Overview

Hot water is a part of everyday life and a necessity. Most people don’t give water heating a second thought, they expect to turn on a spigot or shower and have hot water available for use.

Water heaters are available in various models and sizes to fit almost any application for residential, commercial and even industrial customers.

Equipment Options

• Standard Tank Water Heater
• High Efficiency Tank Water Heater
• Indirect Water Heaters (uses a boiler)
• Continuous Water Heater (Tankless)
• Combo heating (Boiler Summer-Winter hook up, or indirect water heating from boiler)

Safe

• Gas water heaters are tested to high standards and meet the following standards and codes:
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
• NAECA (National Appliance Energy Conservation Act)
• ASHREA Standard 90
• BOCA codes
• Can be installed almost anywhere in home or business

Reliable

• Many models work without power and can still provide hot water in a black out.
• Versatility and sizing offer hot water when and where you need it.

Benefits

• Gas Tank versus Electric Tank
• Faster recovery: Heat water up to three times as fast as electricity
• More hot water from a tank gas water heater than an electric unit
• Save money
• High efficiency tank versus standard tank
• More efficient – save money
• Can direct vent unit
• Continuous Water Heater versus Tank Water Heater
• More efficient – save money
• Tank water heaters keep water hot around the clock where continuous water heaters only produce hot water when it is called for.
• Never run out of hot water, continuous supply
• No down time waiting for water heater to recover and be ready for use.

Results from Exelon Services Study 12/17/02 for Okaloosa gas as part of the Water Heating Test Consortium

Economics

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Environmental

In a 9/04 study of the state of Texas, GARD Analytics demonstrated that electric water heaters cause more environmentally damaging emissions than gas water heaters when the source and efficiency of generating the electricity are compared to the emissions from gas water heaters.

See also Booster Water Heaters for Commercial dish washing applications.

More Info: (Sample list of manufacturers)

Tank Water Heaters

A. O. Smith www.hotwater.com

American Water Heater www.americanwaterheater.com

Bradford White www.bradfordwhite.com

GSW www.gsw-wh.com

Rheem www.rheem.com

Continuous Water Heaters

GasMaster

Noritz America www.noritzamerica.com

Rinnai www.rinnaina.com

Takagi www.takagi-usa.com

Rheem www.rheem.com