Toronto Water Heater Installation

The removal of the old unit shouldn’t take long, and neither should the installation of the new tank, as long as it is a simple replacement service where no additional tasks are required. Still, new water lines, gas lines, and vent pipes need to be installed and tested after the installation. But the whole process shouldn’t take more than around three hours unless you are upgrading from an electric system to a gas-powered one, then it might take around four hours.

40- to 50-gallon is a standard storage capacity for a household of up to six people. So if you’re between three and four, a 40-gallon tank should be plenty. That said, the operating cost between the two is not all that different, so if you want to make sure that you won’t run out of hot water, opting for the 50-gallon unit may be a better choice for your household capacity.

The best way to determine this situation is a detailed plumbing inspection. Our licensed plumber can help measure your current heater’s efficiency by inspecting the parts and how much energy it consumes. It will also depend on the amount of routine maintenance service it has received over the years. If we find that your current heater is using more energy than it should, and you’ve already had some water heater repair services done in the past, we’ll highly recommend replacing it before it leads to costly repairs and skyrocketing water heating bills.

Toronto, ON homeowners who opt for a tankless unit, need to be prepared for high upfront costs because it requires your professional plumbers to install electrical lines and gas lines behind walls at various locations in your home. And depending on your home’s size and household capacity, you may even need two or three tankless units to ensure your hot water on demand will always be sufficient.

The major advantage of tankless heaters is that you could save a lot of money down the road because you’re not relying on a tank to hold a hot water supply 24/7; rather, it will be heating water when you request it. Whether you have a slow or high-demand household, you can either upgrade to a larger tank or benefit from numerous tankless systems to heat water on demand. While both perform well during peak efficiency, you may find your traditional tank type to perform less efficiently after ten years, whereas your tankless unit remains efficient for 15 to 20 years and, at the same time, save you money on your energy bills. This will work ideally for households that usually have high energy usage and need a better hot water solution.