The debate between tankless and traditional water heaters is a comparatively new one. Our skilled plumbers can help you choose the right water heater for your home, and help you avoid common water heater issues. Although tankless water heaters have been introduced in the United States only recently, they’ve been used in Europe and Asia for a couple of decades. There are some inherent advantages of a tankless water heater over the older system.
In storage water heaters, a large volume of water is heated and when partly used, the cold water inflow, along with the remaining hot water, has to be reheated again, using a lot of energy . Traditional water heaters are rated by storage capacity in gallons, recovery rate and first-hour rating.
Tankless water heaters, on the other hand, have an almost infinite capacity for providing hot water. Turn on the heater, and after some time, hot water starts flowing. Since no storage is involved, there is no limit to the flow of hot water, if you stay within the flow rate of four to eight gallons per minute.
A tankless water heater installation is suitable for very large families. A heater with a flow rate of eight gallons per minute can provide hot water for two showers and a large appliance simultaneously.
