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A.O. Smith Water Products
A.O. Smith Water Products
A.O. Smith Water Products - Chris Hopkins visits the EnergyWise house to discuss the company's high efficiency water heaters. ...
Baths vs Showers
Baths vs Showers
Take more showers than baths. Bathing uses the most hot water in the average household. You use 15-25 gallons of hot water for ...
Blue Flame
Blue Flame
In gas appliances, look for blue flames; yellow flames indicate the gas is burning inefficiently and an adjustment may be needed.
Choosing a Water Heater
Choosing a Water Heater
When you're choosing a water heater, don't be tempted to simply buy the lowest-cost model available. Water heating uses too ...
Choosing a Water Heater
Choosing a Water Heater
The first step in choosing a water heater is to determine the appropriate fuel type. Natural gas, oil, and propane water ...
Distributing Water throughout the House
Distributing Water throughout the House
Keeping up with the flow of things in and around your home's water system.
Drainwater Heat Recovery
Drainwater Heat Recovery
Here's a great device to keep your home energy dollars from going down the drain. A drainwater heat recovery device pre-heats ...
Drainwater Heat Recovery System
Drainwater Heat Recovery System
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Eemax
Eemax
Tankless hot water heaters provide on-demand hot water without the need to continually store and heat water 24 hours a day. ...
Energy Efficient Heating
Energy Efficient Heating
Did you know that houses produce more air pollution than cars? You can save the planet while you save on heating bills by ...
EnergyWise House: Energy-Efficient Water Heating
EnergyWise House: Energy-Efficient Water Heating
Water heating is the third largest energy expense in your home. It typically accounts for about 14 percent of your utility bill.
Factory Settings
Factory Settings
Lower the thermostat on your new water heater; water heaters sometimes come from the factory with high temperature settings, ...
Fixing Electric Water Heaters
Fixing Electric Water Heaters
Electric water heaters are vital appliances. Here's how to fix them when they don't work.
Gas-Fired Water Heater
Gas-Fired Water Heater
Bob checks out the ProMax "75" gas-fired water heater from A. O. Smith. It has a blower on top which provide us the air ...
Heating with Water
Heating with Water
Heating with hot water is becoming increasingly common in the United States as more and more homeowners recognize the ...
Heating Your Home with an Active Solar Energy System
Heating Your Home with an Active Solar Energy System
Active solar heating systems consist of collectors that collect and absorb solar radiation and electric fans or pumps to ...
Heating Your Swimming Pool with Solar Energy
Heating Your Swimming Pool with Solar Energy
Swimming pools provide a great way to exercise and beat the summer heat. Building and maintaining a pool, however, also means ...
High Efficiency HVAC System from Energy Kinetics
High Efficiency HVAC System from Energy Kinetics
Plumbing and heating contractor Frank Iadarola meets with Mike Kaufmann to look at the high-efficiency System 2000. The low ...
High Efficiency Water Heater Installation and Buderus Boiler Factory Tour
High Efficiency Water Heater Installation and Buderus Boiler Factory Tour
Bob visit the Buderus boiler manufacturing plant with Chris Hoff to see how the house and water heater is made.
Hot Water Insulation
Hot Water Insulation
Insulating your hot water heater tank with an insualting jacket will pay for itself in one year or less.
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