When replacing or updating your water heater it is important to make the correct choice. Having a new water heater installed can be quite disruptive and it is not cheap either, so the last thing you need is to make the wrong choice and have to change it again.
Things to Consider
When deciding which water heater to have installed there are a few things you need to consider. The first consideration is how big your heater needs to be. You need to ensure that you will not run out of hot water even at peak usage times such as first thing in the morning.
You also need to decide how your water heater is powered. Your choices will be limited to the power sources you already have available at your property.
Most people simply choose to have a water heater installed that is powered by the cheapest power source available. However, this is not the best approach. You need to look at actual power consumption per gallon of heated water to ensure that you choose the heater that is the cheapest to run. Given that this is quite complex equation it is advisable to seek the help of a local heating engineer when deciding which kind of water heater you should buy.