Heating water at the point of usage is economical.  Heating water at demand is economical.  These two concepts were in practical usage in Germany in 1957.  That was where and when I first saw and used them.  A small unit 7’ wide, 10” high, and 2 ¾” deep can supply a full household’s demands.  It need only weigh 8 pounds. Mounted on a wall frees a closet now in use for a tank type water heater.

Large tank water heaters are no longer practical.  With high energy costs, maintaining the temperature of water away from point of usage is impractical and wasteful. The difference in heating costs for water can be as much as 60 %. This depends on the efficiency and location of the tank unit. Heating water accounts for approximately 25% of the average household energy. 

 These American Manufactured water heaters come with a 10 year warranty on all water carrying components and one year on other components.  It is protected by a Dual Microtemp Thermofuse and a Manual resettable thermostat.

 The shielded incoloy heating elements and copper and brass casing of the Niagara Industries TITAN-SCR2 is protection against mineral deposits that shorten the life of the elements in conventional water heaters.  This protection can be reinforced by the use of a whole house water filter or GMX magnetic water conditioners.

 These small units only heat water on demand.  Open a faucet for hot water and that water going through the heater at that time is heated to the degree demanded by the thermostat.

The unit mounted close to point of usage (shower, kitchen, washing machine, dishwasher, dressing room lavatory ) eliminates the need to heat water all the way across the house or in the attic and then waste both the water and electrical energy necessary to heat that water left in pipes to cool before needed again.  Nor does it maintain the heat wasted in maintaining the temperature 24 hours a day that under heavy usage can leave the house without hot water until it reheats.

 Any temperature adjustment made on the water heater will be at the point of usage immediately. Water temperature greater than 130 F is unnecessary for practical purposes. 

 Pipe connections are a standard ½ inch copper compression.  The largest of the units require a 50 amp 220 volt circuit.  The tank type water heaters seldom require greater than a 30 amp circuit.

 More information on these units can be found on the manufacturer’s web site, http://www.tanklesswaterheater.com and a Niagara Industries dealer’s site http://www.baldeagletraders.com.

Eddie Ellison