What are the types of Water Heaters available in the market?
Instantaneous – this type of heater heats up water at the point of use, heater is installed very near the outlet of the hot water and is only tuned on when the heater detects a demand for hot water. This heater is economical in the sense that it only consumes electricity when there is actual demand and also the fact that the heater is near the outlet, heat loss is minimal during delivery from the heater to the outlet. Storage – the conventional type of heater that we grew up with. Water is stored in a tank with a heating element and it is normally heated to about 90°C. The advantage of a storage heater is that since it is given time to heat up water, the output temperature is usually high enough to meet the requirement of the most demanding user. The disadvantage of this type of heater is that it still consumes electricity to maintain the temperature of the heated water even there is no demand for hot water.
