Water Heaters

Like many other mechanical items that are in your home, hot water heaters have undergone major changes throughout the past several years. Yes you can still purchase a natural draft water heater that vents in your standard chimney but the technology changes have enabled contractors to eliminate these large storage tanks and have a small device hang on the wall of your basement, utility room or garage in place of it. Not only is the water heater small, but extremely powerful and efficient, up to 96% efficient versus your 54% efficient standard tank! Below are some of the manufacturers that we stock and a brief description of their offerings.

Navien

The Navien on demand water heater is one of the most efficient water heaters on the market today. The unit features a annual fuel utilization efficiency of 95% for natural gas and 97% for propane! This unit is unlike other "tankless" or on demand units in the sense that it can be vented in schedule 40 PVC and vented up to 100 feet away from it's location! This makes this unit very versitile when it comes to installation. This is our water heater of choice for the Home Performance with Energy Star program!
NAVIEN Website

Rinnai

Rinnai is one of the leaders in tankless technology. Rinnai has over 30 million tankless water heater installations worldwide. Rinnai has been efficiently heating water since 1964, and selling their heating appliances in the United States since 1974. Rinnai is the world's largest gas appliance manufacturer.
Rinnai Website

Rheem

Rheem Manufacturing Company was established in the mid-1920s when brothers Richard and Donald Rheem acquired a galvanizing plant in San Francisco, California. In the 1930's, Rheem began manufacturing water heaters, and by 1936 had coast to coast distribution. During the 1940s and 1950s, the company increased its product line to include space heating units for homes, oil furnaces and air conditioners.

In 1959, Rheem acquired Ruud Manufacturing Company, a pioneer in the water heating industry with a well-regarded product line and a distribution network throughout North America. In subsequent years, Rheem entered the heating and air conditioning market and expanded in the late 1960's and 1970's with the rapid growth of the central air conditioning industry. In 1985, the company acquired Raypak, a leading producer of copper tube boilers used for swimming pool heating and commercial hot water supply and hydronic heating
Rheem Water Heater Website

AO Smith

A. O. Smith produced its first residential water heater in 1939, establishing a tradition of innovation that continues to this day. In 1953, A. O. Smith shipped its first commercial water heater equipped with a “glass-lined” tank, which remains the industry standard for protecting steel from the corrosive effects of water.

A. O. Smith Water Products Company is headquartered in Ashland City, Tennessee, home of the world’s largest water heater factory. The A. O. Smith network includes five manufacturing facilities in North America, plus plants in Nanjing, China and Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
AO Smith Website