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Top 10 reasons why a tankless water heater
is better than a traditional tank water heater.
Reason #1: Endless
hot water.
Tankless units produce a continuous and endless hot water flow. If installed properly and sized properly, you'll get a continuous and
endless supply of hot water at a predetermined temperature. One of the real
strengths of tankless is that it can be used as a booster for
hybrid hot water systems like solar hot water systems, multiple tankless
systems, and so on. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #2: Cheaper
to run. Tankless units have a lower operating costs—from
20% to 50% savings. A tankless water
heater can reduce your energy by about 20% to 50% based on a number of
factors like: how much hot water you use per day, the layout of your
house, and so on. TOP OF PAGE
Here's how you’ll save.
First, let’s take a look at your current tank water heater. TOP OF PAGE
The Big Tank. Imagine looking at
a tank water heater while it's working. When you use a hot water device—a
shower, tub, washing machine—your tank water heater does two things
at the same time: 1. It sends hot water to the hot water device;
and 2. It replaces the hot water you just took out of the tank
with cold water——lowering the overall water temperature in
the tank. This triggers the heating unit to draw more energy to reheat
the water up to the set temperature. TOP OF PAGE
> A tank water heater cycles on and off 24 hours a day to keep hot water
in the tank. A tank unit cycles cycling on and off whether your using
hot water or not. So it uses a lot of energy just to keep the 30 or 50 gallons
of water hot. If you are like most people, your house uses hot water for about
an hour per day. Yet, a tank water heater keeps the water 24 hours a day. TOP OF PAGE
> A tank water heater wastes a lot of energy. To
make the hot water supply last, a tank water heater heats water up to 140 degrees.
So you use cold water to cool it down. With a tankless you set a temperature,
let's say 120 degrees, and you have the perfect temperature without wasting
energy. Furthermore, since a tankless water heater has no refresh rate (it
is instantaneous), there is no need to overheat the water to 140F (or higher)
as with a conventional tank. TOP OF PAGE
Now, let’s look at a tankless water
heater. With a tankless water heater it only uses energy
when you turn on a hot water device in your house—the tankless
water heater flash heats the water and sends
it to the device. The result: you only use energy when you use a hot
water device. TOP OF PAGE
How much can you save? It depends.
It depends on the size of the tankless water heater,, what size storage
tank you have on your tank water heater now. Having a system that eliminates
the storage and heats water only as you use it can dramatically reduce
your energy consumption. TOP OF PAGE
In general, the bigger the house, the more the
savings. Efficiency is higher than most tank type water heaters
because standby losses are virtually eliminated. Energy usage can be
decreased by 10% to 20% compared to a conventional tank water heater.
In larger homes where dual tanks or larger tanks are used, the use of
a tankless water heater in conjunction with a small tank system may offer
even higher energy savings. How you can make a rough calculation. The
U.S. Department of Energy assumes that most households use about 65 gallons
of hot water per day. Natural gas prices per "therm" are calculated
at different rates for single family homes, multifamily and commercial. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #3: $300
tax rebate.
When you buy a tankless water heater you'll be eligible for
a $300 federal tax credit plus you get Southern California Gas incentives. Not only will you save every month on your energy bills from Southern
California Gas, but you'll also receive a one-time $300 income tax credit
on your federal taxes. Tankless water heaters qualify for the Residential
Energy Tax Credit with a cap of $300.
To qualify for the income tax credit you must:
1. Purchase the qualified units no earlier than
January 1, 2006, and no later than December 31, 2007.
2. Buy a tankless water heater with an Energy Factor
of .80 or greater.
3. a home occupied by a taxpayer as their principal
residence at the time the equipment is installed. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #4: About
twice as expensive to install, but about the same over the lifetime of the
water heater. When you look at the cost of installing a tank versus tankless you have
to
consider the "lifespan of the unit." The lifespan of
a tank water heater is, on average, about six years. The life span for
a tankless is about 18 years.
So, when you calculate the installation costs—"the lifetime
cost of buying a tankless" it's about the same as a tank unit.
Take a quick look:
> A tankless can last 2 to 3 times longer than a tank unit because there
is no tank to rust, crack, or leak and no anode rod to replace. So you'd have
to buy 2 or 3 tank units, have them installed, to last as long as
one tankless.
> You get a federal government tax credit of up to $300.
> Tankless water heaters come in a variety of sizes with retail price of
the units in the $600 to $1300 range plus accessories and installation.
So let's look at the math for 18 years.
