Nov 2, 2009 4:47 pm US/Pacific
SWD: Save $100 With A Tankless Water Heater
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ―
Now, you can finally be guaranteed a hot shower after the kids. You may have heard of tankless water heaters – the wave of the future is now.
Any dad loves the idea of guaranteed how shower. And there's no wait time.
"It can deliver the hot water much faster so you waste less water waiting for it to get to you."
The thought of saving water is an added bonus.
Tankless water heaters are a must for anyone building a new home, remodeling their old one, or replacing a broken traditional water heater.
In addition to saving time and water, they're small, so you can put them anywhere in your home. They're very energy efficient, require a lot less maintenance, last about twice as long as a traditional water heater and pollute less.
And one unit can handle the heating needs of most homes. They cost anywhere between $700 and $2000 installed, but it's likely you won't have to pay it all yourself.
"The gas utility offers incentives for these types of products, and there's the federal tax credit of up to $1500 for the installation or the purchase of the equipment."
Even though they're called tankless, there's actually a small ½ gallon tank buffer. And they're finally being made in the U.S. It will save a family more than $100 a year in water-heating alone.
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