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One of the most disheartening things that can happen to you when you get up in the morning is that you go to take a shower only to be met with a rude—very cold—wake-up call. If your water refuses to warm up, there could be something wrong that requires repairs, or it can even be a more serious problem.
Tankless water heaters are an incredibly efficient water heater choice for homes throughout Illinois. They are highly effective and can often be a superior choice to storage tank water heaters. Tankless models warm your water instantly and you never have to worry about running out and waiting for a tank to refill.
A leaky water heater is never something to ignore. The leak coming from your water heater has the ability to cause significant damage to your floors or walls. Additionally, if the problem is severe enough, water could start coming out of your tank and flood your home.
We recommend that all of our customers sign up for one of our maintenance plans, which is a comprehensive way to receive regular inspections and tune-ups for your heating and air conditioning system, as well as for your home plumbing. We offer plans at different levels, so you can find one that’s ideal for your budget.
The water heater in your home is a device that needs to be operating properly 365 days a year, no matter the weather outside. Every day you must have hot water on demand for cooking, cleaning, showering, and bathing.
Water heaters are not seasonal devices: you and your family need to have a supply of hot water on demand every day of the year. So when your water heater starts to show signs that it is failing to deliver the amount of water you require day to day, it’s something you need to have looked into right away.
We won’t try to pretend that we think tankless water heaters are anything less than a great idea. These systems make a superb alternative to the conventional storage tank water heater (the sort that most people think of when they hear the words water heater) for a number of reasons.
Growing environmental concerns have led the Department of Energy (DoE) to re-evaluate many of the materials being used for a variety of home appliances and systems, as well as the manufacturing processes of these items. The result has been a number of new mandates...
Since the 1990s there has been a strong focus on improving products to be more environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. This year we are going to see some new changes in regard to how hot water heaters are manufactured as part of new Department of Energy Final Rule mandates.
Hot water heaters don’t normally make the news – after all, it can be hard to compete for headlines – but there are new regulation changes coming for hot water heaters that will affect both manufacturers and consumers alike. This isn’t the first time regulations have changed for hot water heaters, and in fact, this will be the third upgrade of three upgrades to the laws since 1990. The goal of these new regulations isn’t to make things more difficult for people; rather, these changes are focused on saving energy and money nationwide. This next regulation, which becomes law on April 16th of this year, is scheduled to last until 2044. Over this time period, which spans 26 years, it’s expected that these mandated changes to water heater energy efficiency and function will reduce greenhouse gases by 172 million metric tons and garner energy savings of over $63 billion dollars. So what does this mean if you need a new water heating in Naperville? Let’s take a look.
