Are you wondering if a tankless water heater is right for you?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tankless Water Heaters or Demand Water Heaters, simply heat water as you use it. They do not store heated water. The main purpose for a tankless water heater is to avoid the cost of maintaining the temperature of the hot water being stored in your regular water heater when you’re not using it. This requires continually reheating the water as the water temperature inside the tank continually drops.
The tankless hot water heater, on the other hand, only heats the water you are using. When your usage stops, the unit shuts off and doesn’t run again until you require more hot water.
Electric tankless heaters can be installed for point of use. In other words, you may want to install a sink in the garage and wish to have hot water there. The electric unit can be installed under the sink in the garage.
This eliminates having to run a “hot” water pipe to the garage from the house or having to install a regular tank type water heater in the garage. Cold water simply runs through the tankless heater and into the sink as you require it.
There are basically two energy supplies for tankless heaters: Electric and Gas.
Electric tankless heaters have the following advantages:
They require less space than gas heaters.
They require no flue.
They can be installed at specific points or use throughout the house for faster hot water supply.
Gas tankless heaters have two main advantages:
They are slightly more efficient than electric .
They will work during a power outage.
Many Tankless Water Heaters have a life expectancy of more than 20 years. They also have replaceable parts that extend their life by many more years. Conventional water heaters generally last 10 – 15 years
If your home uses 40 to 80 gallons of hot water daily, Tankless Water Heaters can be 10% – 30% more energy efficient than conventional storage tank water heaters.
The tankless hot water heater, on the other hand, only heats the water you are using. When your usage stops, the unit shuts off and doesn’t run again until you require more hot water.
Electric tankless heaters can be installed for point of use. In other words, you may want to install a sink in the garage and wish to have hot water there. The electric unit can be installed under the sink in the garage.
This eliminates having to run a “hot” water pipe to the garage from the house or having to install a regular tank type water heater in the garage. Cold water simply runs through the tankless heater and into the sink as you require it.
There are basically two energy supplies for tankless heaters: Electric and Gas.
Electric tankless heaters have the following advantages:
They require less space than gas heaters.
They require no flue.
They can be installed at specific points or use throughout the house for faster hot water supply.
Gas tankless heaters have two main advantages:
They are slightly more efficient than electric .
They will work during a power outage.
Many Tankless Water Heaters have a life expectancy of more than 20 years. They also have replaceable parts that extend their life by many more years. Conventional water heaters generally last 10 – 15 years
If your home uses 40 to 80 gallons of hot water daily, Tankless Water Heaters can be 10% – 30% more energy efficient than conventional storage tank water heaters.
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