The Tankless Specialists In North Texas Water Heater Installation

Water heater broke?  Did it leak all over the place?  

Maybe you are just tired of running out of hot water.  Well, we have the solution for Keller, Southlake Texas and surrounding areas, a tankless water heater installed by Dallas Fort Worth Plumbing.

Regular water heaters store a lot of water inside a tank and keep it heated all the time. This consumes energy because the water has to be constantly heated every time it cools a little bit. When you have a tankless water heater no water is heated until you actually use it.  The heating takes place on demand.  So as the water passes through the heater it is quickly heated and quickly passes out of the water heater and to your faucet, shower, dishwasher or washing machine.  Because the tankless water heater only uses to heat the water energy when you actually need it a lot less energy is used to heat the water for your home.  The savings on your energy bill can be very significant.  Also you will not run out of hot water because there is no tank to empty.  

The more water you need the more water is heated on demand as you need it.  

For example it is quite common that the kids believe the shower running and use of hot water.  That leaves parents with nothing but a cold shower unless they want to wait for that tank to heat up all the water again.  With a tankless water heater that concern is a thing of the past because you will never run out of hot water again.  In addition standard water heaters have a large tank in that large tank takes up a significant amount of space often the size of a closet.  If your water heater is inside your home as opposed to being in the attic chances are it’s in a closet.  And if you replace that water heater with a tankless you’re going to get more storage space!

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The Importance of a Good Grease Trap

A grease trap (also known as grease interceptor, grease recovery device and grease converter) is a plumbing device (a type of trap) designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. Common wastewater contains small amounts of oils which enter into septic tanks and treatment facilities to form a floating scum layer. This scum layer is very slowly digested and broken down by microorganisms in the anaerobic digestion process. Large amounts of oil from food preparation in restaurants can overwhelm a septic tank or treatment facility, causing release of untreated sewage into the environment. High-viscosity fats and cooking grease such as lard solidify when cooled, and can combine with other disposed solids to block drain pipes.

Grease traps have been used since Victorian days: Nathaniel Whiting obtained the first patent in the late 1800’s. The traps reduce the amount of fats, oils and greases (FOGs) that enter sewers. They comprise boxes within the drain run that flows between the sinks in a kitchen and the sewer system. They only only kitchen waste water flowing through them, and do not serve any other drainage system, such as toilets. They can be made from many different materials, such as stainless steel, plastics, concrete & cast iron. They range from 35 liter capacity to 45,000 liters and greater. They can be located above ground, below ground, inside the kitchen or outside the building.

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Water Heater Facts

For homes that use 41 gallons or less of hot water daily, demand water heaters can be 24%–34% more energy efficient than conventional storage tank water heaters. They can be 8%–14% more energy efficient for homes that use a lot of hot water -- around 86 gallons per day. You can achieve even greater energy savings of 27%–50% if you install a demand water heater at each hot water outlet. ENERGY STAR® estimates that a typical family can save $100 or more per year with an ENERGY STAR qualified tankless water heater.

The initial cost of a tankless water heater is greater than that of a conventional storage water heater, but tankless water heaters will typically last longer and have lower operating and energy costs, which could offset its higher purchase price. Most tankless water heaters have a life expectancy of more than 20 years. They also have easily replaceable parts that extend their life by many more years. In contrast, storage water heaters last 10–15 years.

Tankless water heaters can avoid the standby heat losses associated with storage water heaters. However, although gas-fired tankless water heaters tend to have higher flow rates than electric ones, they can waste energy if they have a constantly burning pilot light. This can sometimes offset the elimination of standby energy losses when compared to a storage water heater. In a gas-fired storage water heater, the pilot light heats the water in the tank so the energy isn't wasted.

The cost of operating a pilot light in a tankless water heater varies from model to model. Ask the manufacturer how much gas the pilot light uses for the model you're considering. If you purchase a model that uses a standing pilot light, you can always turn it off when it's not in use to save energy. Also consider models that have an intermittent ignition device (IID) instead of a standing pilot light. This device resembles the spark ignition device on some gas kitchen ranges and ovens.