Your home’s water heater works reliably to provide hot water for showers, washing hands, and even the dishes. If you’ve noticed it’s not so efficient any longer or you’ve had to repair it a few times in the last year, it may be time to upgrade your water heater.
Doing that now may be best. That’s because when the weather changes, and it cools down outside, people start to think about water heating. The scramble to upgrade during the fall months or emergency repairs in the middle of winter isn’t a great experience. You may have to wait, and costs could rise. Instead, consider replacing your water heater now.
It’s easy to take our water heaters for granted, despite them being one of the appliances that we rely on the most (can you imagine bathing without hot water?)
If they gave trophies to home appliances, water heaters would be winning one every year (and we’re not talking about the obligatory trophies they give to all the kids on the team). Nearly every appliance in your home relies on the water heater. If the sink gets clogged, sure, you might not be able to use your sink for the day. But if something happens to the water heater? The sink, the washer, and the shower are out of commission (unless you like freezing showers).
People tend to worry about the strain their heaters are put under during the winter, and their air conditioners during the summer. Very few worry too much about their water heaters, though. That’s unfortunate, because though water heaters are designed to be quite tough, they are not invincible.