Natural Gas Water Heaters

Natural gas water heaters are designed with efficiency in mind, so they can provide some serious money savings to your family. It's known for a fact that the water heater is the largest energy consumer in your home. That's why by aiming at reducing those costs, you will end up saving enough money for a vacation in Europe after a couple of years.

Natural gas water heaters will provide you with the same amount of hot water that all your family members are used, but at much lower price. Local rates vary, but regardless of that, natural gas water heaters typically have an operating cost half that of other energy sources and can make more hot water faster than electric units. The Average Appliance Life of most natural gas water heaters is between 10-17 years.

Natural gas water heaters are manufactured in a range of size, with tanks going from 20 to 100 gallons and shapes that fit most possible installations. For example, there are top free standing units for installation between base cabinets and their capacity is between 20 - 30 gallons.

Natural gas water heaters are divided in two categories - tanklles and storage tank water heaters. There are also three different choices of venting - power vent, direct vent, conventional. A direct vent does not require a chimney, because it vents directly out the wall. A power vent is similar to a direct vent but it uses an electrically powered vent for assistance. The conventional vent is used on most standard natural gas water heaters. And in addition to that, you can even combine your water heating with home heating.

Compared to electric water heaters, models working on natural gas have two serious advantages. First one is that on an average basis, they cost less to operate. Natural gas water heaters often cost less to operate than all-electric water heaters because natural gas costs less than electricity, on a national average. The yellow "Energy Guide" label on a new appliance provides the estimated annual cost to operate the given model. Second advantage is that natural gas water heaters can heat water twice as fast.

Here is a useful maintenance tip regarding water heaters in general. Since the sediment from the water can collect in the bottom of the heater, drain about a bucket full of water through the faucet at the bottom of the tank once a month.