As for tankless water heaters, mentioned them to my Master Plumber. He went on for 20 minutes with the abbreviated version of how much they suck. They cost more than a regular water heater and are no more efficient and when they break, and apparently the way they are built they are prone to break in a shorter time than a regular water heater, they are very expensive to fix because not many people know how to fix them.
He said optimally, you'd install a full sized water heater if you want point of source heat. Cheaper all the way around but of course, would take up more space.
This is the gist. He went on and on about time in Europe where they all use them only because they don't have the space, yada yada and they all suck there too.
If you'd like his dissertation, I will happily refer you to him. (Of course, he's a fantastic plumber and the only guy I'd trust with any plumbing of mine after he's been working miracles for my house and my clients for years.)
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