More Efficient, Tankless Water Heaters

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Lose the Tank: More Efficient Water Heaters

By Dan Chiras

Dan Chiras

The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower

Dan Chiras is an award-winning author of over 20 books on environmental issues, natural building and sustainability. A sustainability design consultant, he teaches courses on renewable energy, green building and sustainability at Colorado College. He has studied renewable energy and energy efficiency for 30 years, and written articles on solar energy for homes in Natural Home, Mother Earth News, and The Last Straw.

Conventional and Tankless Water Heaters

They’re typically designed to last as long as a conventional furnace or boiler—twenty years or more.Moreover, tankless water heaters are easy to repair. If a part goes bad, it can be replaced. You don’t have to throw the unit out and replace it with a brand new water heater, as you do with a conventional storage water heater, when something goes wrong.

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