Waderport Corp. - a water heating technology company - just announced the completion of a microwave energy tank-less water heater built with the company's proprietary microwave heat-engine technology. Considered by the company to be the first of its kind worldwide,...
About 13,000 Navien Instantaneous (or Tankless) Water Heaters were recently recalled due to a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the CPSC, the water heaters were found to have an unstable connection that causes the vent collar to separate or detach if...
Here are a few more items that caught Greg's eye at the International Builders Show in Orlando this past weekend: The Geospring hybrid water heater. This nifty unit can save up to 62% on water heating costs and features a demand response system called "nucleus" the...
A note came in recently from a homeowner who had a leaking pressure release valve on her home's hot water heater. She was collecting about 2 cups of leaking water a day from the faulty valve. She asked if she should wait until the problem worsened or if she should be...
Environmentally friendly tankless water heaters just got more green. Tankless water heater maker Noritz announced that 20 of their models have earned the Energy Star rating from the Department of Energy and the EPA. Because they heat water only when needed, tankless...
A.O. Smith is recalling about 1,500 gas water heaters because the flue gas temperatures can exceed safe limits and produce excessive temperatures in the venting unit, posing a fire hazard. The water heaters were sold nationwide from November 2007 to January 2008 for...
I like to think that I put a lot of research into my purchases. Just ask my builders—they'll tell you that I have more questions and more information than they think a homeowner should have! So, no surprise that I carefully reviewed all of the features of my new tub...
No, not Old Faithful but a high-tech heating device called The Vulcanus Mark 4. Small and sleek enough to fit in a pantry or stand alone, the Vulcanus Mark 4 spews hot water instantly like other on-demand hot water heaters, but it does it without gas. By taming...
For those of you who don’t like to wait for your hot water, but do not want to be limited by a traditional tank water heater, I give you the Eternal Hybrid Water Heater. Bringing together the best of traditional and tank-less water heaters, the Eternal can supply...
