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Amtrol Hot Water Maker: Keep Rolling the Dice?
CTYankee
Member Posts: 9
My Amtrol Hot Water Maker (Mod. WH-7P) has been in service for around 34 years and it is still going strong. Not wanting to push my luck too far, I am thinking about replacing it before the inevitable happens. Questions:
1. Replace with another Amtrol? I am impressed with the longevity of this product, and this let me to searching for an Amtrol replacement. I was surprised to see mixed reviews with quite a few folks complaining about leaks in the first few years of service. Should I consider Amtrol as a replacement and if so, what model would be best?
2. If Amtrol is not a good choice, what Brand/Model would you recommend?
FWIW: this tank has its own circulator and runs independently of the boiler, which has a triple acting aqua stat. I plan on connecting the new tank to my Taco relay and selecting the DHW priority mode.
1. Replace with another Amtrol? I am impressed with the longevity of this product, and this let me to searching for an Amtrol replacement. I was surprised to see mixed reviews with quite a few folks complaining about leaks in the first few years of service. Should I consider Amtrol as a replacement and if so, what model would be best?
2. If Amtrol is not a good choice, what Brand/Model would you recommend?
FWIW: this tank has its own circulator and runs independently of the boiler, which has a triple acting aqua stat. I plan on connecting the new tank to my Taco relay and selecting the DHW priority mode.
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Comments
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There are a lot of good brands. Some use stainless steel tans as well. A lot depends on your water quality. if you have good luck with Amtrol you could use one again. Amtrol was one of the first manufacturers to make in directs I believe.
Reading reviews most people only do reviews when they have had a problem. You don't here about the good ones.
If it was me I would wait until the old one quits. It might run 10 more years as long as you are still getting good HW.
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The only problem I ever had with those as far as the tank goes, was a restaurant with bad water hammer, and two where the control quit, and it way overheated.
However,I have had a lot of them where the digital control failed. The old school manual dial was a lot more reliable.
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There have been so many of these installed. ( Arguably more than so many others combined. )
You are bound to get negative or mixed reviews about this product.0
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