Traditional water heaters store heated water in a large 40 to 50 gallon storage tank in your home. This heated water sits in the tank until someone turns on the hot water tap. As this heated water in the tank is used, the tank is refilled with fresh water and heated again for you to use later. This type of hot water system has been the norm in home construction for decades. Unfortunately it is a very poor method to heat water for your home because it is so expensive. There is an alternative hot water heater that is rapidly replacing the old storage type hot water heater. It is the tankless water heater.

The new trend in water heaters today is the tankless water heater. Rather than storing warm water in a large tank in your home and using constant energy to keep the water warm, tankless water heaters use energy to provide hot water only when you need it (turn on the tap).

Tankless water heaters are much more energy efficient than traditional storage tank water heaters. Because of this, most tankless water heaters qualify for water heater utility rebates. Other benefits include.

Hot water never runs out because it is heated on demand
Water heating costs are reduced
Hot water scalding risks are reduced
The heater simply attaches to an interior or exterior wall or under a cabinet
They are compact and weigh less than 55 pounds
They save a lot of space in your home
Can last twenty years or more

With a tankless water heater you will never run out of hot water. The water will be heated nearly instantly as you demand it. It is much quicker than a traditional storage tanked water heater and you will not run out of hot water if there is more than one person taking a shower at the same time. In addition, you can reduce your hot water utility bill by as much as 50% with a tankless water heater.

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