Water Heaters Are Essential for Your Home

You will find a hot water heater in every single home. They ensure that we have lovely hot water when we wash, shower and do the dishes. Most people take them for granted, but we’d all very quickly notice them if the water suddenly went cold!

There are two main types of water heaters - traditional hot water tanks and tankless modern hot water heaters. Although they work differently they both intend on making sure your home or workplace has a reliable source of hot running water. The tanked hot water heat is the most common and traditional type of water heating, although tankless are becoming much more common than before. They come in various different sizes of tank, but 40 gallon tends to be the most commonly used.

They work by having a gas or electric heating element that heats and stores the water at a certain level. In contrast, tankless water heaters don’t have the large 40-gallon storage tank; so, they are much smaller than the traditional type. These tankless water heaters can be put almost anywhere in your home because they are so small and compact, whereas the traditional tanked water heater tends to be found in a utility closet or somewhere similar. The tankless heaters work by heating water as it passes through it, using a heat exchanger. Thus, instead of storing hot water, you only heat the water you actually need to use.