Rinnai R98LSi Natural Gas Indoor Tankless Water Heater, 9.8 GPM

Monday, April 2, 2012

Product Details

Item Weight: 50 pounds

Shipping Weight: 61.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

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ASIN: B0042AN6JG

Item model number: R98LSi-N

By : Rinnai
Price : $1,122.48
You Save : $492.52 (30%)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
For indoor installation. Need greater hot water volume?The R98LSi offers our highest maximum output of 9.8 gallons per minute (GPM) of hot water, making it the perfect solution for large-sized residential homes and commercial applications. Whether alone or in combination with multiple units, the R98LSi is your high output source for endless hot water.
Rinnai Tankless Indoor Water Heater Natural GasSKU: R98LSINGImages may not reflect the actual product delivered and should be used only as a general guide. Dimensions, colors/finishes, design, and style may vary.

Technical Details

Commercial-grade Heat Exchanger for Residential and Commercial Applications

Comes standard with MC-91-1US Digital Controller with Error Code Indicator

EZConnect (connects two units together)

Pre-set at 120-Degrees F

Meets California and Texas NOx Emissions Standards

Rinnai R98LSi Natural Gas Indoor Tankless Water Heater, 9.8 GPM

Customer Reviews

Recently, just bought this Rinnai R98LSi Natural Gas Tankless Water heater Indoor unit... it's perfect for my family and my size house...we have 3 bathrooms..... this unit is ideal for a house with 2 to 3 bathrooms...I've kept the temp setting on this unit at 115 F degrees. It has built-in remote ; temp control panel. We now get continuous and simultaneous hot water supply in all 3 bathrooms, all sinks, and appliances.... for kids 115 F could be too hot, so you may want to mix a little cold water during showers as lower temp setting takes a few minutes longer for hot water to flow thru the tap...
although it is dubbed as "instant" water heater but keep in mind that sitting cold water in the pipes would still need to be pushed out before hot water flows... so you may need to waste a little water as you would normally let go during winters ....idea is that you want continuous hot water in multiple bathrooms if simultaneously people are taking showers in all bathrooms at the same time ...and you never run out of hot water with this R98Li model.... at 115 degrees setting the hot water comes thru relatively fast but it's really hot....at 110 degree setting, hot water takes a bit longer to come thru which would mean more cold water run-off the tap = more waste of cold water...so I left the setting at 115 degrees on my unit.... the temp setting increment on this unit is 5 degrees... 110, 115, 120, etc... max is 120 setting... sure to burn the skin at 120 ....minimum setting is 98 degrees....so make sure to check what temp you can tolerate...
unit is heavy... about 65 pounds in weight.... installation is pretty easy but make sure to get it installed only by skilled and experienced laborer.... all skills are needed for this unit....that is, plumbing, electrical, and natural gas.... this unit has electrical ignition for natural gas to trigger the pilot when tap is turned on inside the house.... so electrical outlet near by is needed.... venting must be done to the exterior of the house.... plumbing needed to re-direct the water into and out of unit.... natural gas line needed to re-direct natural gas to the unit etc. etc.....so installation is not cheap but well worth the expense for continuous hot water supply and never run low of hot water.... my kids and my wife are happy with continuous hot water flowing thru and now they can take longer showers....
this unit's price is not bad here on Amazon...paid just about $1K here on Amazon.... with free super saving shipping ; no sales tax.... that's $70 savings on sales tax alone here in Georgia..... with Federal ($300 credit) ; State ($100) tax credits + Rinnai manufacturer's ($100) rebate (available at Rinnai website)... my net cost on this unit will be $500.... additionally, I spent about $200 on additional materials such as water pipes, water valves, natural gas line kit, gas valve, electrical switch, electrical wiring, venting materials, etc. etc.
everything combined with labor+materials, this project cost me less than $1500 and it took about 4 to 5 hours to install this unit + about 2 hours or so at home depot ; lowes trip to find needed materials. So, it pretty much took up my whole day to get this unit installed. So I say, Overall, we are very happy with this Rinnai 98LSi Natural Gas Tankless Water heater.
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