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Navien America www.navienamerica.com


Trends: The next step in the tankless market is the integration of combination systems that include hydronic heating and potable water heating. Navien’s new Combi Gas boiler/water heater is able to supply space heating and converts to domestic water heating on demand. Through the use Navien’s Advance Hydronic Software, the Combi system is able to instantaneously switch between space heating capabilities to supplying domestic hot water, then back to space heating. Company News: Navien is in the process of developing two


Quietside www.quietside.com


Navien’s Condensing Combi Gas Boiler/Water Heaters are the ideal solution for customers who need both domestic hot water and a space heating application.


Trends: The solar market is quickly expanding both PV and thermal, and we are seeing many more requests for integration of both of tankless water heaters and dual purpose water heaters with solar thermal panels. Company News: Quietside


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new North American training centers. One center will be located in Navien’s new North American corporate headquarters located in Irvine, Calif., which is scheduled to open in early 2011. The second training facility is currently under construction in New Jersey and is scheduled for first quarter 2011 completion. Navien is expanding its training with the Navien Service Specialists (NSS) program. Water Heating Market Outlook: While the construction


market in general will be dim, Navien is predicting the overall tankless market will continue to grow at a double digit rate in 2011 and beyond. The government and utility incentives used to promote energy efficiency are a great educational vehicles.


employees are always in the field working with distributors to offer training programs for the contractors, usually at the distributor locations; however, the company does offer additional hands-on training for contractors at our three training centers across the United States. Quietside is increasing the venting


options for the units to include factory concentric vent terminations and also the ability to single pipe vent the equipment to further increase the flexibility of the ODW and DPW models. Water Heating Market Outlook: The outlook for the hot


Quietside’s DPW is a wall-mounted, gas-fired dual purpose hydronic heating system capable of space heating in addition to “On Demand” DHW supply. Unit is available in 99,000, 120,000, and 199,000 Btuh capacities with a 90% AFUE efficiency level, and Energy Star approval. Units are easy to install, with sealed combustion and are vented with Schedule 40 PVC.


water heating market is nixed at the moment with the uncertainty over the ARRA tax credits, which were very supportive of the higher efficiency water heater products. We have seen continued growth in the dual purpose or combi products where customers can obtain both heat and DHW from a single unit, this save space and becomes a very attractive proposition when remodeling.


Bradford White www.bradfordwhite.com


Company News: ICON System™ Accessory Packages for gas water heaters work in conjunction with the company’s recently introduced ICON System gas control to provide homeowners with additional benefits such as comprehensive leak protection and better, more energy efficient performance including up to 36% savings on energy usage and an increase in usable hot water by as much as 50% or more.


Raypak www.raypak.com


Trends: Whether it be for hydronics or DHW, everybody wants to save energy; the supplemental, renewable sources are viable, even though the payback on solar is very long, and geothermal is geographic. Water Heating Market Outlook: Regarding the light and


Laars Heating Systems Co. www.laars.com


Company News: The new wall- mounted, modulating-condensing Mascot II boiler (pictured) offers high efficiency, ease of use and versatility in small, 100-lb. package. The low NOx, 95% AFUE, sealed-combustion, fully-modulating system is available as a 125 MBH input boiler or combination boiler and water heater; both are Energy Star qualified. The boiler is designed for ease of installation and serviceability, with built-in condensate trap and auto air-elimination vent. Setup is easier with full access to both the gas valve and control panel at the same time. Also included is a unique, sealed condensate trap that does not need to be primed at startup.


Raypak’s TempTracker Mod+TM HYBRID controller is now offered with optional BACnet® BMS link.


medium to heavy side of the commercial HPAC business, Raypak is looking at next year as a slow to moderate growth period. We would rate the general economy as the slow recovery portion, but are looking to our focus markets for a moderate comeback. The heavy dependence in 2010 for Federal stimulus money flowing to projects for Government facilities, military bases and institutions will flatten but continue at a decent level based on unfinished projects and some continuing awards. And there seems to be a significant reawakening of the multi-family market in the private sector. Perhaps the greatest contribution to real energy savings that


Raypak and other fin tube manufacturers have made over the years in commercial and institutional buildings, as well as factories, is to eliminate the use of big central boilers/heat exchangers for combined heating and DHW in large facilities. By separating the functions with separate boilers, often outdoor, at the point of use, the central boiler can be shut down in the summer, and the transmission and heat exchanger losses can be eliminated year round.


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