Hot Water Tank Installation Ottawa

Our plumbers would be happy to help you choose a new water heater that will work in your home. When it comes to hot water tank installation in Ottawa, we’ll consider the following factors when matching you with your new water heater:

• The type of heater you want: conventional vs. tankless, gas vs. electric, and more!
• Your level of satisfaction with your current water heater
• The size of your home
• The number of people living in your home
• The frequency with which you need a lot of hot water all at once
• The water heater setup in your utility area

We only recommend water heaters that come from reputable manufacturers and that we believe should work well for you for many years. We’ll never install a water heater that we don’t believe in! In fact, we won’t perform a water tank installation in Ottawa with a unit we wouldn’t be happy with in our own homes!

Before we can proceed with your water heater installation in Ottawa, you have to decide which water heater you want. If you already have gas or electric hookups, you may well decide to stay with the same type of water heater. This makes water tank installation easy. However, you can always change to a different power source for your heater, too. We can help make sure that you have everything in place for your new heater!

There are two major players in the water heater category – the traditional water heater tank and the tankless style. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, and choosing the right one will depend on several things.

The more traditional tank-style water heater stores heated water until it is required through a fixture point. It then tops up its level until needed again.

Pros

• Less expensive to buy
• Less expensive to install (as many homes are already set up with the correct gas lines for them)
• Maintenance is less critical to their operation

Cons

• They’re not very energy efficient. Hot water tanks are always using energy to heat water, no matter the time of day or night. If gas prices go up, water tank users will feel the pinch.
• Once you’ve used up the tank of water, you need to wait until more water is heated. This can be an issue with larger families or people who frequently have guests overnight.
• These units can take up a fair amount of space
• With some types of breakdown, the full tank of water is released onto your basement floor

Hot water tanks are often a better buy for people who are planning to sell their home in the near future, as they won’t be around when the energy savings add up to pay for the cost of the installation. They are also good for people who are on a very tight budget.

The tankless hot water heater essentially heats the water as it flows through the unit from the household mains supply and then distributes it to the many fixtures in the home.

Tankless water heaters take up less space than a traditional water heater and are energy efficient, although on the flip side, you may have to run the water for a while to get the hot water to the fixture. If the unit is gas powered, then a vent line needs to be installed through an exterior wall for safety reasons.

Tankless water heaters cost more than traditional water heaters, but ultimately, they reduce energy bills.