Water Heater Infographic
    Apr25

    Water Heater Infographic

    Here’s a great water heater info graphic showing different facts and stats regarding your homes water heating source. Keep in mind that this is from the US Department of Energy and thus, a little skewed.  There are a few things I see that could be discussed a little further here in Ontario with regards to the type of system. Storage Tank The storage tank water heater graphic shows a con consisting of standby heat loss. Yes, that’s a...

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    High Efficiency Water Heaters

    Yes, when you think of high efficiency water heaters most people think of on demand or tankless water heaters.  Yet this shouldn’t be the case all the time.  There are a number of systems that are conventional tank type water heaters that now are trending in the high 90% efficiency rating.  These high efficiency water heaters range in size from 50 gallons to upwards of 200 gallons.  We talked about the Versa Hydro from HTP last week...

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    Running Out Of Hot Water?

    Cold Bathtub… It’s becoming increasingly common to furnish master bedroom ensuites with large and luxurious Jacuzzi-styled bathtubs. After all, the prospect of relaxing in your very own jetted paradise can be very alluring.  There is only one problem. These tubs are much larger—about twice as large—as standard-sized bathtubs (i.e., 75 vs. 40 Gallons). By the time the water level is high enough to cover the massaging jets the...

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    Water Heater Diseases

    Check out most energy saving tips on websites that promote green tips or initiatives and one of the number one thing recommended is to reduce the temperature of your homes water heater.  What they don’t say is that this puts your family at risk of water heater diseases, more specifically, Legionnaires Disease, a potentially deadly bacterial infection that can be one of the causes of pneumonia. Legionnaires Disease thrives in hot water...

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    Direct Energy Moves Deadline To May 1st
    Mar15

    Direct Energy Moves Deadline To May 1st

      UPDATE: Due to the huge number of complaints and customer loss Direct Energy has cancelled its contract changes – BUT If you’re still interested in owning your water heater and skipping all these issues Call 647-925-1930 Direct Energy Moves Deadline Apparently masses of Direct Energy customers are showing their frustrations and have forced a change to the contract change deadline, you now have until to May 1, 2012 to opt...

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