Tankless water heaters provide hot water only as it is needed. Traditional storage water heaters produce standby energy losses that cost you money.
How Does It Work?
Tankless water heaters heat water directly without the use of a storage tank. When a hot water tap is turned on, cold water travels through a pipe into the unit where either a gas burner or an electric element heats the water. As a result, demand water heaters deliver a constant supply of hot water.
Advantages of Tankless Water Heaters:
- Tankless water heating units operate only when there is a demand for hot water. They are extremely energy efficient and can reduce energy costs by as much as 35% per year. According to Energy Star some tankless units have energy factors as high as 95!
- Reliable supply of hot water. If the unit is properly sized it can effortlessly deliver a continuous supply of hot water – as much as 5 to 7 gallons per minute. They simply never run out of hot water!
- Longer life expectancy- as much as 20 years
- Compact size- can be installed where conventional tank style heaters cannot.