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Breaking Your Water Heater Contract In Toronto

administrator — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:15:21 +0000

Unfortunately all companies have their own contracts and stipulations that you will likely need to abide by if you are past the 10 day consumer protection act. Most are for between 8-10 years with a set fee to break that contract early (but there exceptions). If you do decide to switch companies most will negotiate price and will actually subsidize or even pay your termination fees to get you as a client. The water heater market is highly competitive so take advantage of that. A rental tankless will cost roughly 39$ – 49$ a month depending on model and size (IMPORTANT – you are still entitled to a government rebate with a rental tankless so look into an energy audit). A regular rental tank should be between 10$ and 25$ a month, again depends on size and venting.

Purchase a Water Heater Outright

A tankless rental company will not notify when the contract is up, they actually hope you forget and keep paying them. If you are past your contract definitely look into just purchasing either a tankless or conventional tank. These systems are incredibly reliable and actually not that expensive to buy outright, you never have to worry about a contract or any cancellation fees and even better, door to door sales people. We offer free quotes for a tankless or conventional tank purchase and installation. See how much here.

The annoying door to door sales.

If you are contacted at your door ask these questions before you even think about letting the sales person into your home.

1. What company do you represent?
2. How long is the contract for?
3. Are there charges to exit the contract if I’m not satisfied with the service?
4. What is the experience level of your technicians and staff?
5. How much higher are your rental rates?

How do Toronto home owners feel about door to door techniques?

A recent poll suggests were not too thrilled.

58% felt pressured into making a purchase or signing the contract presented
61% who purchased experienced “buyer’s remorse”, and regretted signing the contract
70% feel angry and taken advantage of

Barrie Tankless

administrator — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:00:07 +0000

Barrie draws all its water from wells located stategically around the city. This has a few benefits for homeowners looking to switch over to a tankless system, firstly its warmer in the winter than it would be if drawn from Lake Simcoe and thus uses less energy to heat up. Secondly the water is purer and has less dissolved mineral content reducing the buildup of scale in a tankless heat exchanger. Thus if your a Barrie resident a tankless is a good system to invest in.

We can service and install tankless systems in a number of areas in and around the Barrie area (Essa, Bradford, Nottawasaga, Innisfil, Alliston, Stayner, Keswick, Wassaga, etc). It never hurts to ask, so if you’re at all interested Get More Information Now

Tankless system provide instant hot water and can provide an endless supply, they can reduce water heating bills by up to 50 percent, and have a significantly loger lifespan than a conventioanl tank type water heater.

Don’t forget Barrie and the Province of Ontario are still offering grants and rebates to home owners who make the switch over to a tankless system. So if you live in Barrie or area you can get a Government rebate with an energy audit to help offset the additional cost.

Barrie tankless sales and services.

Grants For Tankless Are Back In Ontario

administrator — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:53:48 +0000

Well it looks as though the EcoEnergy audit program has been approved for another year.

This was an extremely popular program put in 3 years ago that enabled home owners to receive upwards of $10000 in government grants and rebates. Technically it would be really difficult to get that much but it did provide a significant reduction on a number of home systems. Initially the ecoEnergy program was funded with over $700 million dollars but as it grew in popularity the funding became more scarce. The Federal pulled their funding last year in an attempt to slow the demand. This left Provincial Government to fund and promote the home energy audit and grants available.

As you likely have heard in the news the Conservative Government has allocated $400 million to reinstate their share of the available grants to home owners. What does this mean to you? Well if your looking for a tankless water heater (which I would assume is why you are here) you will be entitled to a grant of over $700 dollars. That is a good portion of what a tankless will cost over a conventional tank.

So if your housing an antique water heater in your basement now is probably a good time to upgrade to a tankless and get the Government to pay for a good portion of the system.

