The reason for me to have a gas heater is to have hot water when the power goes out. Does this unit still work during a power outage? Can I get a batt
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Hello, I agree with the other folks that have provided answers. The electrical demand, taken from the spec sheet are Normal,42 watts, Standby 2 watts, and the Anti frost protection, 146 watts. This is fairly small load and could easily be taken care of with an inverter/ marine battery set up. A generator could be utilized also.
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My two Rinnai tankless hot water heaters require electricity to ignite the LPG which fuels the heating of the water. Therefore, I have had a generator installed to provide the necessary electricity if and when I incur an electrical power outage. So far I have not experienced a power outage. I am told that the Rinnais will need to be "reset" whenever a power outage occurs. Once reset, the opening of a hot water faucet will signal the Rinnai to use electricity to ignite the LPG and heat the water. I do not know if rhe Rinnai can be connected to a battery which will provide the needed electricity. Contact Rinnai or an experienced installer in re the battery question. My two Rinnai tankless hot water heaters require electricity to ignite the LPG which fuels the heating of the water. Therefore, I have had a generator installed to provide the necessary electricity if and when I incur an electrical power outage. So far I have not experienced a power outage. I am told that the Rinnais will need to be "reset" whenever a power outage occurs. Once reset, the opening of a hot water faucet will signal the Rinnai to use electricity to ignite the LPG and heat the water. I do not know if rhe Rinnai can be connected to a battery which will provide the... » Read More My two Rinnai tankless hot water heaters require electricity to ignite the LPG which fuels the heating of the water. Therefore, I have had a generator installed to provide the necessary electricity if and when I incur an electrical power outage. So far I have not experienced a power outage. I am told that the Rinnais will need to be "reset" whenever a power outage occurs. Once reset, the opening of a hot water faucet will signal the Rinnai to use electricity to ignite the LPG and heat the water. I do not know if rhe Rinnai can be connected to a battery which will provide the needed electricity. Contact Rinnai or an experienced installer in re the battery question. « Show Less
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This unit works awesome! However, it operates on 110 VAC. Because it have a low wattage draw it may be possible to rig a 12 VDC battery to an AC power inverter. Even better would be two 12 VDC batts in parallel with an inverter and solar panel to keep them charged during an extended power outage.
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I have a gas line connected to my heater... by the way I love it. Works great. If I had to guess - it depends on how often you will use it and at what level. but I would image a large tank - so you won't run out.
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Yes, When you turn the hot water on it triggers the Ignighter to light the gas, It is powered by 2 D batteries and the burners start to heat the water.
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Without a doubt. We have a large family and since its hot water on demand we never run out. As far as we can tell the unit has never run at full power anyhow.
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If there is an interruption of gas for any reason the thermocoupler will shut off the supply of gas to the pilot. The pilot will go out. For the gas to flow again, you must set the control knob to the pilot setting, depress the knob and light the pilot. Without the control knob deprressed, the gas will not flow. So the answer to your question is yes.
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Hi Carol: I would say that you would have to turn the heater back on but I'm not sure because I have not been in a power outage since I have owned it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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The only power supply comes from the heater/AC unit. There are no user-replacable batteries in this unit. If power is lost, the unit's memory chip holds the stored setting until power is restored.
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electrical power outage, YES. End of the world situation and gas lines are shut off.. then no
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If you mean does it start up again if you blow a circuit breaker, the answer is yes. According to the manual if it overheats and the safety shut off shuts her down it states you need a service center or probably just an electrician to reset the overheat sensor as its located inside the unit. Great heater, though. I go out at night at 11p and set it on 1 1/2bon low and I come home at 7am and my house is 62 degrees while its like 37 outside. I'll update after I get my next electric bill since buying and using the units
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I don't see why not. It is a small heater element that goes into the drain hole and the thermostat is taped to the side of the hot water tank. It has an on/off switch that needs to be placed where it is accessible and needs to be plugged in. We got it for an old camper that was given to us and the heater was in pieces. Works nicely and much cheaper than a new gas heater.
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I have the electric pressure washer and it works just fine. Don't know about gas.
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Does not require battery backup. Works only on power that is delivered to the heater.If power goes down to your heating, then battery backup would not do any good anyway.Works very well in this manner.
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This is a great heater. We haven't had a power outage this winter - so am unable to answer your question. However, I'm sure it would restart automatically & keep its setting. A good question for the manufacturer.
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We are very happy with this water heater. When first installed we had a major storm and the water got into the unit and it stopped working. We had it fixed and built a cover for it--no problems since. It saves us about 30.00 dollars a month with our gas bill.
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It must be connected to a natural gas line (pipe). If you don't have natural gas where you live, this unit is not for you. If you do have natural gas, it does operate without electricity so is good if you lose electricity.
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My water heater was older and only had propane. Now it has electric and gas, I can dual run them but most of the time I use electric now. Which woks well! It takes more time to heat the water shower it is easer than moving the gas tanks all of the time, and relighting the pilot light every time I went to camp. Hope this helps you. I totally recomend the unit.
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In the event of a power outage all you need is a 500VA computer battery backup unit connected to your tankless heater. Keep in mind that the power draw on the unit is only to ignite the flame, it will last for multiple days during a power outage.