Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 4 x 15 inches ; 20 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 32.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
- ASIN: B002Y0K6AI
- Item model number: FVI-12-LP
By : Eccotemp Systems
Price : $269.00
You Save : $30.00 (10%)
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Eccotemp FVI12-LP tankless water heater is a liquid propane fired, forced vent, 3.4 GPM indoor tankless water heater designed for small to medium hot water production where you need more than one hot water application at the same time. The Eccotemp FVI12-LP tankless water heater is perfect for vacation cabins, cottages, and smaller homes. The unit comes with a horizontal stainless steel vent kit, ready to install. The 110 volt UL listed power cord powers the internal exhaust fan and digital display. It only pulls about 2 watts idol and 10 watts during operation, making it ideal when energy conservation is paramount. The unit has a water pressure activated (40 PSI minimum ) electronic ignition. Eccotemp has become the brand people trust with 24/7 technical support available toll free at 866-356-1992.
Clean, compact and feature - packed. Energy - efficient Eccotemp Power - vent Tankless Water Heater saves you BIG BUCKS! Hot water is one of those little modern accessories that makes life worth living. And here's the next step in its evolution! This Tankless Heater is the model of efficiency, only using energy when you actually turn on the hot water. 74,000 BTU LP gas burner lets it deliver 3 gallons of piping hot water per minute, instantly and continuously. Perfect for vacation cabins and smaller homes. Go with the flow: Safe, electronic ignition system; For indoor installation, with power ventilation for safety and efficiency. Stainless vent kit included; Digital thermostat and temperature display for easy setting; Precise temperature and water-flow adjustment with independent controls; Uses gas only when hot water is on... you're not paying for it to sit for weeks at a time; Sleek modern design... it's just 15 x 24 x 4", weighs only 20 lbs. Plugs into standard 120V electric outlet with UL-listed cord.; A smart, affordable and "greener" option for that precious hot water! Get it now! Eccotemp Power-vent Tankless Water Heater
Technical Details
- True 1/2" NPT fittings
- Sleek modern design
- Power ventilation for safety and efficiency
- 74,500 BTU's
- Digital temperature display with fully independent gas and water controls
Eccotemp FVI-12-LP High Capacity Propane Tankless Water Heater
Customer Reviews
I purchased this water heater for my 1 BR efficiency apt. which has a shower, bath vanity and kitchen sink. It replaced a 50 gal. electric water heater which was costing me a FORTUNE in electric bills! After removing the elec. WH and replacing it with the FVI 12, my utility bill has decreased by over 91% including the propane gas used to heat the water! The only problem I had was the fact that my shower has a cut-off valve which I use while I'm soaping up. When I turned the valve back on to rinse off, after a few seconds I'd get a blast of cold water since the FVI 12 only supplies hot water when flow is detected. After some thought and ingenuity, I decided to install a "point of use" 110v water heater at the output side of the FVI 12 (G.E. Model GE02P06SAG 2.5 gal 6 yr 1440 watt 120 volt plug in point of use water heater); I hooked up the output of the FVI 12 to the input (cold) side of the 110v heater and the output (hot) to my hot water line that I disconnected from the FVI 12...Problem Solved! This increased my electric bill a bit...94 cents a month! I can live with that in addition to the fact that I have a steady stream of hot water at all times!
If you have a cabin, efficiency apt. or a relatively small 1 or 2 BR house, BUY THIS WATER HEATER It will save you THOUSANDS of dollars over the years.
As long as nothing goes wrong with this unit, you'll love it. If it fails for some reason, you'll just get the runaround from customer service, and all that love will disappear. This water heater had some great features compared to the Bosch it replaced, and it worked well for a few months. Then it sprung a pinhole water leak in the heat exchanger tubing. The leak was right on the bend in the tubing, a natural weak spot, and appears to just be where the water pressure wore away at it until it broke. My husband removed the unit so we could at least restore cold water flow until we could get a replacement. I e-mailed the customer service address in the manual to ask how you go about a warantee exchange. They replied by e-mail that I would need to call them, because they had questions. My husband called customer service. Their brilliant analysis was that the unit had to have frozen from cold air coming down the vent on a 31 degree night. Really? Inside the warm house? Come on! If that is the case, what is going to happen to the unit on the other end of the house when we get to the actual cold weather, below zero? I guess we get to look forward to some major water damage. They couldn't stand by their warantee, because it just had to be our fault that their product failed, but, hey, they will kindly sell us a replacement at a discount. What kind of warantee is that!?! Buy at your own risk- maybe it will work great and you'll have no problems. But if you have a problem, the warantee isn't going to apply, and you'll be stuck with buying a replacement.
Update: We never were able to get this company to back their warantee, and got tired of arguing with them. We ended up having the pinhole repaired, and that lasted about a month. Then, a new pinhole leak started in another place in the tubing. Water sprayed all over the electronic connections, ruining them as well. We've had it with this piece of junk, and won't be repairing it again just to wait for the next leak. Do not waste your money on this product!
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