My rental's tankless heater died, bought a tiny unit from Home Depot as a temp fix and now I'm keeping it
Two weeks ago the tankless unit in my rental condo off of Piedmont Park quit on a Friday night. I needed hot water for a tenant check-in on Saturday, so I grabbed one of those point-of-use tanks from Home Depot for around $180. I figured it would just get us through the weekend, but honestly it's been way more reliable than the old setup ever was. I'm still not sure if I should push the landlord to replace the big unit or just leave the little one in place, has anyone else dealt with a similar rental repair call?
$180 beats whatever the landlord was gonna charge you. If it's been working solid for two weeks, that's already longer than most tankless repairs hold up. Keep it and let them eat the cost on the old one.