Rosanne is an interior design and home improvement writer with 8 years of experience. During that time she has worked with numerous businesses and publications. Rosanne has been with Forbes Home for ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? You probably don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about your water heater, and ...

I recently moved into a newer home and one of the first things we needed to do was turn on the water heater. The good news was that most newer homes with a gas water heater use an electric ignition ...

In the decade I spent outside the United States, none of the homes I lived in had hot water instantly available 24 hours a day. The hot water storage tanks were small, and when they were empty, that ...

You know that big tank of hot water in your basement? What if we told you that you could get the same amount of hot water (or more) from a water heater the size of a carry-on suitcase—and save at ...

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Dear Jerry: My current 80-gallon electric hot water heater is 13 years old and working fine, but I thought it was a good idea to replace it now before problems start. The builder installed the ...

Q: We are ready to gut our children’s bathroom. They are getting to the ages where they’ll be showering more frequently, and our 80-gallon electric hot water heater isn’t enough to allow for five ...