How can a Ridgewood plumbing contractor help you?
Your Ridgewood plumbing contractor wants to save you money. The amount of energy to power your hot water heater is about twenty percent of your total energy costs. As the price keeps going up and up it is more important to look for ways to save money. Things that didn’t make sense just a few years ago now are a smart investment. Most families spend between $400 to $600 per year on hot water. A regular hot water heater stores hot water even when you don’t need it. This leads to allot of energy being wasted. The total cost on average can be between $75 and $125 per year just to store hot water. The other problem with this method is that you can run out of hot water after a few people take a shower.
In most other areas of the world where it cost much more to heat water, they have been using a method of producing hot water using a tankless hot water heater. Unlike most hot water heaters in the US the tankless hot water heater will start heating water when the faucet is opened and stop when it is shut. The on “demand” system use powerful burners and a computer to determine the proper amount of energy to use for the job. The energy efficiency is about 20% great that most storage hot water heaters, the savings are substantial.
- Some units are used to help solar hot water heaters or to melt snow the uses are endless.
The big manufacturers are: Takagi, Rheem, Noritz, Rinnai and up and coming Luna Baxi.
You can find more information about each unit from your Ridgewood plumbing contractor.
