Quick & Dependable Hot Water Heating Repair or Replacement Services Montgomery County.

Conventional Water Heaters are the most well-known ones and most likely the kind you are probably most familiar with. They are also called storage tank water heaters. They consist of an insulated tank in which water is heated and stored until ready to be used. There are natural gas water heaters and electric water heaters. Natural gas heaters use less energy but can be more expensive and harder to install. Whether gas or electric, Conventional water heaters should be maintained regularly to operate effiently over time. They should be drained and flushed at least once per year. Depending on how well you maintain, the life expentancy of a conventional water heater is 10-12 years. Please see this interesting video which explains how conventional water heaters operate. 

Also called on-demand, and you’ll understand why. Tankless water heaters heat water without the need of a storage tank. They heat the water directly with the use of intense flashes of heat against water filled coils. When a hot water tap is turned on, cold water travels through a pipe into the unit. Either a gas burner or an electric element heats the water. As a result, tankless water heaters deliver a constant supply of hot water. If you have a large household and usually run out of hot water quickly, a tankless water heater maintains a never-ending flow of heated water. On the plus side, tankless water heaters are more efficient energy-wise. On the negative side, they tend to be more expensive intially. Electric models could necessitate an upgrade of the home’s electrical capacity.  Gas models could call for installing a larger diameter gas line, a likely expensive undertaking. Your Water Heater Expert can assist you in making the best decision. As with conventional water heaters, tankless water heaters need to be descaled of minerals at least once every year to keep them working at their best. Click here for an interesting video detailing how Tankless Water Heaters operate.

Also called hybrid electric water heaters, they capture heat from the air or from the ground and transfer it to the water. They cost more up front than regular electric models, but use about 60% less energy.

They’re not as good in very cold spaces. Because the heat pump is on top of the appliance, a hybrid unit could require as much as a 7-foot clearance from floor to ceiling. Here is a video which explains how this works.

Solar hot water heaters function using roof-mounted solar panels that take in the sun’s heat and and moves the heat to an antifreeze-like fluid through a closed circuit of copper coil pipes inside your hot-water tank that transfers the heat to the water. The very best solar water heaters deliver surprising savings when it’s hot outside, making them very appealing for hot and sunny regions. Where available, our water heater specialist will assist you in deciding which type of solar hot water heater is the best options for you. Here’s a short video which explains how it operates.

Condensing water heaters are a highly efficient type of water heater for homes that heat with gas and require a capacity of more than 55 gallons.

Condensing water heaters operate using the same technology as a conventional gas water heater and are no more difficult to install. The primary difference is that condensing gas tank water heaters are designed to transfer and retain more heat into the water than a conventional gas water heater. This results in less wasted heat and reduces total energy use.