Tankless Hot Water Heaters Vs. Tank Hot Water Heaters

When looking to upgrade or buy a water heater, you have probably heard of a tankless water heater vs a regular tank water heater. You have also probably wondered, “Is the tankless water heater really worth the money over the regular 40 – 60 gallon tank water heater?” We are here to help you by explaining the pros and cons to each type of water heater.

PROS TO TANKLESS WATER HEATER

• • ENERGY SAVINGS & OPERATING COSTS

    • Tankless hot water heaters are just like any other device. When the technology advances the quality for these types of technology gradually increases.

  • LIFESPAN

    • The average increase of lifespan with a tankless water heater is about 10 years. Combine this with the energy savings and operating costs, you save a lot of money in the lng run when comparing them to a normal hot water heater.

  • SAVES SPACE

    • A tankless water heater saves a lot of space when compared to a traditional hot water heater. Traditional hot water heaters can get as big as 60″ tall and 24″ wide, which takes up a lot of space. A tankless hot water heater will take up about the same amount of space as a desktop computer. Average tankless hot water heaters come out to be about 28″ tall to about 20″ wide and 10″ in depth. This saves you a lot of extra space, especially if you are using the hot water heater room as a utility room.

CONS TO TANKLESS HOT WATER HEATERS

• • LIMITED OUTPUT

    • A big tank hot water heater that can hold 40 to 60 gallons of water will provide a lot of hot water for your showers, laundry, and any other of your hot water needs. Newer versions of tank hot water heaters replenish their supply of hot water fairly quickly, so will most likely never run out. Tankless hot water heaters can only supply throughout water up to a few gallons, so this can be very limited depending on the model.

  • ADDITIONAL COST

    • Typical tank water heaters can be as cheap as $300 – $400, but they can also cost as much as $1000 depending on the models and options. If you do consider getting a tankless water heater, your starting price will be around $1000. This gives you a pretty big difference in the price tags.

  • ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE

    • Traditional water heaters will use 9kW to 15kW of natural gas or propane while it is heating up your water. A tankless water heater might require 44kW to 59kW to heat up the same amount of water since it heats up your water on demand. Somtimes the kW of power are not available when your system cannot produce this much power.

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