Tankless Water Heater Or Storage Type – Which is Right For You?
Tankless water heaters sales have been booming lately. Unlimited hot water and energy savings are the features most often touted by the tankless water heater industry, and a smaller footprint is often mentioned. While they do provide an unlimited supply they are not without their own problems. Storage type water heaters have been the standard in the United States, but recently tankless water heaters have begun to make an impact. Most people are familiar with storage (tank type) water heaters, where you have a big tank of heated water ready and waiting when you need it. The water can be heated with gas flames, electric heating elements, or any other method. Storage or tank type heaters have two potential problems, the first, is they use more standby energy than tankless water heaters, and the second, you can run out of heated water. Tankless water heaters have some drawbacks to them as well. For one thing, tankless water heaters have a flow switch in the water line that turns them on wh