Get a quote for a Tankless

Find out more about Schedule ecoEnergy Audit

Lime Scale…. The Energy Thief

administrator — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:23:52 +0000

From the smallest homes and business to the very largest, everyone invests a substantial amount of money into heating water. The problem is lime scale buildup on the surface of water heaters, which significantly reduces heat transfer. This lime scale reduces heat transfer, decreases fuel efficiency, and will ultimately lead to equipment failure.

Water naturally contains dissolved minerals such as calcium carbonate, lime, silica, iron, and phosphate to name a few. These trace elements are essential to human health, not so much for your water heater though. With heat the minerals are able to precipitate out and build up on the surfaces.

On day one of a tank type water heater you looking at your greatest efficiency, sometimes as high as 80%. This is reduced quickly as the lime and other particles cling together and bake themselves into a hard crust. This scale builds up on the walls and blocks the heat transfer proportionally as much. With the additional heat not being transferred into the water the steel becomes brittle and can crack quite easily.

Solutions For Lime Scaling

For a tankless water heater it is essential that you have the system flushed once a year with a de scaling solution (vinegar). This maintains the tankless heat exchanger and ensure a consistent efficiency rate. As for your conventional tank water heater, flushing is more difficult but can be done. For the most part they are designed as disposable units that are simply just replaced if broken.

Rinnai Condensing Verses Navien Condensing

administrator — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:10:36 +0000

These are the two heavy hitters in the high efficiency Tankless water heater field. How can you choose the correct tankless, well this article aims to help you choose between the Rinnai Tankless or the Navien Tankless.

Brand	Rinnai	Navien	Rinnai	Navien
Model Nuber	RC98HP	NR240	RC80HP	NR180
Dimension	19Wx26Hx11D	17Wx28Hx15D	19Wx26Hx11D	17Wx28Hx14D
Weight	71 lbs	77 lbs	64 lbs	67 lbs
Activation Rate (GPM)	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5
Min. Input (BTUs,NG)	9,500	17,000	9,500	15,000
Max. Input (BTUs,NG)	199,000	199,000	157,000	150,000
GPM @ 77 Rise	5.0	5.0	4.0	3.8
Thermal Efficiency	96%	98%	97%	98.8%
Energy Factor	0.94	0.97	0.95	0.96
Type of Venting	Concentric PP	Two Pipe PVC	Concentric PP	Two Pipe PVC

This chart pits the two main tankless systems that each manufacturer produces, the only row it is missing is reliability. Unfortunately we dont have any scientific data on that but would venture to say that the Rinnai makes the more dependable tankless. This is solely based on comments that we receive here on the site regarding the two tankless manufacturers.

New Submission Form

administrator — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:04:34 +0000

Here at the tankless hot water guide we are always striving to make it easier for our users. We have added live help and now a light-box effect on the free evaluation form. Instead of navigating to a new page to submit your info for a tankless it pops up in the same window.

Try it here now. Request a Free Tankless Evaluation

All our service and tankless installation is done in the greater Toronto area, (Brampton, Hamilton, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Maple, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Oshawa, Pickering) and all the little towns in between.

If your wondering what the difference between the Rinnai Tankless and Navien Tankless (or any other brand) are try the live help if we are online, otherwise fill out our Request a Free Evaluation and we will call you back ASAP.

Toronto Heats Up

administrator — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:18:44 +0000

Well it looks as thought the summer we misses last year has come back in 2010 with a vengeance! Don’t get me wrong, no one is complaining but its certainly one of those summers your thankful you have air conditioning. Now if your one of those family’s that just refuses to install central air its time to rethink that.

Firstly, there’s so many appliances in a home that run now (computers, stereos, big screen TV’s) and these units produce a lot of heat. Think about when you leave the computer running in a room with door closed how quickly its transformed into a sauna. All these new electronics can really raise the temperature of any home and if its 36 degrees outside it doesn’t take long to send your homes interior temperature sky rocketing.

Secondly, (more on the lines of tankless water heaters) a tankless water heater will only turn on when there is hot water needed, so all day when the home is empty that old conventional tank is just producing heat, and heating up your house. Its even worse if you have air conditioning and its working to cool your home all the while the water heater is heating up the house…. Might be time to switch to a Tankless

Instant or Tankless Water Heaters?

administrator — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:28:29 +0000

Things to Know.

