Your old water heater is on the way out and you’ll soon need to have it replaced. It’s good to get ahead of a water heater failure and schedule a new installation. Taking the initiative also gives you more time to consider your replacement options. There are more choices now than ever before when it comes to water heaters, and there’s one in particular that stands gleaming on the top of a hill: the tankless water heater.
If you’ve read about tankless water heater systems, you’ll have run into a slew of superlative reasons praising the many benefits of making the switch. We won’t contradict most of the benefits of a tankless water heater. But we do have to contradict the notion that choosing tankless is automatically the best choice for a home. Water heater selection is more complicated.
Water heaters are built to last quite a long time, but they don’t last indefinitely. No matter how well you take care of your system, at some point you’re going to need a new one. If you know the signs that your water heater is on its last legs, you can replace it before it has the chance to fail completely. Have a look at the symptoms below to help determine whether or not your water heater is in need of replacement.