Category Water Heaters

Everything you need to know about water heaters—from selection and installation to maintenance—within the broader context of home water softening, filtration, and plumbing systems.

Energy Efficiency

Gas Water Heater BTU Ratings: Your Guide to Energy Efficiency

Rusty gas lines and coils on a heating system.

Gas water heater BTU ratings and their impact on energy efficiency, sizing, home filtration, plumbing, and softeners.

Bob McArthur
August 16, 2026

Energy Efficiency

Heat Pump Water Heaters in a Deep Freeze: The Cold Hard Facts

Technician adjusting wiring and copper piping inside a heat pump water heater unit.

HPWHs in cold climates: efficiency, costs, backup heat, insulation, and effects on water softeners, filtration, plumbing.

Bob McArthur
August 15, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

How Your Washing Machine Heats Water: Gas, Electric & Hybrid Explained

A technician in a white coat stands beside a front-loading washing machine with its door open, clothes visible inside, illustrating the washing process.

Washing machines heat water: gas, electric, hybrid; costs, safety; effects on water heaters, softeners, filtration, plumbing.

Bob McArthur
August 9, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Water Heater Amp Draw Explained: Electric, RV & Tankless

Blue water splash with reflection on a gray surface

Amps for electric, RV, and tankless water heaters; panel capacity, wiring, voltage, and safety for home water systems.

Bob McArthur
July 27, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Home Water Heating Methods: A Straight Talk Guide

Street-level view of large red and teal water pipes with a valve wheel, set against a canal and colorful buildings in the background.

Compare water heating methods: gas, electric, solar, heat pumps, tankless; impact on water softeners, filtration, plumbing.

Bob McArthur
July 15, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Heat Your Water Without Gas: Practical Home System Alternatives

Stack of split firewood under snow with a wooden beam on top

Electric, solar, and heat-pump heaters; align with water softeners, filtration, plumbing, and home water systems.

Bob McArthur
July 7, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Biggest Water Heater Sizes for High-Demand Homes

Solar water heating system with evacuated glass tubes on a rooftop, branded Solis Power.

Largest residential water heater & storage tank sizes for high-demand homes gas/electric, tankless, softeners/filtration/plumbing

Bob McArthur
July 3, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Heat Pump Water Heaters Explained: How Hybrid Models Cut Your Bills

Utility room with a tall water heater, washing machine, and white shelving stocked with cleaning supplies.

Heat pump water heaters and hybrid electric models: how they work, efficiency, costs, installation, plus plumbing compatibility.

Bob McArthur
June 30, 2026

Energy Efficiency

Hot Water Heaters and Your Taxes: The 2025 Guide to Credits and Rebates

A person holds a tablet displaying information about tax deductions, credits, and rebates for water heaters in a home utility room.

Tax credits, deductions, rebates for water heaters; eligibility and claim steps; tips for water softeners, filtration, plumbing.

Bob McArthur
June 21, 2026

Types of Water Heaters

Solar Hot Water Explained: How Home Systems Heat and Clean

Solar water heating system on a residential roof featuring flat-plate collectors, a storage tank, and copper piping

Solar water heating and purification: setup basics, cost, efficiency, and how it pairs with filtration, heaters and softeners.

Bob McArthur
June 6, 2026