• _stranger_@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Yeah, a tankless pulls down power like an EV, and since conversion to heat is 100% efficient (loss in the pipes on the way to your shower notwithstanding) you actually need that power to heat up the water at the speed a tankless sends it through. That’s why the gas ones work better, hydrocarbons store a shitload of energy.