The main electric requirements for electric tankless water heaters are wire size and amp breaker size. We have explained how to easily calculate the amp breaker size here, and now we are going to look at what size wire you need for a tankless water heater. The same as for the amp breakers, you will … Read more
Figuring out what size breaker you need for an electric tankless water heater is fairly easy. We will show you how to calculate the tankless water heater breaker size adequately. To make things even easier, we have included Tankless Water Heater Breaker Size Calculator (just insert kW, and get breaker size) as well as a … Read more
Every time we talk about water heating costs, we come across the question “Electric vs gas water heater cost; which is cheaper?”. It’s pretty much unavoidable. To put the debate if it is cheaper to heat water with gas or electricity to rest, we have made a full comparison of yearly and monthly gas vs … Read more
In the US, we spend $400 to $600 per year on water heating. Right? Well, this water heating cost has been thrown around quite a lot. But does that number apply to both 1-member and 2-member households, as well as 5-member and 6-member households? Is this the water heating cost for a 1,000 sq ft … Read more
Electric water heaters run on electricity. In some states, you can check how many kWh does a water heater use per month from the utility bill. However, most of us don’t really get that data, or if we do, we don’t really know if the number of kWh water heater uses per month or electric … Read more
Small tankless water heaters are on the rise. In a lot of cases, getting a small on-demand water heater is the most energy-efficient and space-saving choice. We are going to look at the 3 smallest gas tankless water heaters (with 6.5 to 7.0 GPM max. flow rate) and the 4 smallest electric tankless water heaters … Read more
A portable tankless water heater is the most elegant way of getting hot water outdoors. If you go camping or want to use hot water in your RV, mobile home, or camper, the outdoor portable tankless water heater is the way to go; especially if you hate cold showers. Here is a quick summary of … Read more
Nowadays, everybody is installing tankless water heaters. That’s because they are absolutely worth it and they save you money. Right? To figure out if a tankless water heater is worth it, we made a few calculations on how much money does a tankless water heater save. According to Statista’s 2016 and 2017 study, the sales … Read more
When you turn on the shower or a faucet, do you get hot water instantly? Not really. It can take anywhere from 10 seconds to 1 minute for the hot water to reach the faucet. To reduce that time significantly (and stop needlessly wasting water), we can install hot water recirculating pump. Here’s the deal … Read more
Propane tankless water heaters are the true propane guzzlers (still about 41% more economic than conventional tank water heaters). You will hardly find a propane-power appliance that uses more propane than these on-demand heaters. How much propane does a tankless water heater use exactly? The quantity of propane (and corresponding dollar expenditure) depends on 3 … Read more