Tankless water heaters are becoming the more popular decision among home owners when it’s time for a replacement. They offer many benefits, and are a great option for large households, or large families to ensure constant hot water. It may be a big difference in insulation and payment compared to tank style water heaters. And are important to understand to benefit homeowners. Understanding your tankless water heater may help you determine whether you need tankless water heater repair services or you can handle it yourself.

Parts Of A Tankless Water Heater

  • Heat exchanger
  • Gas valve
  • Burner
  • Ignition systen
  • Combustion chamber
  • Temperature sensors
  • Safety elements
  • Venting
  • Electronic system
  • Water valve
  • Remote controller

How They Heat Water

Water enters through an inlet pipe, and is met with the heating elements. As it passes through these heating elements, the water heats up, and continues to pass through the unit until met with the outlet pipe. It is then fed through your water pipes, and met with your faucet. It is a very simple process, and the only difference between Tankless, and Tank-type is that in a tank-type water heater the water is heated from the bottom, and rises to the top until it is ready to be used.

Benefits Of A Tankless

  • Eco-friendly
  • Endless hot water
  • Compact design
  • Long life span (average 20 years)

Tankless water heaters are a large cost upfront, but save you money on energy bills, and possibly your water bill as well. Tank type heaters are constantly heating water, even if you’re not using it. Tankless only heat what you use. Tankless is not for everyone.

Some small households do benefit financially from tank type heaters. They do not have the demand or need for a tankless. If you ever have questions, or find yourself always running out of hot water, just talk to your plumbers.

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