Alternatives to a Traditional Electric Water Heating System

Having a traditional electric tank heater toThe heaters consist of a coiled copper pipe with a
pre-heat and keep water for uses at any time ispropane burner installed at the bottom of the unit.
not an efficient way of hot water supply. InThe tank-less propane-fired heater is designed in
addition, electric heating elements are one of thespace saving model, making them very space
poor energy efficient items in any electricalefficient. Since there is no tank for hot water
system. An electric water heating system usesstorage, no pre-heat process is required, the
more electricity to produce the desired output towater is heated up on demand; moreover, it only
provide the hot water supply compares to therequires to heat up small volume of water at a
power usage of other electrical appliances. Aretime, the water can be heated very quickly;
there alternatives to replace the traditional electrictherefore, it cuts down on fuel consumption,
water heating system?making it more energy efficient than the
Let's discuss the common alternatives to atank-type version.
traditional electric water heater that provide3. Wood-fired water heaters
better energy efficiency.For those who leave at remote locations, the
1. Propane-fired tank heatersheated hot tub using electricity would be out of
Propane-fired tank heaters eliminate the electricquestion. The best alternative to electric water
draw of the heating elements that caused the lowheater in the area where wood can be easily
energy efficiency in traditional electric waterobtained is using wood to fire and heat-up the
heating system. The great advances in design andwater. Wood-fired water heating systems are
technology today has made propane type heatergetting popular as more and more people are
to become the primary water heating choice forgetting back to nature. If you have an energy
consumers. It can provide hot water in thesources from the nature, creating a wood-fired
ranging of 40 to 100 gallons depending on thewater heater is not difficult. Many people who
tank size of the water heating system. However,choose this solution create one by themselves.
there is one disadvantage of tank-typeSummary
propane-fired heater, it will run out of hot waterTraditional electric water heating system is an
during a long uses. Therefore, enough propaneinefficient way of hot water supply. There are
must be consumed to keep the large volume ofbetter alternatives to replace it. The above 3
water inside the tank to remain hot at all times.types of water heaters provides a more energy
2. Propane-fired tank-less heatersefficient water heating process and they are a
Propane-fired tank-less heater is an upgradedgood option to replace a traditional electric water
version of the tank-type water heater thatheater.
resolves the shortage of the tank-type design.