Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 4 x 15 inches ; 20 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 33.2 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: B00388M4B4
- Item model number: FVI-12-NG
By : Eccotemp Systems
List Price :
Price : $269.00
You Save : $30.00 (10%)
Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Eccotemp FVI12-NG tankless water heater is a natural gas 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 FVI2 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.
Forced Vent Indoor Tankless Water Heater Practical and Affordable This tank is for indoor installation, high efficiency, tankless water heating system designed for small to medium hot water production where you need more than one hot water application at the same time. The water heater is perfect for vacation cabins, cottages, and smaller homes. Sleek modern design Delivers up to 3.4 gallons per minute of piping hot water Power ventilation for safety, efficiency and venting options Tested-Safe Electronic ignition system 74,000 BTU Digital temperature display Fully independent gas and water controls Precise temperature and water flow adjustment Weighs only 20 pounds Unit Dimensions are 15"x24"x4" Stainless vent kit included Uses gas only when hot water is on. Requires standard household 120 volt electric outlet The water sizes are 1/2 NPT. The gas is also 1/2" NPT. UL listed cord LPG 2 year warranty Ships Quickly
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-NG High Capacity Gas Tankless Water Heater
Customer Reviews
This small unit was perfect for my two bedroom one bath house. The issue is this; if you have single handle faucets, when tempering the hot water the blend valve reduces hot water flow while introducing cold water to the stream. The water heater senses the reduction in flow and shuts off, giving the bather a dose of cold water. Using the controls on the water heater to reduce gas flow and temperature setting allows the user to set the hot water temperature to about 110 degrees. This allows you to set the water valve on your single lever faucet to full hot and leave it there for the duration. The other solution, which I plan to implement as soon as finances allow, is to replace the single handle faucets with two-handle, two-valve faucets. Other than this little bit of behavior modification the unit works great!
Well, despite having to call the city inspector to get an ok to install it (the plumber didn't want to because this unit doesn't have an ANSI or some other certification) and then convincing the plumber that this was a good idea- I'm pretty happy.
I had a 30 gal water heater blow up in my office basement. After the flood subsided- I realized two things- we don't need to heat that much water- nor do we need to store it. We only have three hand sinks.
having been to Europe many times- I've been familiar with on-demand water heaters- and this seemed like a great price/performance solution.
But- here is where things got tricky- can't vent it up the chimney- and the wall where it needed to be was too close to ground level.
So instead of mounting it near the manablock- we had to mount it 25' away.
We now have to clear the lines before we get hot water- and they are a lot longer than they used to be.
But the real killer- was that it requires 2.5" stainless steel flue pipe- which no plumbing supply has.
We had to go to a muffler shop - and pay for an entire stick of 10' stainless pipe- in a much heavier gauge than what the manufacturer supplied- just for 2 pieces that added up to 18"- plus getting the pipe expanded- total bill was $100 extra for that. Had to use some flue pipe high temperature putty to seal the pipe- because the unions couldn't be made to fit in the direction of flow with the muffler tubing.
If anyone needs some stainless- I have extra, unfortunately.
The old hot water heater was 3 feet from the manablock- so we had almost instant hot water- now it takes a bit for the water to clear the system- but, once it does it's a plenty warm enough and we don't run out.
The unit is quiet- looks nice on the wall, and I'm sure I'm saving a ton on natural gas.
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