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Water Heater Reviews

Hot Water Recirculation Guide

Keeping hot water in the pipes at all times available for use can increase your water heating costs. There are a number of steps you can take which can cut the costs of operating a recirculation system and still provide the convenience and water saving benefits of hot water recirculation. The system can be [...]

Navien NR Condensing 98 Residential Tankless Water Heater Review

The Navien NR Condensing 98 residential tankless water heaters are available in three base models, the NR-180, NR-210, and NR-240. Navien offers a unique add on option for a built in tank and recirculation pump to each of these models by adding the suffix “A” to the model number with the NR-180A, NR-210A, and [...]

Bosch PowerStar AE115 and AE125 Electric Tankless Water Heater Review

The Bosch PowerStar AE115 and AE125 Electric Tankless Water Heaters provide whole house instant domestic hot water using electricity to heat the water. Both of the PowerStar electric tankless water heaters require 240/208-volt electric power for installation and operation. The PowerStar AE115 requires a minimum 150-amp service, and in the US will require the [...]

Thermal Expansion Tanks for Water Heaters

With a water heater when it is heating the water there will be some expansion, which in a closed system will increase the pressure and cause the T&P Valve on the water heater to discharge. One of the functions of the T&P Valve is to open as a safety mechanism when the pressure in [...]

Crown Mega-Stor Indirect Water Heater Review

The Crown Mega-Stor Indirect Water Heater is an excellent choice for heating domestic hot water when you heat your home with an oil or, gas boiler.  The Mega-Stor is available in 5 sizes or, models of the round vertical tank from 26 to 112-gallons, and in 38 and 51-gallon sizes in a rectangular horizontal [...]

Bock SideKick Indirect Water Heater Review

The Bock SideKick Indirect Water Heater Is available in 5 models or, sizes from 30-gallons up to 110-gallons that can provide ample amounts of domestic hot water when installed in conjunction with a gas or, oil fired boiler. Indirect water heaters have a storage tank where domestic hot water is heated by a coil, [...]

Dunkirk Hot Line Indirect Water Heater Review

The Dunkirk Hot Line Indirect Water Heaters in the Model HL series are available in 5 sizes from 30 to 119 gallons in size and can easily provide 3 to 5 times as much domestic hot water than conventional gas and electric water heaters. Depending on the size of the water heater, and the [...]

Bradford White Defender Manufactured Home FVIR Gas Water Heater Review

The Bradford White Defender Manufactured Home FVIR Gas Water Heater is HUD Certified for use in mobile homes where the water heater is installed in an enclosure where the combustion air and venting is completely separate from the interior of the trailer. The water heater is available in the 30-gallon model M-I-MH30T6FLX with a [...]

Bradford White Residential Ultra High Efficiency Gas Water Heater Review

The Bradford White Residential Ultra High Efficiency Gas Water Heater is a condensing gas water heater, which is capable of delivering a large volume of water while maintaining a thermal efficiency of 95% and having very low emissions. The model #’s EFR-1-60T1206EN for natural gas, and EFR-1-60T1206SX for propane are part of a radical [...]

Noritz 0842 Series Gas Tankless Water Heater Review

The Noritz 0842 Series Gas Tankless Water Heaters are Modulating Condensing Tankless Water Heaters with two models available, the N-0842MC which can be interior or, exterior wall mounted and the N-0842MC-DV which is interior wall mounted only, which modulate between 11,000 and 199,000 Btuh providing up to 11.1 gallons per minute of hot water [...]