Tankless Water Heaters 2

George R Pittell said...

To Peter Amato

It should be evident to readers of my posting how little I know about installing Tankless Water Heaters or I might add any other type. That is why my posting is asking questions to which we need answers to our concern of fire risks. My concern is simply based on the presentation by the Chief Plumbing Inspector Joe Kajak and Bob Carr who I belief is the Chief Electrical Inspector, that they delivered on 2/9/10. I would liked for you to have been there to present your position so that the rest of us could see how the differences could be settled.

We are going to have a new Maintenance Committee Chairman. Let me go out on a limb and suggest there be another meeting where you and they can make your case and answer questions. Or, perhaps it could be arranged for you along with persons from C.V. who have knowledge of this issue to go to Mr Carr or someone he might designate were he not available.

In your posting you state “there is sufficient electrical power in C.V. W. Palm Beach to install 44amp Tankless Water Heaters provided wires are upgraded to #6 and the breaker changed to 50amps”. You further state how the Planning Department would issue permits for 44amp Tankless Water Heaters. Again I am asking is that all that is required for the needed extensive rewiring?

Certainly I cannot dispute the process you describe in obtaining a permit. What is of concern is to determine that Tankless Water Heaters already installed were done under permit and in accordance with any applicable Codes. Another thing I do not know is how many Tankless Water Heaters have been installed in the village to date by yourself or any one else. If any have been installed by you, it would be a great help for you to present copies or other evidence of the applicable codes, plans and permits for each installation.

As you might imagine this would go a long way to alleviating our concern of a risk of fire.
GRP