grumpyoldman
Senior Cook
i just hope that i might help someone cut through some of the confusion about these things
When I lived in Denmark, I had one apartment that had a water heater near the sink in the kitchen It was called Geyser. It was small and wall mounted with no tank. It was a cheap way to have hot water. That apartment did not have a shower, just a WC and the only water was in the kitchen. Yes, it was an old building and built for working class tenants. I really don't understand why an instant on hot water is expensive, but I have heard that before about it in North America.
It was gas. It was at eye level. Noticing the gas flame come on when I turned on the hot water was what tipped me off to how the thing worked. I hadn't actually thought about it before that. I guess electric could heat the water as quickly as gas, once it gets going.It is whole-house tankless that is expensive. A small unit for one room is not that bad, if it is electric.
It was gas. It was at eye level. Noticing the gas flame come on when I turned on the hot water was what tipped me off to how the thing worked. I hadn't actually thought about it before that. I guess electric could heat the water as quickly as gas, once it gets going.
They were a cheap way of upgrading an old cold water apartment in Europe. I don't know if they still make anything like that. Seems to me like they should.I wasn't even aware that small gas units were available. Large electric units are pretty expensive to operate.
Nothing was blocking it. It just had not heated sufficiently to let the hot air rise as the cold air was weighing it down. Once the pipe rose above freezing, it started to draw fine.
We had needed to clean the chimney anyway, so already got a chimney sweep to come by just to double check.