If the water heater in your Edmonton home needs to be replaced, the combined cost of buying a new unit and having it professionally-installed can often be quite expensive. In such cases, renting a water heater may be the most viable and cost-effective solution for your home.
Benefits of Renting a Water Heater:
- Lower Up-Front Costs: If you were to buy your own water heater, not only would you have to pay for the unit itself, but also for a professional installation. These costs may be beyond what your budget allows in an emergency, forcing you to cut other expenses or settle for an inferior model that you would not have installed otherwise . By renting a water heater, the initial costs are much lower and you do not have to compromise on quality.
- Regular Maintenance: Every water heater requires a certain amount of maintenance, such as adjusting the burners, removing sediment from the tank or changing the anode rods. When you own your water heater, all this maintenance must be done by you or your contractor, and it is quite easy to forget about it, as long as you have hot water. By renting a water heater, regular maintenance is performed by the company that you rent from, according to their requirements.
- Emergency Service: If the water heater you are renting fails, the company that you rent from will make the necessary repairs, often at little or no cost to you, even if the system needs to be replaced. Many companies offer 24-hour emergency services, so that you never have to be without hot water.
- Quality of Services: By renting your water heater, all services are performed by professionals that have a vested interest in doing the job properly, which protects their investment, as well as yours.
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of renting a water heater versus buying one for your home, contact our professionals at The Furnace Company. Our company has been providing award-winning heating, cooling and hot water installations and services to Edmonton and the surrounding areas since 2001.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Edmonton, Alberta about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about water heaters and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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