Because each house uses hot water differently (number of people, gallons
of hot water used per day, and so on) the following is an estimate, its
a rough idea. So, let's assume the average lifespan of a tank water
heater at 6 years and the lifespan of a tankless water heater at 18 years--about
three times longer than a tank unit. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #5: Tankless
units don't lose heating efficiency over the lifespan of the unit. This is an important issue: Tank water heaters loose their efficiency
over time because the minerals in the water build up inside the tank.
And, then these minerals are baked onto the interior components of the
water heater—the heating elements, side walls, and so on. So as
every month passes, the tank water heater looses its efficiency—and
you spend more money on energy to compensate. On the other hand, a tankless
stays at the same level of efficiency the day it left the factory because
the tankless doesn't store water in a tank--it doesn't have a mineral
problem and it
doesn't have a baking problem. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #6: Tankless
units save interior space.
To give you a rough idea: a tankless is about the size of a piece of
carry-on luggage. A large tank water heater can take up to 16 square
feet.
Tankless water heaters can be mounted indoors or outdoors. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #7: Scalding
protection.
Tankless units have a built-in scalding protection feature. Tankless units can protect children and the elderly from scalding accidents
by using a digital control pad like the one pictured below. Some models come
with this kind of control pad that you mount at the hot water device location.
For example, if you wanted to adjust the temperature of a bathtub to exactly
120 degrees, you simply go to your bathtub, adjust the temperature on the control
pad to 120 degrees, and you will have a constant hot water temperature of 120
degrees coming into the bathtub. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #8: Automatic
fill feature.
Some tankless units have an automatic fill feature. Some
tankless units have a feature called auto fill. For a tub, it sets to
fill at a pre-set temperature automatically. For a shower, it sets the
temperature of the shower at a pre-set temperature. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #9: Fill
big tubs quicker.
Tankless units fill roman tubs, whirlpool tubs, and
hot tubs more quickly.
Let's say you have a 50 gallon hot water tank and you're trying to fill
up a 75 gallon whirlpool tub. By the time you put in the first 50 gallons
you've
emptied out the hot water tank. Remember, that as you are filling the
tub the hot water heater is putting in cold water to refill the tank.
The result: you can't fill up the tub with enough hot water. TOP OF PAGE
Reason #10: Tankless
units protects your health and the environment. Every time you buy a water heater you're making a decision that
affects the environment and your health. When you properly install a
tankless water heater you'll use less energy, use less water, reduce
pollution, reduce global warming, and make your local landfill happy.
>Reduce energy consumption and its environmental
impacts. The energy you use to heat your water comes from a variety of
sources: coal, natural gas, nuclear power. So when you use less energy
using a tankless water heater you'll make a positive environmental impact
in
the following ways:
> harmful waste bi-products
> expensive remediation costs
> depletion of the natural resource base, and
> wildlife habitat loss and biodiversity threats.
> Reduce pollution. What's so important about a
pilot light? What's so important of a pilot light? Pilot lights
are a very dirty source of pollution and pilot lights are polluting 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. That's why organizations like the Southern Californian
Air Resources Board are pushing so hard for tankless water heaters—reducing
pollution by eliminating millions of standing pilot lights in Los Angeles.
> Reduce CO and Nox emissions. Some
tankless models receive approval for low emissions (CO, Nox).
> Tankless water heaters are recyclable. Tankless
units are almost entirely recyclable. The materials in a tankless are
very different than a tank water heater.
> Tankless water heaters don't end up in landfills. Every
year more than 7 million used tank water heaters are taken to landfills
in the United States. A tankless water heater is, for the most part,
recyclable, so they don't end up in your local landfill. It is estimated
that if people replaced
their tank units with tankless there would be a savings of millions of
gallons of oil a year, millions of gallons of propane, and billions of
kilowatt hours.
> Your health. Believe it or
not, hot water heaters have been
associated with Legionnaire's disease—a bacterial respiratory disease
similar to pneumonia. The bacteria is sometimes found in hot water systems
that stagnates like shower heads, water heaters, and faucets. TOP OF PAGE
Paster Plumbing.
We know tankless water heaters inside out. Our technicians are factory trained by some of the largest tankless
water heater manufacturers in the industry. We service most major tankless
water heater manufacturers like: Rannai, Bradford White, Takagi, Noritz, and
others. If you don't see your manufacturer listed call us for details.
Thank you for the opportunity to earn your
business. To schedule a service, give us a call at:
818-888-9091
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