I am currently in the process of closing on my first house. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch, but I need to start planning for the reptile room, as they will need to be moved first and foremost, and I would like to set everything up the right way first.
So I got a 4 bedroom house with the intent of combining 2 of the bedrooms into one large reptile room. I've forgotten the measurements exactly, but I think with both rooms combined, it'd be around 11' x 22' maybe?
Creating that means I'll be removing a wall. I also want to bring in water and waste lines. Luckily, the water heater is directly above those bedrooms, that makes water lines really easy to bring in. And they share a wall with the laundry room and master bath, I'll tie into those for the waste line.
Though this thread will probably be a progress thread, I will be throwing out some questions.
The first question in my mind is has anyone used a tankless heater like this? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rheem-Pe...X-13/300800566
I'm thinking I could have the water line coming into the room run through that, so if I cycle the water on my snapping turtle / caiman tanks (every few days), they're at the right temperature. That will remove the need for in tank heaters.
I'm also wondering about climate controlling just this room to ~78-80. But I haven't delved into that much yet, and what the repercussions would be across the entire house. Maybe insulating the inside walls? A window unit? Not sure.
Thanks for reading!
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