One of the most critical components in your household plumbing is the water heater. People use hot water for household chores as well as washing the germs off their hands and faces. Water Heaters Katy TX provide your home with hot water for bathing, cleaning dishes and washing clothes. In homes with young children hot water is a godsend for cleaning many of the little messes that children often make. These are all excellent reasons to protect your water heating system by having your plumber perform some regular maintenance on it. Routine maintenance on a water heater includes checking the thermostats, heating elements, gas supply and pressure release valve. This maintenance should also include flushing the water tank to remove any built up scale deposits and dirt.
In most cases, Water Heaters Katy TX last from ten to fifteen years. Some may survive longer if the tank is of exceptional quality, but their longevity often depends on the quality of the local water supply. Hard water will leave lime and mineral deposits that build up on the inside of the tank. These deposits will flake off over time leaving flakes and scales in the bottom of the tank. If the water heater is of the gas burning type that scale will interfere with the heat transference from the external flame reducing the efficiency of the water heater. With electric heating elements the scale can build around the element itself causing corrosion that allows the element to fail and require replacement.
For those who are looking for an alternative, many plumbing contractors such as Business Name offer inline water heating systems. Inline water heaters are sometime known as tankless, continuous flow, flash or on-demand water heaters and as the names suggest can provide almost instantaneous hot water for your household needs. At one time this technology had a bad reputation for not supplying a steady flow of heated water, but manufacturers have worked tirelessly to improve these products and give the homeowners the hot water they require. For rare occasions where hot water demand is high or the home is large your favorite plumber can install multiple inline water heaters that will meet your hot water demands.
