| What is so special about a Tankless Water | | | | water at a rate of 2 - 5 gallons (7.6 - 15.2 liters) |
| Heater? It is basically a hot water heater without | | | | per minute. Characteristically, a gas-fired tankless |
| the use of a storage tank. What good is that? | | | | water heater will produce higher flow rates than |
| The standard water heaters lose heat while on | | | | electric tankless heater. What about the cost? |
| standby. Lot of people use a special insulated | | | | Normally gas is usually cheaper than electric. Since |
| wrap for their heater to cut down on this heat | | | | you are constant recycling the energy source and |
| loss. Remember, once the temperature of the | | | | using it only when needed, you will save on |
| tank begins to cool off; the pilot light goes on | | | | energy use. |
| heating up the water to a preset target. | | | | Will one tankless water heater supply enough hot |
| The greenest thing about a tankless heater is | | | | water for my entire house? Using common sense, |
| they avoid the standby heat losses associated | | | | we know that some smaller tankless heaters |
| with storage water heaters. Think about it, this | | | | cannot supply enough hot water for concurrent, |
| means there is relatively no heat loss since hot | | | | numerous uses in large households. If you are |
| water is not stored. When you turn on the hot, | | | | using the dishwasher and shower at the same |
| naturally cold water travels through a pipe into the | | | | time, it may present a problem for you. You may |
| unit. The cold water eventually turns hot. You are | | | | be stretching the upper limits of efficiency for a |
| wasting water using the old fashion water heater. | | | | small unit. |
| Water has become a precious commodity is | | | | Have no fear; you can overcome this problem by |
| many parts of the United States. | | | | installing a tankless heater that is designed for the |
| There are several types of tankless heaters on | | | | whole house. You could also install smaller units |
| the market. The electric Tankless Water Heater | | | | designed for a particular use such as your laundry |
| uses an electric element to heat the water. A gas | | | | room or bathroom and then a separate one for |
| fired tankless heater can be propane, butane or | | | | the kitchen. The possible are endless but |
| natural gas. The gas tankless heater heats a gas | | | | remember the whole process of changing over is |
| burner to heat up the water. Both the electric and | | | | not only to save energy, but also see some |
| gas fired tankless water heaters deliver a steady | | | | financial payback in the long run. |
| supply of hot water. Have you ever tried to take | | | | Tankless heaters can "normally" be retrofitted to |
| a shower following someone before you who | | | | older homes so that you have on-demand hot |
| used up all the hot water? With the tankless | | | | water. These smaller units can fit in closets or |
| heaters, you don't need to wait for a storage | | | | under the kitchen or bathroom cabinet. The whole |
| tank to fill up with enough hot water. | | | | house units can take advantage of the existing |
| You are thinking this sound pretty good but how | | | | water heater connections and provide tankless |
| much water will a tankless heater provide? On the | | | | heating to the entire home. |
| average, a tankless water heater will supply hot | | | | |