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An Overview Of Tankless Water Heating For Homeowners

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A recent trend in home plumbing is to ditch the traditional water heater and install a tankless water heater. This form of hot water heating has a few advantages over the traditional tank, which is why it helps to know more about this different way to heat water.

Tankless Water Heaters Can Vent Anywhere

Your traditional hot water tank likely uses direct ventilation, where all of the fumes released from the unit go up a pipe that naturally moves the fumes to the chimney. This can limit where the hot water tank is located since it needs to be in a place that can be properly vented. However, tankless water heating can use a power vent. This uses a fan to force the air to the outside of your home, letting you place the tankless unit anywhere that you want. This is great if you are looking to move that large tank to free up some space from a certain spot of your home.

Tankless Water Heaters Are Energy Efficient

You may not realize how much energy your hot water heater uses to provide hot water. It is essentially heating the water 24/7 since it needs to be ready on demand when you turn that hot water faucet.  Unfortunately, the process of keeping a large tank of hot water warm can waste a lot of energy. It will work at all hours of the day, which include when you're away during the day and sleeping at night.  Tankless models are going to only use energy to heat water on demand. This means you don't have to worry about wasted gas or electricity to heat hot water that you are not using.

Tankless Water Heaters Provide Endless Hot Water

Since hot water is heated on demand, you'll no longer have a problem with your hot water heater running out of hot water. The tankless model should be able to keep up with demand and provide hot water no matter how much you use. If you have a large family, you may be used to the last person that showers in the morning taking a shower with water that is barely warm, because the tank is using water faster than it can heat it up.

Ready to upgrade to a tankless hot water heater? Contact a local plumber that can help make this appliance swap for you. With their expertise, it will ensure that the job is done right.