine tends to run hot but it stays consistent with higher or lower flows of water which wasn't the case with other brand units I've had in the past which would scald if the flow was too slow. Should be great for a shower.
2195471
I doubt it. The volume probably isn't high enough and the way the pressure system is rigged for auto cutoff it probably wouldn't stay lit without the matching hose and nozzle. I'm a pretty big tinkerer and if I thought there was a relatively easy way to do that is be using this thing for all kinds of stuff. The same company does make "house" water heaters that work much the same. Got to remember this is a shower not really a water heater.
133815
We have ours set up outside as a shower and separate bath tub. My wife takes a relaxing bath EVERY night and, believe me, if it did not provide the temperature and volume of water she needs I would hear about it. We are both very satisfied with the product. . Slightly over a month into this new system and at 2 showers and 1 bath per day we used one tank 15lb tank of propane.