Tankless Water Heaters in Springfield
The pitch for tankless is simple: hot water that never runs out, from a unit the size of a suitcase hanging on the wall. The pitch is true, with footnotes, and we’d rather hand you the footnotes before you buy. Summit Plumbing has installed tankless units across Springfield, from downtown bungalows to new builds off Route 9.
Footnote one is gas supply. A tankless unit fires at up to 199,000 BTU, several times what a tank burns, and many older Springfield homes need the gas line upsized to feed it. Our gas line crew handles that in the same project. Footnote two is Madison County’s hard water, which scales up a tankless heat exchanger fast enough that an annual descaling flush isn’t optional. A softener upstream stretches that interval considerably.
Where Tankless Wins
Big households that stack showers back to back, homes short on floor space, and owners planning to stay long enough for the efficiency to pay for itself. The burner only runs while a hot tap is open, so the standby losses of a tank simply disappear.
Specs, brands, and the rest of the tradeoffs are on the main tankless water heaters page.
Wondering whether your house is a fit? Call Summit Plumbing at (555) 123-4567 and we’ll tell you either way.