Top Reasons you may want to go tankless for your hot water supply

The cost of heating water in your home can really add up quickly. If you are using an older tank it may be inefficient and lose heat quickly. This means that more fuel will be used to keep the water at a predetermined temperature. If you are interested in lowering your gas or electricity bills and still want a good supply of heated water you may want to consider going with a tankless system. Here are a few of the reasons why this may be a good choice for your home.


How these systems operate

All tankless hot water systems tend to work in much the same way regardless of whether they are fuelled by natural gas or electricity. Tankless systems can be installed so that they supply a single faucet or so that the entire house has a good supply of hot water. Whole home systems tend to be larger and have a higher flow rate. The flow rate of a system is the amount of water that can be heated in a short period of time.

When the hot water is turned on, a sensor causes the tankless hot water system to begin working. The heating element is activated and the water is heated to a predetermined level. As additional water travels through the system it is brought up to temperature. A system with a higher flow rate is capable of heating a larger volume of water in a short period of time.

You are not paying to heat water that is not being used
The first advantage of a tankless hot water system is that you are only paying to heat water that is actually being used. A regular hot water system keeps a large volume of water at a specific temperature for an extended period of time. As the water cools naturally the system is forced to keep heating the water again and again. With a tankless system the water is not stored for an extended period of time and therefore you are not paying to heat water that is simply sitting in the tank.

You will never run out of hot water

With a traditional hot water tank it is possible to run out of hot water. If the water flows out of the tank before it has had time to reach a certain temperature it will rapidly become cold. With a tankless system, this will not happen. When choosing a tankless system it is important to make sure that it has a high enough flow rate to handle the demand for hot water but if you do, you will have a constant stream of heated water on demand.