Rental Water Heaters
If you rent a water heater from Peterborough Utilities Inc., you may have received a call requesting an appointment to replace the anode in your water heater. This anode is installed at the factory and is designed to corrode and disintegrate – instead of your water heater. Over time, the anode can disappear completely. It is appropriately called a sacrificial anode.
On a yearly basis, we check all water heaters that hit a certain age and at that time, we change the anode, to extend the life of the water heater and prevent possible damage to your property due to a water-heater leak.
Anti-scald devices- A change was made to the Ontario Building Code making anti-scald devices mandatory.
Keep your hot water tank healthy– With the rising cost of energy, we must take every step we can to conserve electricity – not only to save money, but to reduce the demands on the electricity system. There are many ways you can conserve electricity; however, reducing the temperature setting of your electric water heater should not be one of them.
Changes to water heater installations- Immediately after we have completed a water heater installation, you will be contacted by a representative from the ESA to make an appointment to have the work inspected. For our part, the installation process won’t change much. 
We have always followed the electrical code to the letter when installing rental water heaters. This new step further ensures the safety of any work done in your home.
Energy Efficiency- We purchase tanks from manufacturers that meet our strict standards to ensure dependability and energy efficiency. Our tanks exceed the energy efficiency requirements set out by Natural Resources Canada.