"American" Gas Fired Water Heaters: Opinions On ?

Posted by Robert11 on November 7, 2005, 11:06 am

Hello:

looks like I will be having my gas fired water heater replaced.
This is the normal cylindrical standing up type.

Independent from the furnace.

Keyspan (Boston area) apparently uses a brand called "American."
This is Not American Standard.

Have never heard of them.
Any opinions on ?

BTW: How's AO Smith these days for quality ?

Thanks,
Bob

Posted by m Ransley on November 7, 2005, 2:17 pm

AO has a commercial line but look into tankless to save operating costs
and get longest life, Rinnai and Takagi. can get up to 94% efficiency

Posted by on June 5, 2006, 12:39 am

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:17:17 -0600, ransley@webtv.net (m Ransley)
wrote:

>AO has a commercial line but look into tankless to save operating costs
>and get longest life, Rinnai and Takagi. can get up to 94% efficiency

And just think it will only take 25 years for the savings to recoop
all of the additional cost of the product and the installation
charges when you compare it to a tank water heater..

Posted by AZ Nomad on June 5, 2006, 11:30 pm

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:39:52 -0700, ransley@2cheap4a_computer.com

>On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:17:17 -0600, ransley@webtv.net (m Ransley)
>wrote:

>>AO has a commercial line but look into tankless to save operating costs
>>and get longest life, Rinnai and Takagi. can get up to 94% efficiency

>And just think it will only take 25 years for the savings to recoop
>all of the additional cost of the product and the installation
>charges when you compare it to a tank water heater..

Especially when you compare it to a mythological tank water heater that
lasts forever and costs nothing.

Posted by gastec on November 7, 2005, 6:24 pm

Robert11 Wrote:

> Hello:
>
> looks like I will be having my gas fired water heater replaced.
> This is the normal cylindrical standing up type.
>
> Independent from the furnace.
>
> Keyspan (Boston area) apparently uses a brand called "American."
> This is Not American Standard.
>
> Have never heard of them.
> Any opinions on ?
>
> BTW: How's AO Smith these days for quality ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

i would not worry too much about your water heater...i worked in th
usa for 2 years as a gas tech.....it seems that the water heate
systems are usually sturdy...they last about 15 years .....dont wai
till it burst...replace it after its life expectancy has expired.... i
your heater is not in the cellar id ensure that it is fitted in
leakage-spill container with overflow to avoid nasty water leaks

british homes are now getting bigger and we are finding that our we
combie boilers just do not supply enough hot water..we are adopting th
USA system of water heating...we call them THERMAL STORES and UNVENTE
HOT WATER SYSTEMS.

--
gastec

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