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Frequently Asked Questions:

• What is a tankless water heater?
  Most people in Canada currently use a storage tank water heater to provide hot water in their homes. A storage tank water heater keeps water... Most people in Canada currently use a storage tank water heater to provide hot water in their homes. A storage tank water heater keeps water hot 24 hours a day, even while you’re at work or sleeping. A tankless water heater, on the other hand, does not store hot water. It heats the water as you use it.
  
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• What are the advantages of using a tankless water heater?
  Because a tankless water heater turns on when you open a hot water faucet and turns off when you close the faucet, the energy that is consumed... Because a tankless water heater turns on when you open a hot water faucet and turns off when you close the faucet, the energy that is consumed is only for the hot water that is being used. Since there is no storage of water, and thus no constant heating and re-heating of stored water, you’re not wasting energy heating water when you don’t need it, such as when you're sleeping or not at home. This energy savings translates to dollar savings for you and reduced impact on our environment. Furthermore, since a tankless water heater heats the water as you use it, you can have an endless supply of hot water, provided you size the unit appropriately.
  
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• Will one tankless water heater service my entire house?
  Yes. You must choose the proper model to suit your home's hot water needs, which is based upon the maximum flow of hot water you need at any one time. Yes. You must choose the proper model to suit your home's hot water needs, which is based upon the maximum flow of hot water you need at any one time. We sell tankless water heaters that are capable of handling one shower at a time and others that can sustain a maximum of two showers operating at the same time.
  
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Water Tanks

JOHN WOOD'S ENVIROSENSE™ POWER VENT
Delivering 90% efficiency, the Envirosense™ Power Vent is a 50-gallon, 76,000 BTU gas water heater, equipped with a fully submerged, spiral-shaped condensing heat exchanger. This design provides much greater heat transfer surface than a standard straight flue tube, resulting in 90% thermal efficiency and higher hot water output than standard 78% efficient water heaters.

JOHN WOOD'S SUPERFLUE

John Wood's Superflue® models are superior, ultra-quiet power vent water heaters that supply ultimate satisfaction with abundant hot water, quiet operation, reliability and performance that comes from more than 150 years in the industry.

BOSCH TANKLESS WATER HEATER

The Bosch 920 ES Series is our newest ultra-high efficiency condensing tankless water heaters. With outputs as high as 9.2 gallons per minute at a 45°F degree raise, these heaters can satisfy virtually any demand for hot water. These heaters have inputs greater than 200,000 BTU/hr, so they are not eligible to participate in the Energy Star program, but with a thermal efficiency of 94%, they are extremely efficient.

TAKAGI TANKLESS WATER HEATER

The T-H2, Takagi's greenest model, is the 2nd Generation High Efficiency Tankless unit with an average efficiency of 92% with natural gas (estimated) and 95% with propane (estimated).

Useful Links:

• Tankless Sizing Guide