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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as part of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA), issued energy-efficiency mandates for almost all residential (and some light-duty commercial) gas, electric, oil and tankless water heaters. These mandates go into effect on April 16, 2015, at which time manufacturers must comply with the new standards. With the…

BRADFORD WHITE DEFENDER 50 GALLON, 65,000 BTU I’ve read about the Rinnai, the A.O. Smith Vertex & NEXT Hybrid and they look a little high tech for me & my family. What are some more efficient conventional tank water heaters? In a world of options, for some, less is more. For these people who do…

Water heaters using tanks are the more conventional way of heating water. Tank heaters store pre-heated water in tanks where the water is immediately ready for use. With modern technology, improvements and innovations have come to the tank water heater enabling them to produce more hot water faster. These are a few of these new…