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How to choose a new water heater

Thinking of getting a new gas, electric, or hybrid water heater? Here's a rundown on today's most common choices.
Tankless water heaters and tank water heaters both heat water for kitchen or bath use, but they do so with fundamentally different methods. Tankless water heaters heat the water as soon as the tap is ...
Invest in a new tankless water heater for on-demand hot water Water heaters are an integral appliance for the modern household, giving you easy access to hot water through the various faucets, shower ...
Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...
Q: We have a 6-foot whirlpool tub in our bathroom that we hardly use because filling it takes more than an hour, since we only have a 40-gallon water heater. We fill it halfway, wait about 40 minutes ...
Q: I have brick walls in my courtyard and every year a few more bricks “go bad.”The facing comes off. I paid a man hundreds of dollars to solve the problem. He sprayed the walls but it did not help. I ...
The typical cost to replace a water heater runs from $874 to $1,765, with a national average of $1,293. Cost factors for water heater replacement include the water heater type, size, fuel type, brand, ...