Remember the questionable sales practices involved in door-to-door pitches for heating (gas) contracts, long distance phone plans, etc.? Well, it's rental water heaters these days. We just had a visit from "liveclean.ca" today but there are others.
A wise colleague and friend of mine suggests there is NOTHING sold door to door that you need, or need to make an immediate decision on.
What you will get if you let them in and sign on: ...
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Showing posts with label heater. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Friday, September 19, 2008
Getting Tanked
Tankless Water Heaters, pro and con...
Tankless water heaters are becoming more common and somewhat more affordable. Their appeal is based on the idea of continuous hot water and space savings.
The Europeans have had lots of good experience with tankless water heating for years and years. BUT, their energy costs have been much higher than ours for years and years. And they typically use less hot water and use it in smaller spaces.
The space-saving benefit could make them a great choice in a reno or a small space. The energy savings are real and maybe it's worth a premium to you for just that reason alone -- they use less energy. The dollar savings will get even better as our energy costs rise.
BUT ... right now, the economics are barely there or not there at all. The higher initial cost of a tankless heater can eat up ALL the energy savings over the ENTIRE LIFE OF A WATER HEATER !!
Consumer Reports has done the lab work and I encourage you to do the research if you are thinking of installing one of these products. See their report HERE
Helping You is What We Do !!
Tankless water heaters are becoming more common and somewhat more affordable. Their appeal is based on the idea of continuous hot water and space savings.
The Europeans have had lots of good experience with tankless water heating for years and years. BUT, their energy costs have been much higher than ours for years and years. And they typically use less hot water and use it in smaller spaces.
The space-saving benefit could make them a great choice in a reno or a small space. The energy savings are real and maybe it's worth a premium to you for just that reason alone -- they use less energy. The dollar savings will get even better as our energy costs rise.
BUT ... right now, the economics are barely there or not there at all. The higher initial cost of a tankless heater can eat up ALL the energy savings over the ENTIRE LIFE OF A WATER HEATER !!
Consumer Reports has done the lab work and I encourage you to do the research if you are thinking of installing one of these products. See their report HERE
Helping You is What We Do !!
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