The Advantages of Tankless Water Heaters

Purchasing a tankless water heater can have many benefits. Knowing whether you need one or not requires at least a basic understanding of how the traditional water heater works. Water is filled and stored into a tank that is constantly kept at a certain temperature for when the need arrives to use hot water. When you're not using hot water, it still takes energy to keep this stored water at the pre-set temperature and this process is called standby heat loss. Not only is this wasted energy, this will also make your electric or gas bill more expensive without you ever knowing the difference. Using a tankless water heater will reduce your water heating bill by about 20% and it will eliminate the standby heat loss process completely since no water is being stored. This will ensure that you get fresh, unlimited, hot water instantly when you turn the tap.

Tankless heaters come in different types such as point-of-use and whole-house heaters. Your needs and the size of your house will determine which system you want to use. The point-of-use heaters are electric models that come smaller sized, ready to heat water for one or two outlets like your bathroom or kitchen sink. These are effective in helping reduce your water bill since lag time is reduced. The whole-house heaters are typically either propane or natural gas models that are more expensive but they are much more efficient since they can operate several outlets like your two bathrooms and your kitchen. Although the upfront cost can be more than the traditional water heaters, they will last anywhere between 10-20 years. That can be double the life span of a regular water heater.

When it comes to space comparisons they are significantly smaller. With options of being able to be installed under sinks, in closets and even mounted on walls. More benefits of tankless heaters is that flooding due to burst tanks will never happen and the electric model doesn't produce any greenhouse gases. Energy efficient equipment is quickly gaining popularity and since water heating can be responsible for about 20% of your energy bill, you'll be saving money.

Are you looking to install a new tankless water heater in your Trinity home? Call Roman Plumbing at (727) 858-3412 and get started today!