Is a Tankless Water Heater Right For You?

Batch water heaters, also called reservoir water heaters, are the most common type of home water heater in Carlsbad, CA. While they are less expensive than other types of home water heaters, they do have a number of disadvantages, including a useful lifespan of only about ten years. If it’s time for you to replace that old reservoir water heater, you may want to consider an alternative: a tankless water heater.

More and more Carlsbad, CA homeowners are opting to replace their old batch water heaters with the tankless variety. Tankless water heaters – aka on-demand, instantaneous, instant-on, continuous flow, inline, or flash – water heaters can be more expensive but provide many advantages over traditional tank water heaters.

What is a Tankless Water Heater?

Tankless water heaters don’t store hot water, they heat it on demand. When you turn on a hot water faucet, cold water flows through a heat exchanger in the water heater unit, where a natural gas burner or an electric element instantaneously heats the water to the desired temperature. As a result, you never have to worry about running out of hot water.

Advantages of Tankless Water Heaters

In addition to a continuous supply of hot water, tankless water heaters provide other advantages as well:

• They last longer. Tankless water heaters can last up to 10 years longer than a tank water heater; with proper maintenance, their useful lifespan can be extended to 20 years!
• They use less energy. According to the EPA, tankless water heaters can be 24%–34% more energy efficient than conventional storage tank water heaters. And since hot water is only produced on-demand, tankless water heaters don’t produce the standby energy losses associated with storage water heaters.
• They take up less space. A little larger than a fuse box, tankless water heater units are usually mounted on a wall.
• They require less maintenance. Tankless water heaters require far less maintenance than tank water heaters.

Disadvantages?

Are there any disadvantages to tankless water heaters? We’ve already mentioned that tankless on-demand water heaters are more expensive. And while they may be able to supply a continuous supply of hot water, the heating unit’s output capacity can limit the flow rate. Some people overcome this problem by installing multiple tankless water heaters in their homes.

Choosing the Right Tankless Water Heater for Your Home

Some of the factors you need to consider when selecting an on-demand water heater include:

• The size of the unit
• It’s capacity
• Energy efficiency
• Costs
• Fuel type and availability

Proper installation and set-up are key to getting the best performance out of a tankless water heater. Installation and maintenance of tankless water heaters is a job best left to a professional Carlsbad, CA plumber.

Carlsbad, CA’s First Choice for Hot Water Heater Installation and Maintenance

If you’re ready for a new hot water heater in your home, give 1st Choice Plumbing, Flood & Restoration a call. We’ve been providing outstanding water heater services to home and business owners in Carlsbad, CA, and surrounding communities since 2012. Our team of licensed Carlsbad, CA plumbers can professionally install a new water heater in only a few hours. We offer customers a wide selection of major brand tank and tankless water heaters.

Contact 1st Choice Plumbing, Flood & Restoration through our website or call us at 866-437-0205 to get a free quote. Don’t forget to ask about our special offers for water heater discounts.