Why Should I Consider A Tankless Water Heater?

You use dozens of gallons of hot water every day in your appliances and taps – a big reason why almost 20 percent of your monthly energy bill goes to heating water.

Here’s the problem: if you have a conventional water heater (one with a storage tank), you’re actually paying to heat even more water than that!

Here’s why: your hot water spends most of its day stored in a tank in your cool basement waiting to be used, losing heat by the minute (we call this “standing heat loss”). Since that water has to be hot and ready when you need it, your water heater may have to run twice or even three times to keep it that way – and you’ll pay for every time.

You could slow the loss of heat in your storage tank by insulating it with a jacket – an option we recommend – but that will simply slow the pace of standing loss. If you want to eliminate it altogether, there’s only one way to do it: install a propane tankless water heater.

Five Tankless Water Heater Advantages

Unlike a conventional water heater, a tankless water heater doesn’t store water: it produces it instantly on demand. By operating this way, it enjoys some key advantages over a traditional water tank-based water heater, including:

• Unlimited hot water – As long as you have water coming into your house and running through the heat exchanger of your tankless unit, you will have hot water. No more run-outs, and no more cold showers.
• Lower energy bills – By working only when needed, not using a pilot light, and never having to reheat water, a tankless water heater could cut your monthly bills by as much as 40 percent compared to a conventional electric-powered unit.
• Greater placement flexibility – Tankless systems are about the size of a suitcase, which means you can put them just about anywhere – including closets and crawl spaces.
• Longer equipment life – Because there is no need to store corrosive water, a tankless water heater can last up to twice as long as a conventional water heater – about 18 years compared to 10 for a storage water heater.
• More value for your home – A tankless water heater will improve your Home Energy Rating System (HERS) and LEED scores, which means your home will be worth more if you plan to sell it.

While the initial purchase price of a tankless water heater can be significantly higher than that of a conventional water heater, the energy savings and equipment longevity can make costs a wash (pardon the pun). The bottom line: a tankless water heater can be a great option – as long as it is sized and installed by professionals like the ones you will always find at Bottini Fuel.

Thinking about switching to a propane tankless water heater? We’ve got you covered! Contact Bottini Fuel today for a FREE, no obligation estimate on propane water heater installations in the Hudson Valley!