Are Tankless Water Heaters Reviews Trusworthy?

Buyers of new tankless water heaters rely on tankless water heaters reviews for guidance. However, many of the reviewers are motivated by monetary gain and often conceal important facts.
By: John Shalwick
 
May 18, 2011 - PRLog -- With the recent advancements in tankless water heater technology, consumers are becoming increasingly reliant on tankless water heaters reviews for guidance.  It is, however, apparent that many of these reviews are unreliable.  Motivated by monetary gain, many reviewers are promoting the models they are reviewing by utilizing marketing information that obscures important facts. While trusting these tankless water heaters reviews, buyers frequently select unsuitable models, or discover that they cannot afford the installation costs.

The website http://www.bestwaterheaterreviews.com has been created to provide homeowners with honest reviews of the most popular water heater models.  John Shalwick of Arapahoe Marketing sums up the aims of this website as follows, "We realize how difficult it is for homeowners to sift through all of the promotional hype and technical jargon when shopping for a water heater. The goal of our tankless water heaters reviews is to simplify choices and provide clear guidance".

Most homeowners have owned a tank-style water heater, and they are aware of the tank capacity that would best serve their hot water needs.  However, when shopping for a tankless water heater they do not know how to select the right size unit. That is because the size of a tankless water heater is determined by the power of the heating system and not the capacity of a storage tank. The more powerful its heating system, the greater is the unit's capacity to instantaneously heat a high volume of cold water flowing through it every minute. However, in selecting the most suitable model, buyers need to be aware that the capacity of a particular model is also dependent on how many degrees it needs to instantly raise the temperature of the water flowing through it. Obviously it will have to raise the temperature by a larger amount if it is installed in an area with cold winters, than if it is used in a tropical or subtropical region. It is this information that is often obscured in tankless water heaters reviews. To show that the reviewed model is more powerful than that of a competitor, many reviewers only state the warm climate capacity of the unit. As a result, non-tech savvy consumers who live in areas with cold winters purchase models that are totally inadequate for their needs.

Most tankless water heaters reviews emphasize the lower operating costs of tankless water heaters. They, however, usually fail to inform potential buyers that when replacing their old storage tank unit with a tankless model, they will need to upgrade their power supply. These upgrades can be very expensive. This is especially true for gas models, which will not only require a new venting system, but also a replacement of the old gas supply lines with ones of a greater diameter. In most cases these upgrades will cost between $1,000 and $2,000 dollars. The upgrades required for electric tankless water heaters can also be expensive, but will usually be less costly than the gas upgrades.

Many consumers would make different choices if they were aware of the high installation costs and the inadequate capacity of certain tankless models to meet their hot water demands during the cold winter months. It is therefore vital that potential buyers receive honest advice. The tankless water heater reviews at http://www.bestwaterheaterreviews.com/tanklesswaterheater...  strive to provide a full disclosure of both the pros and the cons of all the water heating technologies that they evaluate. Hopefully the transparency and guidance offered in these tankless water heaters reviews will be an antidote to the over-zealous marketing hype.

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About Arapahoe Marketing: Arapahoe Marketing was established in Marin County, CA in 2005 and moved to Boulder CO in 2008. John Shalwick has been writing about new technological developments for many years. His tankless water heater reviews can be found at http://www.bestwaterheaterreviews.com/tanklesswaterheaterreviews.php.
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