On Aug 20, 10:23*am, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:
LouB wrote:
new heater will be more efficent and cut future energy costs

DONT open plastic tank drain valves, they have ONLY one purpose to
drain tank atr end of life!!
How is a new heater going to be more efficient?
Is there a new way to heat water with electricity (other than microwave)?

Better insulation. Electronic thermostats. For gas water heaters:
eliminate the pilot light.

Perce

That assumes of course that you choose to spend the money on a more
expensive tank when you replace it. However, if you have a modest
cost tank and replace it with a similar one, it's unlikely you're
going to save much energy. AFAIK, tanks are still available that have
pilot lights, no? BTW, how is an electronic thermostat supposed to
save energy over a mechanical one? I'd rather have the simple
mechanical one, instead of another more expensive piece of electronics
subject to surge damage, etc.