Electric Tankless Hot Water Heater

Save On Energy With Tankless Water Heaters

Thinking of ways to become more eco-friendly? Have you heard of tankless water heaters, but weren't exactly sure of what they were or how they worked? Well, wonder no more. A tankless water heater goes by a few names, which can add to the confusion. Also known as an instantaneous water heater or demand water heater, they only provide hot water as and when it is needed, or when there is a demand for hot water. That is compared to a traditional storage hot water heater which produce standby energy losses and end up costing you money.

Since a tankless water heater produces hot water without using a storage tank, they avoid the standby heat loss that is associated with the traditional storage hot water heater.  When you use an electric tankless hot water heater, the water gets heated by an electric element. When you use a gas tankless water heater, a gas burner heats the water. Using a tankless water heater provides the user with a constant supply of hot water because there is no waiting for the storage unit to fill up with hot water. Tankless water heaters provide the user with hot water at a rate of between two to five gallons of water per minute. Most models of gas tankless water heaters provide a higher rate of flow than electric tankless heaters.

It is important to realize that some models of tankless water heaters, more specifically the smaller units, can not produce a supply of hot water great enough for multiple and simultaneous uses. With these tankless heaters, it might not be possible for someone to take a shower while the dishwasher is running. The good news is that there are tankless water heaters that are meant for the whole house or you can install more than one tankless heater.

Now that you know what they do and how they work, you might wonder how much energy does using an electric or even gas tankless water heater save. In a home that uses forty one gallons or less of hot water in a day, a tankless heater can be anywhere from twenty four to thirty four percent more efficient than the traditional hot water heater with a tank.  If your household tends to use double that amount of hot water, around eighty six gallons in a day,  tankless heaters can be eight to fourteen percent more energy efficient. If you are looking to maximize your energy savings, installing a tankless water heater at each hot water outlet can provide an energy savings of twenty seven to fifty percent.