Is It Time for You to Get a Tankless Water Heater? | Cypress, TX

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People in Cypress, TX who are thinking about getting a new water heater should consider the full range of options that are available to them. This means that they should look at tankless water heaters, which possess a number of characteristics that can make them better-suited for interested individuals than their tanked counterparts under certain circumstances.

How Do You Know that It Is Time for You to Get a Tankless Water Heater?

For those who are curious in Cypress, TX, here are some indications that it might be time for them to look into tankless water heaters:

You Have an Aging Water Heater

Buying a new water heater is expensive. As a result, people in Cypress, TX shouldn't buy a tankless system unless their current water heater has exhausted most of its useful lifespan. Generally speaking, water heaters can be expected to last for 8 to 12 years. However, different patterns of use can result in very different degrees of wear and tear, meaning that this is by no means set in stone. Still, it is a useful general guideline for whether a particular water heater is coming to the end of its useful lifespan or not, meaning that interested individuals should keep in mind. Otherwise, if interested individuals can still get further usefulness out of their current water heater, they should stick with it for the time being unless they have a very pressing desire for something new.

You Desire Reduced Energy Use

There are a couple of main reasons why people might want reduced energy use from their water heaters. One, they want a lower energy bill. Two, they want to reduce their impact on the environment. Under the right circumstances, tankless water heaters can help interested individuals with both of these goals.

In short, tankless systems don't need to keep entire tanks of hot water ready for their owners' use. As a result, they don't need to use energy to keep their tanks of hot water at the right temperature for human use. Instead, they just need energy to heat the water as hot water becomes necessary, thus making for a fair amount of potential savings. Over time, this can result in a very noticeable difference on the energy bill. Moreover, less energy means less consumption of the resources needed to create that energy, thus making for less of an impact on the environment as well.

You Desire Increased Availability of Hot Water

On a related note, one of the biggest issues with tanked water heaters is that their tanks can store limited amounts of hot water. Once a tank has run out, the water heater that is attached to that tank can be refilled with more hot water. However, it will take time for said water to reach the necessary temperature, thus making for quite a wait. In contrast, the hot water that comes out of tankless water heaters is always heated on the spot, meaning that interested individuals can get as much hot water as they need and want. There is still a bit of wait time for the water to heat, but this is something that can be managed in various ways. Due to this, people who want a more readily available source of hot water for more people living in the same space can find that tankless systems are an excellent choice for their particular needs and circumstances.

You Are Planning to Stay with Your Current Home for a Long Time

One of the curious upsides of tankless water heaters compared to their tanked counterparts is that they can be expected to last longer. To be exact, some models of tankless systems are estimated to have expected useful lifespans of 20 years or more so long as they receive the proper maintenance, which is about twice as long as their tanked counterparts. However, this is situationally useful. For instance, if someone needs a new water heater but knows that they won't be staying in their current home for a long period of time, getting a tankless water heater means that they won't be able to extract all of the value from its expected useful lifespan. That doesn't necessarily mean that tankless systems can't still be worth it even when interested individuals won't be around for the full period of time, but it does make them less pleasing than under other conditions.

You Are Short on Living Space

Living space is a valuable commodity. As a result, chances are good that most people in Cypress, TX are less than enthusiastic about things taking up huge amounts of their living space if that wasn't absolutely necessary. This is one area in which tankless water heaters either always or almost always have a clear advantage over their tanked counterparts. Simply put, they are tankless, meaning that there is no need for them to have a huge tank that can be very hard to accommodate in smaller buildings. Moreover, this is actually beneficial for people with renovation ambitions because that same lack of tank means that tankless systems can be fitted into a wider range of locations in a wider range of rooms than otherwise possible.

Contact Us

Those who still have questions that they want to ask about tankless water heaters shouldn't hesitate to bluefrog Plumbing + Drain of Northwest Houston as soon as time permits. We believe in making sure that our clients get exactly what they need for their plumbing needs, which necessitates informing them about their potential options as well as what each of those potential options can do for them. As such, we aren't just ready to answer any questions directed at us, we are downright eager to do so.