{"id":630,"date":"2020-07-13T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/?p=630"},"modified":"2020-07-10T17:02:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T21:02:42","slug":"4-tips-save-money-energy-water-heater-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/water-heater-service\/4-tips-save-money-energy-water-heater-use\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips to Save Money and Energy on Water Heater Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Tips-to-Save-Money-and-Energy-on-Water-Heater-Use-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"water-heater\" class=\"wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Tips-to-Save-Money-and-Energy-on-Water-Heater-Use-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Tips-to-Save-Money-and-Energy-on-Water-Heater-Use-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cheeksac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/4-Tips-to-Save-Money-and-Energy-on-Water-Heater-Use.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you think about everything you have to do to maintain a\nclean, comfortable, and efficient home, you probably don\u2019t think much about\nyour water heater\u2014even though this system is one you use every single day, no\nmatter the time of year. The fact is, you could potentially waste a lot of\nenergy by not properly caring for your water heater, no matter what type you\nhave. The good news is, we\u2019re here with some tips on how to actually save\nenergy\u2014and subsequently, money\u2014on your water heater use! Read on as we uncover\nsome of our top tips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nLower the Thermostat! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact is, you probably have your water heater\u2019s\nthermostat set much higher than it actually needs to be. Can you remember the\nlast time your water didn\u2019t seem hot enough? True, it needs to be a certain\ntemperature to provide sanitization for things like your dishwasher and clothes\nwasher\u2014but even then many homeowners have it hotter than necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most manufacturer settings have the water heater set at\n140\u00b0F, when the average household can get by with it at 120\u00b0F and may not even\nnotice a big difference\u2014but your energy bills will show a difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nUse Insulation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a storage tank water heater, one of the biggest\ndisadvantages is that if you don\u2019t use up all the hot water, it cools off to\nthe point that the water heater has to start running again to heat it back up.\nStandby heat loss is a big reason homeowners switch to a tankless water heater.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if that\u2019s not currently an option for you, then you\nmight want to consider insulating your storage tank water heater. Be sure to\ncall our plumbers if you\u2019re unsure of how to safely do so! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nRepair Leaks! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This probably seems obvious, but the truth is that many\nhomeowners don\u2019t realize how much water a year that a leaky faucet or pinhole\nleak in a pipe can waste. It\u2019s gallons, by the way! If the leak is coming from\na hot water line, that means that your water heater is needlessly losing water,\nthat you\u2019re still paying for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, repairing leaks should be a priority even if it\u2019s\nfrom a cold water line. The point is, you\u2019re still losing water, which isn\u2019t\ngood for your wallet or for the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nHave Your Water Heater Professionally Maintained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you have a storage tank water heater or a tankless\nsystem, scaling is a very real problem. Scaling is what happens when hard water\nminerals\u2014calcium, magnesium, and iron\u2014build up and start impacting the inside of\nthe tank or even the tankless water heater. Particles coat the heat exchangers,\npreventing them from doing their job, and therefore your system won\u2019t work as\nefficiently as its meant to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During making though, our technicians do what\u2019s called\nflushing to your water heater, to rid it of this mineral buildup. Give us a\ncall today to schedule your water heater tune-up! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>To learn more about <a href=\"\/service-areas\/alpharetta-ga-air-conditioning-heating-plumbing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">water heaters in Alpharetta, GA<\/a> and to schedule services, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\">contact DC Cheek Heating, Cooling &amp; Plumbing<\/a>. \u201cFixed, At the Speed of Life!\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news is, we\u2019re here with some tips on how to actually save energy\u2014and subsequently, money\u2014on your water heater use! <\/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":[94,118],"class_list":["post-630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-heater-service","tag-alpharetta","tag-water-heaters"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Tips to Save Money and Energy on Water Heater Use - DC Cheek Heating, Cooling &amp; 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