About 40 percent of U.S. households use electric water heaters. Electric models offer some advantages over gas, including a generally lower upfront purchase price because they’re less complicated than gas models, easier installation since they don’t require gas pipes or venting and greater safety because there’s no potential of a gas leak or dangerous combustion…

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A solar water heater can bring down the average household’s second largest utility expense. Water heating with a gas-fired heater accounts for about 18 percent of annual energy costs. Using the energy of the sun, however, water heating costs can be reduced by up to 80 percent, depending upon your location. In addition, installation of…

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Tankless water heaters solve one of the major drawbacks associated with conventional water heaters: the tank. A storage tank heater has a limited capacity of available hot water. Once the gallons inside the tank are used, residents have to wait for another tank to heat. Tankless heaters store no water. Instead, they heat water entirely…

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