Hybrid Water Heater Installation

Best Hybrid Water Heater Installers in Columbus, OH

Ohio Water Heaters knows that personal hygiene, comfort and deep-cleaned homes are more important than ever. Call us today for practical suggestions on how to keep your family healthy and comfortable for years to come.

How much hot water does your family need?

Before taking any decisions on hot water supplies, budget-minded homeowners need to work out their water heater installation cost. And to do so, they must calculate exactly how much hot water their families need, and when. Here are a few examples, to help you draw up your family water usage chart, shown in gallons (total), and gallons per minute (gpm):

Shaving2 gallons (less, if you switch off the tap when not rinsing)
Shower or bath:20 gallons, with a flow rate between 1.5 and 2.5 gpm
Tankless shower:20 gallons, with a flow rate between 1.5 and 2.5 gpm
Dish washer:14 gallons, with a flow rate between 1.0 and 2.5 gpm
Washing machine30 to 40 gallons, with a flow rate between 1.5 and 3.0 gpm

 

14 Gallons, With a Flow Rate Between 1.0 and 2.5 gpm

This is when you need to know the First Hour Rating (FHR) of your appliance, as this affects the heater recovery time. The higher the FHR, the quicker a unit can heat up all its water. So this rating tells you how many gallons of hot water your tank can supply in an hour.

In most families, mornings are the busiest times, as families scurry to get ready for school and work. Providing enough hot water for three showers, a 40-gallon tank is fine for a small family. Careful planning is needed, in order to make sure that non-personal uses (like washing clothes and dishes) are scheduled for off-peak periods during the day or when everyone is asleep.

Cost-Effective Hybrid Water Heater Installation 

Our team is one of the most preferred tankless water heater company in the area, and our reviews speak for themselves. Some of the things that affect tankless water heater repair costs include the specific part that needs to be replaced or repaired. Some parts are much more expensive than others. They tend to also require more labor. Another factor that will affect the cost is whether or not your tankless unit is covered by the warranty.

Running on gas or electricity, these energy-efficient appliances heat unlimited amounts of water, but only on demand. This means that you pay just for heating water that is used immediately, instead of keeping an entire tankful hot and ready for use, right around the clock. Compact and wall-mounted, they offer many advantages, particularly flexibility of use, with low monthly costs and a useful life that can extend over two decades or even more.

Contact Ohio Water Heaters at (614) 881.5650 for advice on your best water heater installation.

Water Heater Installation Service FAQs

Specific hot water heater repair costs obviously depend on the problems involved and the replacement parts needed to repair electric water heaters. Consequently, homeowners might pay anything between under a hundred to over a thousand dollars for water heater repairs, depending on their complexity and the amount of time involved. A faulty thermocouple, a leaky temperature and pressure relief valve, a loose connection or a cracked pipe can all be fixed relatively quickly and cheaply by the best water heater repair person near me. However, a leaky water tank should be replaced as soon as possible by a licensed and insured contractor.

They can indeed – but this might not be the most cost-effective solution for water heating systems in use for close to a decade. Check out the price of a replacement unit, before opting for any repairs that cost more than a few hundred dollars. Remember, the working life of a typical heater might be as short as six years, and is unlikely to extend beyond twelve years, depending on intensity of use and water quality.

If your water heating system was installed ten years ago or more, there's a good chance that it's coming to the end of its useful life. Keep an eye out for unusual smells, odd noises, and water that is gritty or discolored. Insufficient hot water may indicate a leaking tank, scale-clogged piping or a faulty temperature and pressure relief valve.

Fitted to water heating appliances, such as boilers and domestic water supply heaters, these safety devices are designed to release water automatically whenever tank pressures or temperatures rise above safe levels. Usually located high on the side or on top of the tank, a TPR valve is connected to a pipe running down the length of the water tank, stopping a few inches above the floor.

The useful life of a water heater is usually between eight and twelve years. However, heavy use in hard water areas may reduce this to six years or less,, while lighter use with soft water could continue for a couple of decades. Whether electric or gas-fired, most hot water heaters are backed by a six-year warranty, while more expensive units may be covered for up to ten years.

If you live in a soft water area, flushing and draining your water heater once a year is enough to remove sediment deposits. This process should be repeated every six months if your system is working with hard water. Regularly removing limescale prevents corrosion of water heater components, while avoiding clogged valves and pipes. Taking only a few minutes to complete and needing no special tools or expertise, this simple step ensures the highest possible outflows of hot water in your home.

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These guys are great. They arrive on time, are polite and efficient. There is no hard sell of additional stuff, which I really appreciated. They suggested that a water softening device might be good for the tankless water heater they had installed earlier this year – which is fabulous and worth every penny, this visit was just annual furnace and water heater maintenance – but did not push it. My overall impression is that they are good guys, not in it just to sell more stuff.

- Marie Wiggins

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