"Isnt this wattage being drawn from the actual transformer and not from the acutaly 120v source for the transformer?" No, the transformer is not an energy source, it just steps the voltage down from the 120V line voltage to the appropriate voltage for the landscape light system - maybe 12V, maybe 24v. It doesn't matter, in terms of power consumption, that the transformer stepped the power down to 12 volts because, as the voltage goes down, the amperage must go up to achieve the same wattage. It's still the wattage of the bulb that determines how much power is being consumed. It might help to know that Watts=Volts*Amps. 160W of 12V bulbs will be drawing 13.3 amps from the transformer. Notice that 12V X 13.3 Amps =160 Watts. In order to supply 13.3 amps at 12 volts, the transformer draws 1.33 Amps at 120 Volts; the line-voltage side of the transformer is working at ten times the voltage and one-tenth the amperage of the low-voltage side, but the wattage, 120V * 1.33 Amps, still works out to 160W. The particular voltage at which the load is applied really doesn't matter. Take a look at your electric bill. The units used to measure power consumption are Kilowatt-Hours, abbreviated kWh. This is the amount of power consumed by, for example, a 1000-watt light bulb if left on for one hour. Imagine that you left your 160 watts worth of low-voltage lights on all night - we'll call it 8 hours. 160 watts/1000 is 0.16 kilowatts. 0.16 kW X 8 hours = 1.28 kWh, which is what the power company bills you for. It might cost you fourteen cents for that night. If you'd had, instead, two 23w CFLs, you'd have used .046 kW X 8 hours = 0.368 kWh, for which you might pay about four cents.

dkm2000, what I did was first sign into my snapfish account and check for it to remember my password and not ask for it again (I can't remember the exact question they ask). Unlike photobucket where you can copy the actual picture into your post, from snapfish you can only link the photo albums you create. I start my post by putting in subject and message and then hit preview message. You have to hit preview message and then go down to the Optional Link URL and Name of the Link. Name the Link whatever you want, put your cursor in the Optional Link URL space, put this screen on hold and then go to your snapfish account home page, copy the URL and then paste it to your post in the Optional Link URL box. Shortened version in case you already know how to link, is to tell snapfish to let anyone in your account by not asking for a password and then linking the home page. I hope this helps. I'm not good at this stuff and have to struggle through it so I hope you don't need any further detailed information because chances are I won't be able to help. LOL

Of course. . CATastrophe! Or is there such a thing as a kittenastrophe? Sue

There's always going to be a wait while the cooled water in the hot pipe between the fixture and the heater runs out. How long the wait is depends on the diameter of the pipe and of course the distance. In addition, a tankless usually takes about 5 seconds to start serving up hot water. Once that passes, the wait time at any location would be the same. I'd think a tankless would work better for a top loader. They use so much more water than a front loader, the hot will be running longer for the fill-up. Those with a tankless can start the unit first by opening a hot faucet (anywhere in the house) just before starting the washing machine. Then the wait time and temp of the hot water going into the washing machine would be the same as with a tank heater. To a builder, the placement and capacity of water heaters is often driven by cost or appearance and not by function. There are so many other features in modern houses that are used simply because they're cheaper, never because they're better - slab construction instead of perimeter raised foundations, hvac ducts (or even equipment) in attics, and on and on. Some front loader washers and also dishwashers have internal heaters to warm water to the designated temperature for the cycle if the incoming water isn't hot enough - mine do.