What's The Latest Scoop On Tankless Water Heaters?

An Englishman by the name of Maughan invented the first tankless water heater in the 1870's, the idea being to heat the water almost instantaneously and only when the water was needed. Like many other inventions, the tankless water heater went through a number of designs over the years with the most prominent design being able to heat the water at the point of use.

Now, years later, technology has advanced to tankless water heaters, also known as on-demand water heaters. These heaters do exactly what the name implies, they provide hot water only when it is needed and this is true even when large amounts of water are required at several locations at the same time. An example of this might be someone taking a shower while the washing machine is on, or a bathtub being filled with hot water without anyone being concerned about hot water going into the washing machine at the same time.Important Information About Forward-Looking Statements:About Wanderport Corporation:UMC began as a distributor to the Rural Electric Cooperatives in 1985 and eventually partnered with State Industries, to manufacture its well known "freedom" brand water heater exclusively distributed to the Rural Electric Cooperatives and Utilities Market. The rural electric utilities furnish roughly 40 percent of the electricity to the households in the USA. For more information please visit: www.utilitymc.comThe sum of each year's mean average of best and worst case scenarios unit sales (692,500 units), multiplied by an approximate unit cost to distributors of $450 (USD) for a total of $277,000,000 (USD) in projected revenue over five years, which indicates a significantly increased revenue commitment of $39 million in the near, medium and long term future of the company. "Meeting with Robert and UL reinforced my belief in the technology and the product's relevance in today's marketplace, as we have a new sense of urgency in getting this to market without delay," said Mr. Myers.

Another great advantage to having a tankless heater is that once it is installed there will never be a need to call a plumber for a tank cleaning or repair. In case of a malfunction the system turns itself off and provides analytic and diagnostic information. There are also no safety issues because there is no permanent pilot and its burner, electronically ignited, comes on only when hot water is needed. The electronics also monitor the incoming water pressure and flow as well as the outgoing flow and water pressure, so hot water is always guaranteed.

Author: Nick Messe