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Your Endless Supply of Hot Water Which Saves Energy And Money

A Tankless Water Heater produces an endless supply of hot water for your home. Their compact design leaves space for a water softener or additional storage. This "use it as you need it" water-heating technology reduces your home's energy consumption and lowers your energy bill.

Tankless water heaters rapidly heat your water the moment you need it. The hot water then travels to your faucet or appliance. The tankless water heater produces an endless supply of hot water to your bathtub, shower, dishwasher, or clothes washing machine by quickly heating the water supply flowing to them. Because there is a limit to how much water can pass through the system at a time, it is important that you organize your hot water tasks one after another. The tankless water heater is not as effective when more than two tasks are drawing from it at one time.

A conventional water heater is significantly less efficient for at least two reasons: one, its technology uses energy to heat and re-heat a tank of standing, stored water to maintain an available supply of hot water; and two, due to heat constantly radiating from the tank, the unit has to use more energy to cycle on and off. These problems don't exist with a tankless water heater.

Tankless water heaters are energy efficient because they consume only enough energy to heat the water you actually use, as it flows from your home's water supply. A conventional water heater supplies hot water from a preheated storage tank.

Tankless water heaters use no energy until hot water is needed. Energy is used constantly by storage tank water heaters to heat and reheat stored water Storage tank water heaters draw from preheated water stored insidethe tank. Tankless water heaters instantly heat your water as it flows through the unit, and only use energy when you use hot water. A recovery stage is part of tank water heater technology. To replace the hot water supply, the 30 to 100-plus gallon tank is filled with cold water that is then heated to the preset temperature.

Tankless water heater technology has no recovery stage because hot water is never stored -
your water supply is heated as you need it.

Tankless water heaters have an energy cost advantage over conventional tank water heaters whether your home uses natural gas, LP gas, or electricity to heat your water. Select from the fuel options above to see the corresponding tankless user's annual cost of operation and long-term savings.

Tankless water heaters have an operational life span of 15 to 25 years and all the major components are recyclable. When a conventional water heater is replaced, typically the old unit must be taken to a refuse dump. A tankless water heater is clearly a more environmentally friendly solution for your hot water needs.