Traditionally, water heaters have come in the form of hot water tanks. These outdated devices work by heating a limited amount of water and storing it in a heated tank for future use. Although this works fine for individuals and small families who don’t use that much hot water, many homeowners and residents who have hot water tanks will find that they are running out of hot water quickly, resulting in a significant waiting period for more water to be heated.
This kind of inconvenience can be especially apparent for families or groups of people living together who share one tank and tend to use large amounts of hot water around the same time each day. Perhaps the most common time of day when this happens is in the morning when everybody is getting ready for their days and taking (hopefully) hot showers. In addition, residents might experience issues with hot water tanks if washing machines or dish washers are in use, as these appliances tend to use a lot of hot water and empty the tank quickly.
A modern solution to this issue is the tankless water heater, which utilizes a system that functions on demand. This means that the tankless water heater, also known as an instantaneous or on-demand water heater, will heat as little or as much hot water as you need at any given time. Most newer buildings today will have on-demand water heaters installed, due to the many benefits they provide.
Probably the best improvement you will notice with an on-demand water heater as opposed to a hot water tank style heater is a reduction in energy consumption and costs. Because hot water tank heaters have to keep the water in the tank hot at all times, they continually use energy from either a gas or electric source. With on-demand water heaters, energy is only used when it is needed to heat the water being used. There are estimates that on-demand water heaters use anywhere from 25% to 50% less energy than hot water tank heaters, which will eventually reduce your utility bill drastically.
On one final note, From a business standpoint, on-demand water heaters are also a very good water heating solution for commercial buildings. Any type of building (including metal buildings, brick building, etc.) can benefit from the installation of an on-demand water heater. If you are a commercial building owner looking to decrease your energy costs, you should be able to give any local hot water heater company a call to set up an appointment.
As always, we here at The Denver Plumbers Network like to leave you with relevant links to some of our favorite local contractors. So, while you’re looking into upgrading your hot water heater, check out these other home improvement contractors to keep all of the parts of your home in good shape and up to date on maintenance.
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