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A Tankless Water Heater Can Save You Money

March 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

by Jered Huting Saving money on home heating appliances these days is super critical given the recession. So if you want to save some serious money on your water heating bills, get a tankless water heater and save up to 75% on your energy bills a year. We can’t hang on to our old appliances because they are just no longer energy efficient and they’re costing us money that we do not have. It’s time to make a move into the future and get the latest in energy efficient appliances and start goin

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Water – Availability, Portability and Heating

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Geographical studies indicate that water makes up about 70% of the earth’s surface, leaving just about 30% for land. This, however does not signify that water is always abundant and available for use by mankind everywhere on the planet. First, we have to accept the fact that some of the water we need must be portable. Sea water (salty) is appropriate for human consumption except in cases where we decided to invest some funds in its purification. Fresh water from most of the streams is readily

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Go Tankless?

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Tankless water heaters are getting a lot of buzz these days. After all, they can reduce a household’s water-heating energy use by 20-50%. And that’s no chump change: Water heating counts for about a third of a house’s total energy usage. Instead of chewing up power to keep 30 gallons of water hot all day (or 50, or 80, depending on the size of your tank), tankless heaters only warm up water when you need it. And since they work on demand, you can run shower after shower and never worry abo

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Energy Star Residential Water Heaters to Save Americans Up to $823 Million in the Next Five Years

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Plumbing News

http://www.energy.gov/news/6820.htm The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the availability of ENERGY STAR® residential water heaters. With today’s announcement, the ENERGY STAR® program now addresses every major residential appliance found in most American homes. Introduction of this product provides significant potential savings to consumers. Water heating represents up to 15.5 percent of national residential energy consumption, the second largest end use of energy in homes, foll

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Comparing Water Heaters – Solar, Gas, Electric and New-Generation

December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Plumbing News

Comparing Water Heaters – Solar, Gas, Electric and New-Generation Many people do not realize that water heating is one of the biggest energy consumers in a home, accounting for around 25% of household energy use, second only to space home heating and cooling. Products like innovative tankless water heaters, condensing water heaters, solar hot water systems and others are now available, yet many people continue with old style systems. We compare the options. ¶ Posted 24 December 2008 † Gregor

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