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In many homes, a standard water tank is used. However, with recent improvements tankless water heaters are the new way to use water heaters in the home. When doing your Walton County home improvement, it is important to consider installing a tankless water heater. A tankless water heater is a smaller sized water heater that only heats up water when it is needed. There is a coil that is put on when you need to shower you put on the switch that turns on the coil so the water can be heated. It can be heated using gas or electricity depending on your preference. A standard water heater, on the other hand, will heat water and keep it hot in the heater and when there is need for it, it can be used. To have hot water, you have to switch on the water heater much earlier to give the water time to heat. This kind of heater is often larger than a tankless one. The benefits of a tankless water tank are numerous. Some of these are that with this kind of heater you will save on your energy bills. This is because you will only heat water on a need to basis and this will save on waste. When you use a standard water heater, the chances that you will use all the water heated on a daily basis is negligible which means that the water that is heated may be going to waste. The tankless water heater eliminates this waste. To get even greater benefits of energy saving from your water heater, it is best to get a tankless water heater that has an Energy star rating as this shows that the water heater is optimized to be energy efficient. The other benefit of a tankless water heater is that it lasts longer than a conventional one. This is because the average conventional water tank will have a life span of between twelve and fifteen years while a tankless water heater will have a life span of more than five years. This is because it is used for a shorter period of time and they also have parts that are easily replaceable which makes them last even longer. The disadvantages of tankless water heaters are that if you need to use hot water in multiple rooms since you will need to install multiple tankless water tanks in each of these areas. However, you will make more energy savings especially if your hot water consumption is high. Tankless water heaters also tend to have a low water flow as the heater can only heat small amounts of water at a time. This however will lead to more savings in your home. When carrying out Walton County home improvement to install tankless water heaters, it is best to install them in homes where the water consumption is more than forty gallons. This is typically in most homes that have more than three people. This is because the savings that you will be able to get will be substantial in this case. Eric Babin is President and Founder of Babin Custom Builders in Destin, FL. He is an award winning builder highly respected by his peers and customers. For more information please go to their websiteat www.babincustombuilders.com.
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