What about water heaters?

By Jean Marc Fleury


Water heaters can be referred to as home appliances or apparatuses that are used for the main purposes of heating or storing water. Water heating is the process by which sources of energy are used to heat water over and above its normal temperatures. Hot water can be used for bathing, cooking, cleaning and steaming among other uses.

Domestically, the heating of water can be done in a variety of vessels such as pots, cauldrons, kettles and coppers. Different sources of heat are used by water heaters to raise water temperatures thus in the long run making it pretty much hot. Consumers have a variety of water heaters to choose from.

The most commonly used type of water heater is the water storage tank heater. This type stores water that is heated and makes it available for use anytime its usage arises. The mechanism that works here is that cold water gets into the tank from below as the hot water is used from the top side of the container.

As this exchange is done, the cold water gets heated and the source of heat can be oil, electricity or gas. Tankless water heater is the other type of water heater that is worth mentioning. They also go by the name demand water heaters. Unlike the water storage tank heaters these ones retain water and heat it only when the need arises. This goes a long way in saving whatever energy is being used for heating. The good attribute about them is that they can turn out to be more than cost efficient in the long run. There are others referred as booster heaters but fall in this category. These ones act as backup heaters just in case the ones being used turn out to be faulty.

Demand water heaters or tankless water heaters are the other kinds. These ones store heated water and make it available only when it is demanded. Unlike the above discussed water heaters which incur high costs due to all time heating of water, these ones are very cost efficient in the sense water is only heated when it is on demand. Also falling in this categories are the ones that act as boosters or are stand by just in case there is a failure of the ones working. This is known as booster heater.

The most efficient of all water heating types is the solar water heater. This derives its energy form the sun. There is no fee that is charged in order to get energy from the sun it all comes free. This is what makes this type to be the most cost effective as the users have to deal with only the initial purchase and installation costs. No bills will come their way during end month for them to pay.

Having looked at the types of water heaters it is prudent to now focus on the things to be carefully considered during the search for the most ideal heaters. There are guidelines which if strictly adhered to can lead to the acquisition of the best heaters available. A perfect example is to be considerate of the energy efficiency.

It must be the goal of every user of water heater to be save energy. This means that heaters that are savers in all aspects are the best to buy. There are a number of things to be considered this one is just a relevant example.




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