Most of us have grown up with a standard tank type water heater. As such we are used to the way our hot water system works. Switching to a tankless water heater will have an affect on the way your hot water system works.

With a tank type heater, when you turn on a hot water faucet, the hot water, typically 140 degrees, immediately begins flowing through the pipe to get to your faucet. As the water travels through the cold pi pe, it cools off until the piping material warms up. That is why your hot water doesn’t instantly go from cold to hot; it has to warm up the pipes first.

Some homes have hot water circulating systems that circulate the hot water through the pipes to obtain instant hot water at every sink. Circulating systems can save a lot of water. They are wasteful of energy though, since the water heater will fire up more often to replace the heat being lost through the piping which acts like a big radiator even if the pipes are well insulated.

There are also pumping systems that pump the hot water to the fixture from the heater only when you want to use hot water and you don’t run any water down the drain. You still save the water and time, but you don’t waste water.

Tankless Systems

Tankless water heaters are being promoted as providing endless hot water and as being energy saving over traditional water heaters. While both of these facts are true, there are other things to consider.

If you are considering replacing your tank type water heater with a tankless unit, and you have a typical house, make sure you get one large enough to do the job. Since you are heating water as you use it, you must heat it much more quickly than a tank type heater so you need to add heat much more quickly.

For a gas type heater this means you will be using a lot more gas volume/ minute than with a tank type heater. Your exhaust flue may need to be larger and the gas line might need to be upgraded. For electric units you might have to have special wiring put in to handle the high amperage loads created by an electric tankless water heater.

Tankless water heaters are typically much smaller than conventional tanks and are hung on the wall, resulting in a significant space savings.

Tankless water heaters can save you a modest amount of energy, typically around $20.00 – $40.00 a month. They are also eligible for home energy Grants and Rebates provided by the Government to aid in a speedy transition from the old energy consuming conventional tank to this new efficient technology.

Norits Tankless Water Heater

administrator — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:21:31 +0000

Norits Tankless Hot Water

We are now starting to install the Norits tankless systems to replace the Navien that we have had some troubles with. The Norits is a condensing tankless that is able to provide sufficient hot water for the typical 3 bedroom 3 bathroom home.

Nortis Advantages

0.5 GPM low flow start up requirement
Direct ignition
Condensing so
Greater than 93% efficient
Digital thermometer for accuracy
Dual copper primary heat exchangers
Multi-system compatibility
PVC (636) venting capabilities

The Noritz 842 tankless water heater also uses a dual flame in its burner. This is a system that recirculates the exhaust gases back into the combustion chamber to burn off any excess fuel and particulate mater so as to increase efficiency and provide, essentially free heat.

Single Burner

Dual Burner

These energy efficient models use dual heat exchangers to increase efficiency to over 93%. Available form Norits are the N-0842MC and the N-0842MC-DV, the tankless come in either direct or power vent.

Fill out this form and see if the Norits tankless will work in your home. CLICK FOR FORM

Noritz is correctly spelled with a Z instead of an S but its a common mistake.

Toronto Tankless

administrator — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:57:50 +0000

Toronto Tankless

Looking to get a Toronto Tankless water heater? We have been installing these units in Toronto and surrounding areas for years now. We have installed nearly every brand and can service anything that has been installed already. So if your thinking of getting a tankless water heater in Toronto give us a call or fill out a contact form, its a free quote, at the very least you will have an idea of what one of these tankless units cost.

Venting a tankless in Toronto can be very difficult as there are a lot of requirements and specifications that have to be met before an installation can even begin. In fact I would bet that around 40% of toronto / GTA homes cant even get a tankless system. Does your home meet the requirements and thus 750$ in government rebates? Toronto and surrounding area homes that meet tankless installation requirements receive 750 dollars in government rebates.

Fill out the form below and find out for free if you meet the requirements.

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