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What Does My Home Need to Benefit from a Heat Pump Water Heater?

Once upon a time, homeowners had few choices when it came to new water heater installations. Everyone used storage tank water heaters, and that was that. But now we live in times when homeowners can select water heaters with better…

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Heat Pump Water Heater vs. Electric Water Heater

Not all homes have a connection to a municipal natural gas line and must run entirely from electricity. Although electricity is more expensive an energy source than natural gas when it comes to powering appliances such as the furnace, oven,…

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Can a Tankless Water Heater Save Me Money?

You’ve probably heard talk about “tankless water heaters” as one of the best new options for a home and perhaps wondered if you should have one installed. If you have an aging storage tank water heater that may need to…

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Are You Leaning Toward a Tankless Water Heater, But Aren’t Sure?

It’s the point of making a decision, and you’re teetering on the edge. It’s that make-or-break moment when your old water heater is about done and you have to have it replaced before your household finds itself with only cold…

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Does a Tankless Water Really Supply Unlimited Hot Water?

One of the types of water heaters that we install for homes is the tankless water heater. In fact, it’s one we often recommend customers consider for a replacement water heater because of the many advantages of this type of…

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Choosing a New Water Heater

The amount of work that any water heater does over the year—and water heaters know no season—is immense and means that, no matter how well a system may be taken care of, it will eventually need a replacement. We’ve previously…

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Problems You May Encounter with Your Tankless Water Heater

One of the big advantages (among many) of using a tankless water heater to provide hot water to your home is that it needs fewer repairs than standard storage tank water heaters. The reason for this is that a tankless…

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3 Reasons Your Water Heater Is Leaking

Have you noticed water starting to pool around the base of your storage tank water heater? If you have, and thought, “That can’t be a good sign,” you’re absolutely right! Leaking of any type in a water heater is a…

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Ways to Tell You Might Need to Replace Your Tank Water Heater

A sturdy storage tank water heater that receives regular maintenance and prompt repairs whenever necessary should last a household for many years. However, eventually the stress will start to overwhelm the system and it will need to be replaced: there’s…

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What Does a Heat Pump Water Heater Do? Should I Have One Installed?

There are many more options today for residential water heaters than the standard storage tank model. (This is the water heater most people think of first, and they’re still the most common in the U.S.) One choice that’s available is…

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