Tankless Gas Water Heaters and Tank Gas Water Heaters
Noritz America called me last week; they are manufactures of tankless gas water heaters. They had executives arriving from Japan with an interest in visiting a Southern California construction site, primarily to look at the application of a Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) gas system. Because I train and certify CSST installers on location I got the phone call. I also represent State Water Heater including the Aurora model made by Noritz. The tankless gas water heater is finally catching on in America. The tank type gas water heater has been an affordable installation for generations, but the energy to maintain a vessel full of water is sometimes not the best household application.
Some issues to investigate when considering a tankless gas water heater...
Higher gas volume and pressure
Effects on the manufactures warranty if a recirculation line is installed
Flue/vent materials should be to the manufactures specifications
Sufficient (combustion) fresh air supply
A few features & benefits of tankless water heaters:
Continuous hot water on demand (tankless water heaters provide a steady flow of hot water whenever and wherever you need).
Compact, space saving design (indoor and outdoor tankless water heaters are just over 2 feet tall, weigh 55 pounds or less, and attach to an interior or exterior wall).
Energy efficient tankless gas water heaters are as the name implies very energy efficient $300 federal energy tax credit on some tankless gas water heaters qualify for tax credit incentives available for a limited time.
Features & Benefits tank type gas water heater:
Is best told in a short story.
Last week my good friend and Pastor was complaining about the cost of replacing his 8 year old 50 gallon gas water heater. Complete job $850.00. So we did some math...
8 years x 365 days = 2920 days $850 divided by 2920 days = $0.30 per day for dutiful appliance service whether you use it or not. Of course add the cost of natural gas necessary to maintain 50 gallons of water at a ready to use temperature of 115 degrees.
Now do some math with the $4000 wide screen TV or $45,000 SUV at less than 5 years service. The tank type gas water heater has always been an affordable appliance when installed correctly with the right application.
posted by Master Plumber Ronnie Jackson @ Saturday, May 06, 2006
18 Comments:
I have a Takagi tankless and it is fabulous. We can do three showers at the same time (forever) with little pressure drop off. Does take some getting used to at the kitchen sink (low flow shuts off the heat), but overall, we (all 7 of us) love it.
Thanks for your comment, thats were tankless water heaters really shine.
ugh, i cant wait until i have enough money to get one of those. i hate not being able to have 2 of us shower at the same time :/
-jack
Going green seems to be the in thing these days and when a new system actually works is good for or at least better for the environment than your old system plus you save money in the long run then it all starts to make sense.Thanks Ronnie.
http://ACheapPlumber.com
There are good and bad of every system...yes tank less has it's utilities surely.I like the use of solar tanks though.
I use gas tankless water heater for several months for hot water and heating. Frugal really scary, but in the summer when no heating and are therefore not work continuously, when you put the water you must wait between 5 and 10 seconds to warm up.
Thanks man! I really appreciate your site. It's really well written. Tankless heaters are really something. I know a lot of plumbers in Ipswich that are really good in that aspect and also in green plumbing. Much respect to you Ron.
This sounds really great as more and more people in the plumbing industry are building awareness to save more energy and money. In Colchester, homeowners are being ecstatic about the idea of going green for the sake of planet earth.
This is something new and interesting. Thanks a lot for the information. Sites like this gives necessary ideas for the people to make a smart choice of plumbers that will suit their needs. It's great that expert plumbers are just a click away for inquiries and estimates.
I long time use next tankless water heaters (Tempra 12, Tempra 15, Tempra 20, Tempra 20 plus, Tempra 24, Tempra 24 plus, Tempra 29 or Tempra 30) from Stiebel Eltron and never have any problem with usage or replace parts.
They can be operated electrically or with natural gas or propane. Gas ones can heat more liquid faster while electric ones need access to a lot of electric power to rapidly heat water.
This is really great.
navien tankless water heater has changed my lifestyle. Now this is more
easy to heat water in a little time . If you want to know more about this, please go to
navien tankless water heater It makes the life more easy.
I hope it may helpful for everyone.
This is really great.
navien tankless water heater has changed my lifestyle. Now this is more easy to heat water in a little time . If you want to know more about this, please go to
navien tankless water heater It makes the life more easy.
I hope it may helpful for everyone.
Tankless heaters are tiny but powerful units that can heat the water needed for the entire home or apartment. Running out of hot water while your family takes their showers in the morning is no longer a concern when you utilize the powerful but tiny hot water heaters.
The energy efficient tankless gas water heaters are as the name implies. The cost of natural gas necessary to maintain.
Homeowners should respect the presence of all professional plumbers.
Emergency plumbers Glasgow
You have a good site. I am a plumber in Perth offering same services. If you need any assistance there, please let me know.
This blog is down to earth, hats off buds available.www.plumbergoldcoastqld.com
Post a Comment
<< Home