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Instant Hot Water Heater

Many newer homes are opting for the instant hot water heater oppose to the traditional tank-style hot water heater. An instant hot water heater does not have a tank of water to be constantly filled and heated.

It is a water heater placed along the water line, and it heats the water as it flows through the pipes. Instant hot water heaters can be used for just one water source within a house or for an entire house.

An instant hot water heaters is  considerably more energy efficient than traditional tank-style heaters because they only run when hot water is needed. Traditional tank-style heaters run almost constantly to keep the water in the tank hot and ready at all times. Tank-style heaters also run out of hot water. It only takes a couple showers to use up 40 gallons of water, and then you have to wait for a whole tank of water to be heated again. Meanwhile, when you aren’t using hot water, the tank-style hot water heater is still running in order to maintain the temperature of the water inside the tank.

There are two types of instant hot water heaters. The first is a point of use instant hot water heater. This variety can be attached to one specific water source. For example, you can install an instant hot water heater under your kitchen sink so you always have 170 degree F water, the minute you turn the sink faucet on, or you can install one in your bathroom so your shower is always hot and ready to go. The other kind of instant hot water heater is a whole house instant hot water heater. This kind has a higher flow capacity so that it can provide water to multiple sources at the same time. For example, you can run two showers at the same time or the dishwasher and the washing machine at the same time, and both sources will have equally hot water.

Because an instant hot water heater is clearly more energy efficient than the traditional tank-style hot water heater, customers having them installed in their home are eligible for a tax rebate of up to 30% of the purchase and installation price under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Your instant hot water heater can be small enough to supply a coffee pot or large enough to supply two bathrooms. They can be designed around the needs of the consumer.

The size of the instant hot water heater you’ll need will be effected by the temperature of your groundwater. Since the groundwater is the starting temperature, you need to know how much the temperature needs to increase to reach the desired hot water temperature. If you obtain the average temperature of the ground water and take that information with you to a instant hot water heater specialist, they can help you decide the size you will need. There are several companies providing high quality instant hot water heaters to choose from.

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