Tankless vs 2 water heaters

[Courtney Murphy]

Hello,

We purchased our first STR and the water heater is not adequate for the amount of people who will be staying in the house all at once. Also it is at the end of its life expectancy. It is a 5 bedroom 2 level house built in 1881. Should we go tankless or get 2 water heaters? We have tankless in our vacation home and it takes FOREVER to heat up unless we increase the heat and then possibly risk someone burning themselves.

Thank you!

[Carolyn Fuller]

I LOVE the tankless system we have. It is the only system that allows me to wash my very long hair without running out of hot water ever. 

It takes 1 to 2 minutes to heat up on the 2nd floor in a 3 level 1868 New England home - gutted and remodeled in 2010. 

Tankless systems are about pressure and distance from the source. So the 1st floor sinks & shower heat up in 1 minute, the 2nd floor sinks and shower 1 - 2 minutes and the 3rd floor non-utilitarian but very pretty waterfall faucet 3 - 5 minutes (no pressure, very far from source). 

I'm thinking there is something wrong with your tankless system or the water pressure.