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Compared to tank water heaters,    The high cost of installation is   Limited Output
            you don’t need a lot of space to   one reason that has prevented
            install tankless water heaters.    many people who want to cut        Tank water heaters can heat up
                                               down their energy cost from        to 60 gallons of water at time.
            Since their size is like that of a   installing them.                 This makes it possible for people
            computer, they can help you                                           to shower, do laundry, clean
            save a lot of valuable space in    Instantaneous Energy               dishes and do all other chores
            your home.                         Requirement                        that need hot water without it
                                                                                  running out.
            Safer and Cleaner                  When you are using tank water
                                               heaters, it is possible to still   A tankless heater can only supply
            When you have water stored         get hot water when the source      a few gallons of water at a time.
            in a tank, it can easily be        of heat is unavailable. This       Hence, if you have a large family
            contaminated with scale and        is because the water in the        and everyone needs hot water at
            rust.                              tank stays hot for a while after   the same time, the heater might
                                               heating.                           not be able to keep up with the
            When you use a tankless heater                                        task.
            you don’t need a water tank to     When you are using a tankless
            heat your water. This eliminates   heater, there has to be supply of   However, this problem can be
            the possibility of unclean water   energy for it to operate. When     solved by installing several units
            coming out of your faucet.         energy is unavailable, there is no   to serve different parts of your
                                               way hot water can come out of      house.
            Comfort & Convenience              the faucet.

            Most families using tank water
            heaters schedule the bathing
            time for everyone to minimize
            the cost of energy used to heat
            water.

            If the members of the family
            shower at different times, a high
            energy bill will result because
            the water will be heated several
            times each day.

            When you use a tankless heater
            people have the freedom to
            shower any time because water
            is only heated on demand.
            However, the tankless water
            heater has few disadvantages
            too.

            Costly Product

            Most tankless heaters are two
            times more expensive than the
            tank water heaters.


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