Hot water makes your home life more convenient. After all, you can bathe properly, wash your hands thoroughly, and clean your house with proper sanitation. But did you know you could make your water heating more efficient than it already is? Thanks to the creation of tankless water heaters, you can have a home upgrade that could benefit you in terms of space, budget, and so much more. They've become one of the top plumbing fixtures as of late, according to FieldCamp. Here are five reasons to call your local plumbing company to install a tankless water heater.

1. Save Space

Do you have a small home and your current water heater is taking up more space than you'd prefer? Everyone doesn't have a basement to store a water heater or boiler. Therefore, you may have to use an entire kitchen closet or have your water heater exposed somewhere else in your home. You can save space and improve your layout by installing a tankless water heater. These smaller units can easily fit in a small closet or under your sink.

2. Have More Safety

One place where you should always feel safe is your home. While accidents can happen anywhere on your property, you want to do what you can to prevent them by ensuring you don't have features that could hurt you or your family. You must be extra cautious when you have children and pets to deal with. One of the benefits of a tankless water heater is you reduce the chance that someone could be scalded by hot water. After all, a tankless water heater isn't capable of storing hot water for any period. It only heats water as you use it. Feel safe knowing no tank could bust and scald someone.

3. Reduce Energy Bills

As a homeowner, you may constantly worry about rising energy bills. After all, your electrical use can often take up much of your residential bill. Do you use a lot of hot water thanks to long showers, baths, and hot water washing machine cycles? If so, that's a lot of money you'll have to spend each month. However, you can reduce that expenditure with a tankless water heater that only heats water as needed. Thanks to this feature, your home will produce less greenhouse emissions as well. In addition to having smaller bills, rest assured that you're doing your part to be more eco-friendly.

4. Enjoy Endless Hot Water

When your local plumbing company installs a tankless water heater, you can take advantage of endless hot water. The water from these tanks isn't stored and is only heated on demand. As a result, your water heating is more efficient and makes it easier for you to fill up a hot tub faster or take those long showers. Thanks to this endless hot water capability, you don't have to spend several minutes in the morning waiting for your shower water to heat up.

5. Increase Durability

No homeowner wants to keep reinstalling the same upgrade over it again. Therefore, you want a water heater that can stand the test of time and last as long as possible. In our experience, a tankless water heater has a much longer lifespan than a traditional one. One of the reasons why it has better durability is because it requires much less maintenance. Since it doesn't store any hot water, there are fewer moving parts for your local plumbing company to contend with. You don't have to worry about corrosion or sediment buildup that can cause a traditional unit to see reduced hot water quality.

A functioning home needs access to hot water. If you want to ensure that you have regular and reliable access to hot water, it's best to consider making a switch to a tankless water heater. By making this transition, you'll benefit the environment with reduced emissions. Your home budget will thank you due to its lower energy costs, and you'll also have to use less space in your residence. As winter sets in, you don't want your family to be out in the cold when it's time to take a hot shower or a bath. To make an upgrade that can benefit your home value and quality of life, contact us at Mars Plumbing & Heating for a consultation. As a local plumbing company, we have over 43 years of combined experience and are here to offer dependable service.