Tankless water
heaters are the wave of the future.
If you are looking for
long term solutions that will save you energy while
providing a healthier solution to water
heating
then a tankless water heater may be exactly what you are
looking for. They
may cost more up front to purchase and install but their
popularity stems from their efficient and miserly
use of natural gas. Since
this type of water heater only uses gas when the hot tap is
turned on there are no standby costs. The standby cost to
water heaters with tanks are the cost in energy and dollars
to keep 400 to 600 pounds of water hot and ready for you to
use all the time. Even when you are sleeping ,at work, or
at the cottage they are still using energy and your hard
earned money keeping hot water on standby. The water heater
is burning away waiting for you to use some hot water.
Sounds crazy don't you think. And why waste a non-renewable
resource like that? It makes no sense.
Tankless water heaters are also more efficient than a
standard tank type water heater. The more efficient design
of the tankless water heater "heat exchanger" transfers the
heat of the flame faster to the water. Heating the water
with amazing speed - in fact it heats up the water as fast
as the water runs - without having to store that hot water
using up endless amounts of electricity. The traditional
hot water tank has another down side - over time the bottom
a standard water heater will build up with scale (a white
chalky residue left over from the impurities in the water).
This scale acts as an insulator between the flame and the
water making it harder to heat the water thus using even
more energy for a system that will continue to deteriorate
in efficiency over time.
A properly installed tankless heater will have special
piping connections to permit regular cleaning of the heat
exchanger (thus preventing scaling). This way the operating
efficiency of the unit can be maintained over a long period
of time. Tankless water heaters are designed to last - in
fact the Bosch comes with a 15 year limited warranty. You
won't see a tank type last that long. Today's standard tank
type heaters last only 10 - 12 years. And throughout their
life their operating efficiency falls to a dismal 50%. They
may be less expensive to buy in the beginning but in the
long run they cost you more money in hydro, gas, water, and
endless repairs. At a time when everyone is concerned with
saving our natural resources the tankless water heater is a
perfect solution to keeping our luxuries while saving our
dwindling resources.
Call today to find out if a tankless water heater
is the right choice for your water heating
needs.
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