Need a new water heater? To start your search, you need to decide between the two main water heater types:
Well, that's for you to decide. Like most purchases, there are trade offs. To make an educated decision, we've created this buyer's guide to help you:
A Traditional water heater stores and preheats 30-50 gallons of water in a tank. That preheated water is used whenever someone showers, does the laundry or washes dishes. The tank then refills to be reheated once again.
Traditional tank water heater
A Tankless water heater uses a heat source (electric or gas) to warm up cool water on-demand whenever you need it rather than storing hot water in a tank.
Tankless water heater
Pick the water heater that best fits your water usage, lifestyle situation, and budget.
According to Energy.gov, an Energy Star tankless water heaters can save you about $100 annually.
So, if you can handle the high initial costs, you can save more money in the long run by switching to tankless. Tankless can also be a good choice for large families because you have more people consistently using more hot water.
However, a traditional water heater may make more sense if you are on a limited income and need a quick replacement.
Ragsdale Plumbing sells, installs, maintains, and repairs traditional and tankless water heaters in Atlanta-area homes. If you have any questions about water heaters or which one is right for you, contact us today!
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