 Great little heater |
| Review Date: February 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: orangejulio, Portland, OR USA |
| This is our 2nd Ariston heater - the first is a 4 gallon under the kitchen sink. We got this one to sit in our basement bathroom and feed it, the main floor bathroom sink and a future 1/2 bath on the 2nd floor. It just makes so much sense to keep a small amount of hot water ready to use right near the fixture. That way you don't have to waste a bunch of water if you need hot water. These seem very well insulated, so I think that the standby losses are negligible. Our main heater is a gas tankless, and these really help improve the performance for intermittent uses such as washing hands or dishes. I just put this inline with the tankless, so that it can "smooth" out our hot water. The tankless works best for steady uses, such as showers and filling a dishwasher. Adding one of these Aristons gives you the best of all worlds. |
AWESOME!
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| Review Date: September 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: JON IN L.A., West Hollywood, CA |
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UPDATE JUNE 17, 2010 - BOTH CONTINUE TO WORK GREAT. EXCEEDED MY OWN EXPECTATION.
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I've purchased 2 of these for two different purposes. Both are GREAT! Easy to install (I am boarder-line incompetent when it comes to plumbing and even I was able to do this with only a couple trips to the local hardware store).
The quality does not seem all the great ... but for the price and so far (one I've had and used for almost 2 months, the other almost a month) they work fine and there are no problems.
FACTUALLY: It does seem to take a good half hour or more to heat up and re-heat once the hot water is used. It would not in any way be useful as a tank-less water heater since only lukewarm water at best comes out as the tank reheats. Also, I live in Southern California and it is the middle of summer. I don't know how long it will take and it's performance either during the winter when tap water is usually colder or what would happen in colder climates with near freezing water coming into the tank.
NOTE: CHECK THE DIMENSIONS CAREFULLY. THE SIX (6) GALLON SIZE IS PRETTY BIG AND ALTHOUGH I DID NOT WANT TO ACTUALLY PLACE UNDER A SINK/VANITY, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD FIT UNDER ANY OF MY AVERAGE/ORDINARY SINKS OR VANITIES.
USES:
1. In an extra bathroom with no hot water, it provides enough for a quick but good shower.
2. For a pet bathtub with no access to hot water, it make a GREAT warm bath for my now VERY HAPPY DOG! |
RV Replacement
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| Review Date: September 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Thure, Montana, USA |
| I used this for a replacement water heater in my travel trailer. I did not fit in the origianal space, so I installed it in the closet space and connected it with the original plumbing with plastic hose. You have to be plugged in to use it, but other than that it works great and at a cost of about 2/5th of what an RV water heater would cost. |
easy set up
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| Review Date: July 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: stuck in Tx, |
| Bought a place that had no hot water to one bathroom on the far end of the house, and needed something quick and easy so the kids could have warm showers. Looked everywhere, and this Ariston 6 gal turned out to be the best bet. It's just enough heat, without running new power lines or new plumbing. (Probably not great for cold weather climate showers or long soaks, though.) Was easy to install and it's been about a month with no problems so far. |
Good point of use Hotwater heater
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| Review Date: February 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Deloris D. Kilb, |
| Works very well for an exta point of use water heater for a sink, shower or washing machine. |
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