I have a 125L solar water heater and at home and we are family of four. Often we faced this problem that 125L was not sufficient and we would realize at the time of bathing. So I was looking for a secondary source. So I decided to buy a instant water heater because storage water heater would need ~15 mins for heating and time is premium in the morning. I have used Racold and Usha Lexus storage water heater at my tenants’ places already and based on my experience I decided to go for Racold.
My Racold storage heater is running from past 10 yrs without a single problem till date. Even my plumber recommended the same brand. So when went to the shops to buy I noticed no one was selling Racold, everyone had only bajaj instant heater. Finally I found it in Tata star bazaar, and the sales guy told the Racold has very less margin, so its not popular among dealers.
Anyways I have installed Racold heater now and its working perfectly fine. Its very sleek design, auto cutoff features just like other brands. There is one more feature, the heater won’t switch on if the tap is not open, to prevent over heating. I found it very useful feature, its very much reqd for instant water heaters. One more point to be noted is that, in case of instant water heater unlike storage ones, you need to ensure tap is slightly open allowing small amt of water so as to allow the water to heat. Lesser you allow, more hotter will be the water.It will take atleast 5 mins to fill a bucket of water.Overall a good product that serves my purpose.I suggest prospective buyers to throughly analyze your need before deciding to go for instant water heater or storage water heater.