Cheval Tankless Water Heater: Endless Hot Water for Golf-Community Estates, Without the 14-Grain Heat Exchanger Risk
Cheval is a gated 1990s and early 2000s golf-community build in ZIP 33558 with Cheval West, The Estates of Cheval, and Cheval Polo Club neighborhoods. Most homes are 4 to 6 bath estates with high-end original tank water heaters now reaching end of life, and the deep well systems on many Cheval lots run 12 to 15 grains of hardness. That hardness level scales a tankless heat exchanger in 12 to 18 months without softening, but with a proper Rheem Preferred series softener pre-tankless, the 15-to-20-year ROI math is excellent for these larger homes. Multi-unit Rheem Performance Plus tankless setups handle the simultaneous-shower demand of 4-bath estates better than any 75-gallon tank ever could. FREE in-home estimate. FREE diagnosis on every visit.
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What Makes Cheval Tankless Water Heater Different
Hard Well Water and Mandatory Softening Pre-Tankless
Cheval homes on private well systems run 12 to 15 grains of hardness which is hard to very hard. Without softening, that level scales a tankless heat exchanger in 12 to 18 months and triggers E10 or E11 ignition errors on Rheem units. We recommend a Rheem Preferred series softener (or equivalent) pre-tankless on every Cheval well-fed install, and we run an annual descale flush as part of the Home Therapy Club. Skip the softener and the 12-year heat exchanger warranty effectively becomes a 4-year warranty in real terms.
Pre-tankless softener requirement included in scope on every well install.
Multi-Unit Tankless for 4-to-6 Bath Estates
The Estates of Cheval and Cheval Polo Club homes often have 4 to 6 baths with simultaneous high-demand mornings. A single Rheem Performance Plus 9.5-GPM tankless handles up to 2 showers plus a kitchen sink. For 4-plus bath estates with the master plus 2 secondary baths running simultaneously, we install a multi-unit setup (2 or even 3 tankless units in parallel) that delivers 19 to 28 GPM continuous flow. This is genuinely endless hot water for the entire family at once, which no tank water heater can match.
Multi-unit configuration assessed in every Cheval estimate.
TECO Peoples Gas Line BTU Sizing for Multi-Unit
Cheval has TECO Peoples Gas service across the main subdivisions. A single 9.5-GPM tankless draws 199,000 BTU. A 2-unit setup draws 398,000 BTU peak which requires a 1 inch supply line and an upsized meter. We coordinate with TECO Peoples Gas on any meter upsize and quote the gas line work in the FREE estimate. Newer 2000s-era estates frequently have adequate supply already from prior multi-furnace installs.
Gas line BTU and meter sizing verified in every multi-unit estimate.
What Tankless Water Heater Customers Say
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Hard Well Water: The Make-or-Break Cost Item in Cheval Tankless Installs
The single biggest variable in Cheval tankless install cost is the softener. Without a pre-tankless softener on the 12-to-15-grain well supply, the tankless heat exchanger scales in 12 to 18 months and the 12-year heat exchanger warranty is void. The right Rheem whole-home softener runs $1,829 to $2,677 installed in Cheval, depending on flow rate, regeneration timing needs, and brine tank sizing. We treat this as mandatory scope on every Cheval well-fed install, not optional. The combined investment is the gas tankless ($3,158 to $5,010) plus a Rheem softener ($1,829 to $2,677), and the softener protects the heat exchanger and its warranty coverage.
Want the full Cheval tankless-plus-softener picture? Call (813) 343-2212 for a FREE in-home assessment. We will measure your well-water hardness, size the softener, and quote everything together.
Cheval Tankless Water Heater Pricing
All projects include a FREE in-home estimate and FREE diagnosis on existing equipment. Rheem is our Premium line; Navien (gas) and Stiebel Eltron (electric) are our Elite line.
Rheem Gas Tankless (Premium)
From $3,158
- Rheem Performance Plus (non-condensing) or Performance Platinum (condensing), $3,158 to $4,371
- 7 to 9.5 GPM, natural gas or propane
- 12-year heat exchanger and 5-year parts warranty from Rheem
- 2-year Home Therapist labor warranty
- Isolation valves included for easy yearly descaling
- We pull the permit; the permit fee is billed separately
Navien Gas Tankless (Elite)
Up to $5,010
- Navien NPE condensing, 10.1 to 11.1 GPM, from $3,935
- NPE-A2 models add a built-in recirculation pump, $4,150 to $5,010
- 5-year heat exchanger and 3-year parts warranty from Navien
- 2-year Home Therapist labor warranty
- Isolation valves and flushing kit included
- We pull the permit; the permit fee is billed separately
Rheem Electric Tankless (Premium)
From $1,369
- Rheem Performance electric, 8 to 36 kW, $1,369 to $2,260
- Up to about 7 GPM on the 36 kW model
- 5-year heat exchanger and 1-year parts warranty from Rheem
- 1-year Home Therapist labor warranty
- We check your breaker panel size at the FREE estimate
Stiebel Eltron Electric Tankless (Elite)
Up to $3,075
- Stiebel Eltron Tempra Plus, 12 to 36 kW, from $2,107
- Up to about 7 GPM on the 36 kW model
- 7-year heat exchanger and 3-year parts warranty from Stiebel Eltron
- 2-year Home Therapist labor warranty
- We check your breaker panel size at the FREE estimate
Financing available with $0 down for qualifying applicants. Florida's HEAR rebate (up to $1,750 on heat pump water heaters for income-qualified Cheval homeowners) is not open yet.
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Licensed CFC1431159 (Plumbing) | CAC1819196 (HVAC) | Serving Cheval since 2017