DJWashCo
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Hello all. New here, and starting myself off in this industry so please don't kill me if this is a stupid question.
I am in the process of leasing a 5 bay self serve car wash on the east coast (Delaware), where our winters are decently mild. The car wash used to have an oil fueled boiler, however it is non-functional and was removed when the wash was shut down. The wash has floor heat, but there is a leak under one of the bays and I will not be utilizing it. Since there is no gas service to the car wash (and no natural gas in the area), I will be getting a propane tank installed.
When trying to figure out what I need to get for a water heater, I am trying to figure out what my utilization needs will be, and what all will be using it. Since I am basically starting with a shell of a place, I have a lot of things I'm working to prioritize and this is one of the things that I am wondering if I need to put as a priority or if it is something that I can add later on in the season prior to winter. I'd like to go tankless, but am confused as to if a 199KBTU Rheem like Kleen Rite is selling would be sufficient alone (or if I would need to supplement with a tank, or if a tankless is even my best bet)?
Especially given that I will be trying to control propane usage, I am hoping someone might have some advice for me.
I am in the process of leasing a 5 bay self serve car wash on the east coast (Delaware), where our winters are decently mild. The car wash used to have an oil fueled boiler, however it is non-functional and was removed when the wash was shut down. The wash has floor heat, but there is a leak under one of the bays and I will not be utilizing it. Since there is no gas service to the car wash (and no natural gas in the area), I will be getting a propane tank installed.
When trying to figure out what I need to get for a water heater, I am trying to figure out what my utilization needs will be, and what all will be using it. Since I am basically starting with a shell of a place, I have a lot of things I'm working to prioritize and this is one of the things that I am wondering if I need to put as a priority or if it is something that I can add later on in the season prior to winter. I'd like to go tankless, but am confused as to if a 199KBTU Rheem like Kleen Rite is selling would be sufficient alone (or if I would need to supplement with a tank, or if a tankless is even my best bet)?
Especially given that I will be trying to control propane usage, I am hoping someone might have some advice for me.