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also called instantaneous, inline, on-demand or instant-on water heaters, are gaining in popularity. These water heaters heat the water as the water flows through the device, and do not retain any water internally except for what is in the Heat Exchanger Coil.

A Tankless Water Heater may be installed at the faucet or in your bathroom far from the central water heater or larger (whole house) models can be used to provide all the hot water requirements for an entire house.

Tankless water heaters can be broken down into two categories; "full on/full off" and "modulated". Full on/full off units do not change the power output at all.

The unit is either on or off. Modulated tankless water heaters base the BTU output on the flow of water running through the unit. This is usually done through the use of a 'flow sensor', modulating gas valve, inlet water temperature sensor and a outlet water temperature sensor/choke valve and means that you will receive the same output temperature of water at differing velocities.

Usually within a close range of +/- 2 degrees Tankless water heaters can be far more efficient than storage water heaters. In both kinds of installation, the absence of a tank saves energy as conventional water heaters have to reheat the water in the tank as it cools off (called standby loss). With a central water heater of any type, water is wasted waiting for water to heat up because of the cold water in the pipes between the faucet and the water heater.


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Point of use tankless water heaters

are located right where the water is being used, so the water is almost instantly hot, which saves water. They also save even more energy than centrally installed tankless water heaters because no hot water is left in the pipes after the water is shut off. However, point of use tankless water heaters are usually used in combination with a central water heater since they are usually limited to under 1.5 GPM, as the expense of buying a heater for every kitchen, laundry room, bathroom or sink, often outweighs the money saved in water and energy bills. In addition, point of use water heaters until recently were almost always electrical, and electricity is far more expensive than propane and natural gas.

Under current US conditions, the most cost effective configuration from an operating viewpoint is usually to use a central tankless water heater for the most of the house, and install a point of use tankless water heater at any distant faucets or bathrooms. However, this may vary according to how much electricity, gas and water costs in the area, the layout of the house, and how much hot water is used.

Only electric tankless water heaters were available at first and they are still used for almost all point of use heaters, but natural gas and propane heaters are now common. When considering a whole house gas tankless unit remember the unit functions on a 75-77F rise in water temperature so if you live in a cold weather climate look at the unit's capacity with 38-50F inlet water temperatures.

Through 2007 tankless water heaters of 80%+ efficiency carry and Energy Tax Credit of $300.00. Common, reputable Mfrs for gas are Takagi, Noritz, Bosch and Rinnai. Electrical units are good from Steibel, Eemax, Seisco. (Source: Wikipedia)

A Tankless Water Heater requires a skilled, knowledgeable installers.