| Water heating options | | | | the other models mentioned, here, so you'll need |
| Where you live, as well as the life style you lead, | | | | to make sure you have a furnace that works well |
| the number of people in your household, and | | | | with this equipment. Another factor you'll need to |
| where you'll put the water heating system, you'll | | | | think about is, if you live in an highly energy |
| need to factor these realities in if you're going to | | | | efficient home. These homes experience a higher |
| purchase a new hot water system, or getting a | | | | degree of air tightness, so it's not advisable to |
| back up system. | | | | install a unit of this kind. |
| Having this basic information at hand, will ensure | | | | Direct vent gas hot water tanks |
| you'll get hot water every day of the year, when | | | | As stated a direct vent or sealed combustion |
| you want and however much you need - at the | | | | water carries combustion air in from the outside, |
| best cost possible. This will also help you decide, if | | | | while venting the combustion gases out through a |
| you should stick to the traditional water heating | | | | single concentric pipe. As there is no |
| system you've used or if you'll step out of the | | | | interconnection between the burner and house air, |
| box and try an alternate water heating system. | | | | they are spillage resistant and work very well in |
| Here's a short list of the different water heating | | | | the more closely sealed Homes. |
| systems, available today | | | | Tankless water heater |
| Electric hot water tank | | | | You could purchase an instantaneous water |
| This system uses heating elements that are | | | | heater or tankless water heater, which as its |
| located at the topmost and bottom parts of your | | | | name indicates provides hot water, without the |
| tank. Because they don't need vents, you can | | | | aid of storage tank. You can choose either a gas |
| install or put them wherever you feel is the best | | | | or electricity driven unit. In tankless water |
| location. For example in Canada many R-2000 | | | | heaters, temperate water runs through a pipe |
| energy saving homes have this water heating | | | | into the unit, and then either a gas burner or an |
| system. | | | | electric element heats the water. |
| Induced draft gas hot water tanks | | | | Solar Units |
| This heating system has a fan that's found at the | | | | Or you could try a solar powered heating water |
| top of the tank itself. What the fan does is to | | | | system. Solar heaters derive their power from |
| induce movement of the combustion gases to go | | | | the sun's energy, and channel the heat to water. |
| through a sealed plastic pipe and then out the | | | | You can purchase a reliable solar heater and use |
| sidewall of the house. You'll find that a lot of these | | | | this as your main source for heating water. Or |
| units use combustion and dilution air found inside | | | | you can decide to use this unit as the back up |
| the house. However, due to the combustion gas | | | | system. If so, then select a solar heater, which |
| exhaust fan pressure; you won't have to worry | | | | allows you to be the back up for either electric or |
| about the backdrafting combustion gas spillage. | | | | gas water heater. |
| You'll need to buy a condensing furnace that | | | | Take your time to do research on this system - |
| works well with this kind of heating system. | | | | find out the differences between the different |
| Natural draft gas hot water tanks | | | | water heating systems - so you can save on |
| These are inexpensive units, which come with a | | | | money, your time and resource. Not only that but |
| naturally aspirating burner and draft hood, which is | | | | the right water heater for your home will mean a |
| connected to a vertical chimney vent. However, | | | | lot of difference on whether you'll have hot water |
| this particular equipment more prone is more | | | | when you need it, in the amount, you want to |
| subject to combustion gas spillage compared to | | | | use the water heater to produce. |