Conor Crowley wrote:

The owner of scuba diving school once commented to me on how
astounded he was regarding cost savings after replacing his water
heater with small, individual, point-of-use water heaters in his
shower stalls. For some reason this has always stuck with me, and now
I noticed the following attractive item in the local h/w sto
http://insinkerator.com/pdf/hc1100.PDF

I'm interested in getting some feedback on what the 'gotchas' might be
installing this on cruising sailboat. I suspect 190°F is probably
scalding, but using both the hot and cold together is probably good
enough for hand washing. In terms of power consumption, I contacted
the company and received the response below:


In general, heating anything with electricity on a cruising boat is a
losing proposition. Looking at the numbers, I agree with those that say
it's a 750 watt element and you'll have to make up a pretty serious deficit.

You'll get more bang for the buck with the usual tank.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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