12/05/2025
Good morning all. Hope you are all nice and toasty warm on this very chilly morning. Here is your tip of the week. Many of you have tankless water heaters. This year we have seen an increasing amount of calls for lack of hot water/not hot enough. These units are great but you do have to do annual maintenance on them. First and foremost, these units need to have the heat exchanger flushed every year to eliminate the calcium build up. That will most definitely reduce your flow of water and the temperature it produces. Also, if you do not have this done and have record of the service, it may void any warranty you have on the unit. Second, you have to ensure you have enough flow of water across the unit to produce water hot enough. So, if you have a water saver shower head, and that is the only thing running, it may not be enough flow to get your shower the hot water that is needed. So many people think their unit is bad when on many occasions it is just a flow issue. Last, make sure your temperature is adjusted correctly for the season. Warmer months it can be reduced slightly and the colder months maybe needs to be a bit warmer. If you have the regular old tanked water heater, be sure to flush it 2x a year to get the sediment off of the bottom of the unit. This will help it last longer. Hope this was helpful. Everyone have a great weekend. Normally, I would say GO BIRDS. But I am also a Chargers fan. So, I am kinda neutral this weekend. Either way, I win. Your friends at G.J. Stimmler & Sons.
