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Tankless Hot Water Heaters

Ask Our Sherman TX Plumbers for Pros & Cons

Hot water seems like such a simple thing, but it is an integral part of daily life. It is a modern convenience you notice as soon as it's unavailable! The water heating process is not as simple as it appears when you realize it involves a thermodynamic process. An energy source heats the water, using many different parts that can malfunction or wear out. Spencer Sherman TX plumbers are here to keep anything from interrupting your unlimited supply of hot water.

A tankless water heater is also called instantaneous because it provides hot water immediately, on demand. These energy-saving hot water heaters, popular with many of our Sherman TX area plumbing customers, are designed to heat water directly, without the use of a tank. The primary energy sources for tankless heaters are natural gas and propane.

Heating smaller amounts of water over time, and only as needed, make tankless water heaters more efficient than conventional water heaters. When the full tank of hot water is not emptied in a single use with the conventional tank units, the water cools down and the energy it took to heat the tank is wasted. In addition, water in the pipes between the water heater and the faucet or appliance drawing the hot water is also wasted.

At Spencer Plumbing of Sherman, we offer our own brand of tankless water heater, the goHot^TM. This tankless water heater delivers an endless supply of hot water through a piece of equipment approximately the size of a briefcase! Our professional plumbing technicians can also consult with customers on the full range of energy-efficient tankless water heaters available in North Texas.

Reasons to Go Tankless

• You never run out of hot water.
• Life expectancy of a tankless water heater is approximately two to three times longer than a conventional storage tank. Replacement intervals are longer and there's minimal maintenance.
• When you go tankless, there's no hot water storage tank to clog up with rust or deposits.
• A tankless wall-mounted water heater takes a fraction of the space used by a conventional hot water storage tank.
• Tankless water heaters can pay for themselves in as few as three years, based on energy savings alone.
• Standard non-electric storage hot water heaters typically use only 60 percent of the energy they burn to heat your water. The other 40 percent of that energy is wasted, some due to inefficient burners and some due to the gradual cooling of water stored in the tank over time.
• Top of the line tankless water heaters can be up to 85 percent efficient, saving more than 30 percent on utility bills.
• Tankless water heaters reduce your carbon footprint compared to tank water heaters.

Consider Every Water Heater Option

There are many important details associated with tankless hot water heaters, depending on the individual conditions found in and around your Sherman area home. Ask your Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Sherman plumber about these issues:

• On-demand water heating means water will be hot at the outlet of the water heater right away, but not necessarily at your tap. How fast hot water gets to the tap depends on the distance of your shower or sink from the water heater.
• Modern green homes employ new plumbing techniques where the hot water heater is located in the center of the house and each fixture is individually plumbed with smaller and less expensive plastic tubing to reduce hot water pipe losses.
• Tankless hot water heaters may consume more fuel per unit of time compared to standard tank water heaters.
• Ask about what diameter gas line is needed from the gas meter to your tankless water heater. Some tankless water heaters use a 3/4-inch line, while older homes have 1/2-inch gas lines.
• The required size of a tankless water heater depends on two main factors: the temperature of the water coming in, and the maximum demand you expect at any one time. Work closely with your Sherman TX plumbing contractor to correctly estimate multiple hot water uses and the temperature of the cold water coming into your home. It's smart to plan based on your winter water temperature.
• Consider venting around gas units. Tankless water heaters burn more fuel, so your existing vent might not be adequate.

Our experienced Spencer plumbers look forward to solving all your plumbing repair, installation and service needs. Contact a Sherman Texas plumber online, or call (972) 924-9505 or (903) 207-4102 any time!