Added "on demand" water heater
Having only the six gallon water heater our family of five could not get the showers we all like so I added a tankless on demand heater. Some members of this forum gave me some input on this and "psu...
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I thought I would post an update on this mod. Two years later and I made a couple of changes after some trial and error. The unit would shut off now and then but restart if we shut off the water from the shower and restarted.
I changed the full hookup water connection to a "Y" type connector and ran a separate supply line to the heater directly with no pressure regulator. I had read that low flow could be shutting the unit down. The shut down problem still persisted.
After much trial and error and research I found that if I bypass the water temp sensor by connecting the white wires together the heater will not shut down. Now the mod works flawlessly. If anyone has any questions on how to bypass the sensor I will be glad to share ... it is simple.
I changed the full hookup water connection to a "Y" type connector and ran a separate supply line to the heater directly with no pressure regulator. I had read that low flow could be shutting the unit down. The shut down problem still persisted.
After much trial and error and research I found that if I bypass the water temp sensor by connecting the white wires together the heater will not shut down. Now the mod works flawlessly. If anyone has any questions on how to bypass the sensor I will be glad to share ... it is simple.
