Posts Tagged ‘water heaters’

Save Energy With On- Demand Water Heaters

Monday, February 8th, 2010

As winter approaches, people start using hot water for each household activity. For this you need to depend upon your water heaters to give you a constant supply of water. Well, tank less hot water heaters are a great solution to your residential hot water needs. These differ from the traditional heaters in a way that they don’t store the hot water but create it on demand. For this they are often known as on demand hot water heaters.

These can also be called as low mass water heater, since they provide you a less quantity of water in one time. Installing tank less water heating units at homes yield an extensive range of benefits to homeowners. The technology avoids wastage of water as well as the energy or the fuel that is required to heat up the water. It gives you hot water at the instant you turn on your tap, even if the water is not stored in the tank.

Efficiency of such units is high than an equivalent tank type water heater because standby losses are also virtually absent. The life expectancy of these units is approximately 20 years.

Solar Water Heater Considerations

Monday, July 20th, 2009

We all know that how important it is to have an efficient plumbing system at home. It is difficult to spend even a single day without running water, a hot shower, or a flushing toilet.

The basic plumbing operation at home is somewhat like this: fresh water is delivered to various home fixtures like kitchen sinks, bathtubs, toilets through water supply pipes. The used water and other waste is then carried to the sewers. Then, natural-gas plumbing delivers this fuel to gas-burning furnaces, water heaters, and clothes dryers.

Every home has a water heater. These days many people are switching to solar water heaters as they are more environment friendly. But make sure that you know your exact needs before selecting a solar water heater. The climate of your area, your lifestyle are the factors that must be considered while purchasing it. Also, setting a budget can be helpful.

Lifestyle also determines the type of water heater you should have. If you have a large family and a great demand for hot water, an active system with a larger collector will probably fit your familys needs. On the other hand, if your hot water needs are not too high, then you should go for a passive system.