Innovations in plumbing: energy efficiency
New innovations in plumbing that create energy efficiency.
The plumbing industry hasn’t changed much over the past decade, but there has been a surge of new plumbing inventions that have taken the market by storm with energy-saving technology and features. These new innovations are perhaps just the beginning of a greener world. If you are thinking of upgrading your home plumbing system, find out how you can save money and energy below.
Pex tubes
Forget the old rusty copper pipes in your plumbing system, use a PEX pipe that is made of polyethylene plastic. Known for being inexpensive to manufacture and possessing a cross-linked structure that provides dissolution resistance, high tensile strength, flexibility and even scratch / scratch resistance. Using PEX pipes in your home is a great benefit to your plumbing system, not only will you get cleaner drinking water, but the special fitting on the PEX pipes allows them to be connected to copper pipes. It’s more affordable and durable, which is more than enough to make you change your old-school style pipes. The useful life is estimated at 50 years.
Tankless water heaters
Water heaters are one of the most energy-consuming appliances in a home. With older water heaters, you can expect to pay more money, but receive less in return. Over the years, more and more people have switched to tankless water heaters. These water heaters do not have a storage tank, they are turned off by heating water quickly by launching instant or on-demand flows. Upgrading to a tankless water heater gives you more space, more hot water, longer life, and cleaner water. Saves money on use because you don’t have a tank that takes time to heat up. Reduce costs by up to 30% in the first year. The only reason more people haven’t switched to a tankless water heater is that the initial cost might scare them off, but they can save and get that money back in no time in the long run.
Smart HVAC Systems
A smart HVAC system is a more efficient and productive HVAC system that is capable of using Wi-Fi, time, and features that can program your home’s temperature to save energy and maintain efficiency. As long as you have an internet connection in your home, you can control your smart vents. There is a smartphone app that allows you the convenience of monitoring your winds from wherever you are. Whether you are resting comfortably in bed or out of town, you can use the app to close or open the vents as you please. All information is recorded and maintained in the cloud, so you can access it from anywhere when you need it.
When you switch from your traditional HVAC system to a smart one, you will see an increase in energy and money savings. When you can heat just a few rooms instead of the entire house throughout the day, you can cut costs, but also save energy from rooms that you’re not using.
Double flush toilets
Is your old toilet costing you money? By upgrading or replacing your toilet with a dual flush toilet, you can have the option of energy efficiency and convenience. A long-term investment that benefits you with each passing day. From different flush options to deodorant sprays, they offer new levels of convenience. Heated toilet seats are also available, you will never have to sit on the cold toilet seat again. Depending on what you are looking for, you can be sure that upgrading your toilet will benefit you with savings and life.