Water Heater Replacement Options for Your Home

Written on: March 4, 2024

Should You Go Tankless?

Hopefully you don’t take the water heater in your Hudson Valley home for granted. It might be easy to forget about your water heater when it’s working well. But if it stops working as it should or breaks down, you’ll definitely notice.

Water heaters do a lot to add to the function and comfort of your household. Your home’s water heater generates all the warm and hot water you and your family need to bathe, clean your clothes, wash your hands, clean your dishes, and more.

Whether you need a new water heater or service for the water heater you already have, Downey Energy is here for you. We sell, maintain, and repair water heaters. We also take care of the water heater installation ourselves.

Types of Water Heaters

Whether you’re in the market for a new water heater or just want to better understand the water heater you already have, let’s take a look at the different types of water heaters.

Here are the basic categories of water heaters:

• Conventional or Storage Water Heaters: Water heaters of this type have a tank that stores and keeps water hot until it’s used. They cost less to purchase and install than tankless water heaters, but they’re less efficient than tankless water heaters.
• Tankless Water Heaters: Water heaters of this type are a highly efficient option. They heat water on demand and provide an endless supply of hot water. This means there’s no waiting for water to heat up and no wasted energy reheating water that has cooled down in a tank.
• Indirect water heaters: Water heaters of this type use your home’s heating system to heat your water. They’re quite efficient, especially during the cold months when your heating system is running anyway. However, because they must be integrated with your home’s heating system, installation is more expensive than with conventional or tankless water heaters.

Tankless Water Heater Benefits

There are a lot of reasons tankless water heaters are worth the investment. They can save you a lot of money in the long run. Here are some of the benefits tankless water heaters offer:

• Tankless water heaters can save you up to 40% on your water heating energy costs versus a conventional electric water heater.
• Tankless water heaters take up less space than conventional water heaters.
• Tankless water heaters last twice as long as conventional water heaters.
• Since there’s no tank with a tankless water heater, there’s also no need to worry about tank corrosion, tank leaks, and all the associated damage and expenses that can plague a conventional water heater.
• Propane tankless water heaters qualify for rebates that can help make them an even more cost-effective option.

Downey Energy offers both propane and oil-fired water heaters. And our equipment experts can help you find the best water heater for your Beacon, NY home and your hot water needs.

Warm Service

You can trust Downey Energy for quality water heater installation, maintenance, and repairs. Downey Energy has been serving residential and commercial clients in the Hudson Valley for more than a century. We have earned the loyalty of our customers through our dedication to service and reliability. Let us deliver for you as well.

Contact Downey Energy today to learn more about the water heater sales and services we provide.