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You may have heard that a tankless gas water heater is more efficient than an electric-powered tankless heater, and therefore you are concentrating mainly on the gas-fuelled version as you search for the heater you want in your home.

If the main source of energy in your home comes from gas, then that may be the only choice you have anyway, and you’ll fine many excellent brands. But if you do have the option of choosing either way, it won’t hurt to do a comparison between gas and electric water heaters, to make absolutely sure that gas is the way you really want to go.

The cost of installing and running a tankless gas water heater will also be higher, however. Looking at both types of heaters that handle essentially the same flow loads and heating needs, you see that the gas heating units themselves are generally more expensive to begin with.

Add to this the costs of putting in the necessary venting, and the regular maintenance and inspections that are needed with gas systems, which aren’t required with electric systems, and the overall cost to install tankless water heater units fuelled by gas is considerably greater than installing tankless electric systems.

It’s true that you’ll find certain brands of tankless gas water heater units that produce higher average flow rates than electric heaters, but they are generally even more expensive, and that higher rate may not be enough to offset the extra costs and maintenance over the years.

An electric water heater can be found and installed in a size to handle the flow loads of almost all homes, especially in somewhat warmer climates. Gas-powered heaters are very popular and do have their merits as well, but electric systems may be the better economic and environmental choice in the long run.

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