Electric storage tanks have many benefits:

  • Unlike a gas hot water system, there is no flue required. This makes electric storage tanks ideal for apartment buildings or compact house as they can easily located inside.
  • Electric storage tanks have a constant water pressure, there is no need to slow the water to give the heating element enough time to heat it as it is already heated.
  • Storage tanks are able to service multiple fixtures at once.
  • Electric storage tanks are very simple in design only have a few components to heat the water, this makes maintenance and repairs very straight forward.
  • Storage tanks have a very long life, and they usually have an enamel coated tank and sacrificial anodes to protect the tank from rusting.