| Propane tankless water heaters work in a | | | | faucet. |
| different way than standard water heaters that | | | | The cost and energy savings when using a |
| have a tank. When using a standard tank, water | | | | propane heater can be significant. Depending on |
| is held in a storage tank, which is kept hot by a | | | | the type of tankless heater you choose, you |
| heating element that turns on and off at | | | | could save thirty percent or more of the energy |
| whatever rate is required to keep the water at | | | | that would be required to operate a standard |
| the set temperature. Because of the fact that | | | | tank. You do not pay the water to be heated |
| most of the time you are heating water that you | | | | when you do not need it. In addition, energy |
| will not even use until it has been reheated | | | | consumption is minimized by the fact that the unit |
| several times over, you can see how a tank | | | | automatically turns itself off when the faucet is |
| water heater can be a big waste of both energy | | | | closed. You only use energy to heat the water |
| and money. Why should you spend the money to | | | | during the actual time when you are dispensing |
| heat water for those times when you aren't using | | | | water from the faucet. |
| hot water? | | | | You can also save space by using a propane |
| When you have a propane tankless heater, you | | | | tankless water heater. A large tank can take up a |
| are not actually storing hot water. Water is | | | | lot of floor space, while a propane tankless water |
| heated to the proper temperature on demand, | | | | heater needs less space, and may even be |
| whenever you need it. When you turn on the hot | | | | mounted on a wall. |
| tap, the water is first heated, and then dispensed | | | | Although a propane tankless water heater does |
| from the faucet. Although it generally takes | | | | cost more than a traditional tank hot water |
| anywhere from five to twenty seconds for hot | | | | heater, you will make back the savings over the |
| water to start flowing from the tap, this is not | | | | use of the water heater, due to the energy cost |
| really that much of a difference from the amount | | | | savings. They are generally low maintenance and |
| of time it takes after turning on a faucet to | | | | are designed to last for twenty years or more, |
| travel from a traditional hot water tank to the | | | | and are quite durable. |