More and more Americans are switching to tankless water heaters. With the switch we hear about more and more growing pains on how to switch from a tank water heater to a tankless water heater. Properly installing a tankless water heater requires hiring a professional like Mike Wilson in Midlothian, VA with experience to get the job done right. The results can be quite rewarding, from the visual appeal for your home, to lower energy cost, to increasing the your home’s value.
Why Switch to a Tankless Water Heater?
The top 3 reasons Midlothian homeowners are switching to tankless water heater are:
- comfort
- cost
- efficiency
A well designed and well-installed tankless water heater can provide you with constant hot water and lower your monthly energy bills. No longer will you have to wait for your tank of standing water to heat up. Instead, a tankless water heater heats up the water on demand. It’s a more efficient way of heating water without waste; therefore there is less cost.
Things to Consider
You can use tankless water heaters with other systems in your home. For example, you can heat one floor with a radiant system connected to a tankless water heater. You could also use a booster into a solar water heater to assist on cloudy days. You may also want to consider using systems with drain-water heat recovery, which uses heat from used water to decrease the need for heating new water. This saves money and energy.
Hard water is tough on any water heating system, so some homeowners may opt to include a water softener to lengthen the life span of their water appliances.
Tankless water systems exhaust in a different way than conventional systems. Depending on where your home is located be sure to follow norms about how to select an appropriate location inside or outside of your home.
To get an idea of units to consider, look at the Energy Star database for certified water heaters.
How We Can Help
Mike Wilson Plumbing can also assist in recommending the right unit for your home and spacing considerations. Simply replacing the old unit with a new one requires design and planning. Contact Mike today at 804.641.6570 to start the process of converting your tank water heater to a tankless water heater!