Thursday, January 8, 2009

Comparison between electric tankless water heaters

Comparison of temperature rise between Adtec 42A tankless hot water heater and other comparable heaters on the market.

MAKE MODEL AMPS VOLTS KILOWATTS 1GPM 1.5GPM 2GPM WARRANTY

ADTEC 42A 46 240 11 76F 53F 38F 5 YR - MECHANICAL
SYSTEMS 10YR-HEAT EXCHANGER
BOSCH - AE-12 50 220 12 72F 52F 42F 1 YR - MECHANICAL
POWER STAR 5 YR - HEAT EXCHANGER
BRADFORD- EFC-9500- 40 240 9.5 65F 43F 32F 1 YR - MECHANICAL
WHITE 4-S-10 10 YR - HEAT EXCHANGER
STIEBEL - 12 50 220 12 60F 54F 33F 3 YR - LIMITED WARRANTY
ELTRON (DOES NOT SPECIFY)

EEMAX EX20TC 48 240 11.5 59F 52F 39F 1 YR - MECHANICAL
SERIES TWO 5 YR - HEAT EXCHANGER





Typical Water use Flow rates
- Bathtub 2-3 GPM - Shower – 1.5 –3 GPM . - Kitchen Sink – 1 -1.5 GPM - Dishwasher - 1 – 3 GPM


REFERANCES



Bosch – Power Star
http://www.boschhotwater.com/BoschHotWatercomHome/PointofUseProducts/PowerStarModels/FeaturesandSpecs/tabid/525/Default.aspx
Stiebel Eltron Tempra -
http://www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com/techdata_tempra.html

Eemax – Series Two - http://www.eemaxinc.com/commercialseriestwo.htm

Bradford-White – Kwikshot - http://www.bradfordwhite.com/images/shared/pdfs/specsheets/217b.pdf

Adtec Tankless http://adtectankless.com/42Atechsheet.html