{"id":1334,"date":"2023-07-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:14:20","slug":"yes-you-need-water-heater-maintenance-for-tankless-water-heaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/water-heater-service\/yes-you-need-water-heater-maintenance-for-tankless-water-heaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, You Need Water Heater Maintenance for Tankless Water Heaters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So you decided to go with a tankless water heater for your home. You\u2019re undoubtedly enjoying the many benefits that it provides such as seemingly unending hot water and lower utility bills. It\u2019s like night and day compared to your old, outdated tank water heater. This is why you might think that your tankless water heater is so amazing, it doesn\u2019t need maintenance at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, we\u2019re here to tell you that\u2019s unfortunately just not the case. If you want to keep reaping the benefits of a tankless water heater without an interruption in service, it does need tune-ups on a regular basis. Let\u2019s go over a couple of things that can happen if you don\u2019t schedule tankless water heater maintenance.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mineral Buildup Can Occur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hard water is something that affects homeowners here in Nashville. Hard water contains high levels of minerals such as calcium and magnesium. You\u2019ll see its effects in the hard water spots on your glasses, countertops, fixtures, bathtubs, and showers. Although they\u2019re unsightly and harmless to drink, they can wreak havoc on your plumbing system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard mineral buildup in a tankless water heater can be even worse than in a tank water heater. That\u2019s because it has smaller inlets and outlets to move water through the heat exchanger. Because these openings are smaller, it doesn\u2019t take much hard water buildup to eventually block these intakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll notice this is happening via a drop in hot water pressure and if left unchecked, it could mean the loss of hot water entirely. Luckily, this is an easy issue to address when you schedule water heater maintenance. We\u2019ll flush the system to remove any mineral buildup so you won\u2019t have to worry about the consequences. This service should be scheduled annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cCold Water Sandwich\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does it seem like there\u2019s hot water \u201csandwiched\u201d between two cold water buns? You\u2019ll experience this when you\u2019re taking a shower and the water is cold at first, then becomes hot for a while, but then goes back to cold again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is related to the sediment from hard water building up in the system but this time, it has to do with it occurring around the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is the part of your water heater that heats the water. When it gets too clogged up with mineral buildup, some water may pass through the system without it actually being heated. This is when you\u2019ll experience that intermittent supply of cold and hot water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re thrilled that you\u2019re enjoying the unparalleled performance from your tankless water heater. Hopefully, we\u2019re the ones who installed it. But you do need to protect your investment. Don\u2019t underestimate the need for water heater services from fully licensed and certified professionals. Your water heater should work so well that you practically forget it\u2019s there, but that\u2019s just not possible without flawless service from an expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covenant Heating and Cooling is your trusted resource for water heater maintenance in Nashville, TN. We are \u201cDedicated to the Promise of Serving You!\u201d <\/strong>Contact us today.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you want to keep reaping the benefits of a tankless water heater without an interruption in service, it does need tune-ups on a regular basis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[92,61,200],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-heater-service","tag-nashville","tag-tankless-water-heaters","tag-water-heater-maintenance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1337,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions\/1337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}