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I would be very reluctant to do another tankless. Besides the space savings--which was the main reason I had one installed--I have been disappointed. As another poster commented, the required gas pressure is considerable. My contractor was not a tankless expert, and the gas piping is inadequate. I've had experts look at the setup, and they want $1000s to redress it. Also, the tankless we installed (Bosch) "crashes" frequently. Meaning, if you're in the shower, and the water heater decides the inputs are unfavorable, it will shut itself off.

Finally, in my local phonebook, you can find dozens of companies that will replace or install a standard water heater. Finding tankless expertise (and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, not the middle of nowhere), has been nearly impossible.