A complete step-by-step guide to installing a Rinnai tankless gas condensing water heater. All the supplies needed are linked below. Check out my whole house filter video for how to keep scale from building up in your tankless unit here: https://youtu.be/fF-IwBtO4tE
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Condensing vs non-condensing units
01:42 What size unit do you need?
02:12 Parts you will need
06:55 Mounting the tankless
13:37 Running electrical
19:18 Cutting hole for exhaust pipe
24:05 Piping exhaust
33:32 Running water lines
45:45 Piping to the tankless
56:00 How to check expansion tank pressure and how to fill
58:20 Piping expansion tank
1:00:25 Piping condensate drain and neutralizer
1:08:06 Running and bleeding gas line to tankless
1:10:01 Purging water lines
1:12:18 Filling condensate trap in tankless
1:12:51 Setting up the tankless settings in the app
1:14:05 First startup
1:14:39 Filters to check in the tankless
1:15:32 Rebates and final thoughts
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