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Warmboard radiant heat system

Warmboard’s Total Warmth System features Warmsource, a radiant heat solution that includes tubing, manifolds and a water heater.

April 22, 2014

Ideally suited for installations fewer than 3,000 sq. ft., the system offers an integrated solution to provide ample heating and zones for any home.

Rinnai hybrid tank-tankless water heater

The Rinnai Hybrid Tank-Tankless Water Heater combines a tankless water heater with an energy-efficient and durable 40-gal. storage tank.

April 22, 2014

It is for emergency replacement or for users looking to increase their hot-water supply without reconfiguring their current set up. The 91,500 Btu heater produces more than 180 gal. of hot water in the first hour.

Don’t forget the water heater

It’s an important part of energy-efficiency upgrades.

Philip Picotte

April 22, 2014

The orphan water heater concern actually stems from a positive development in home heating.

Heat pump water heaters can conserve energy and save homeowners money

While the water’s hot.

Nadia Askar

April 22, 2014

A heat pump water heater is like a refrigerator in reverse.

Mod/con boiler or volume water heater

The MagnaTherm from Laars is a 95% thermal efficiency modulating-condensing boiler or volume water heater available in 2 million, 3 million and 4 million Btu/hr. sizes.

March 17, 2014

It features a VARI-PRIME pump control that matches boiler firing rate to pump flow. Its on-board control functionality balances combustion, air flow and water flow to optimize boiler efficiency.

2013 Top Products of the Year

These 18 products generated the most interest from readers on our website

BNP Media Staff

March 17, 2014

Hundred of products come across the editorial desks at Plumbing & Mechanical each year. The products on these pages earned the special designation as PM’s Products of the Year for 2013.

American Standard Water Heaters announces Energy Star-certified products

March 7, 2014

American Standard Water Heaters announces HE series, high-efficiency water heater models are now Energy Star certified.

Sewage to heat Milwaukee sewer plant buildings

Sewage gets its warmth from heated water from homes and businesses that is flushed down drains to sewers and mixed with heated wastewater from industries.

February 28, 2014

Here’s another big city harvesting “waste” heat from sewage. Milwaukee wants to use sewage to warm buildings at two sewage treatment plants.

Radiant heat package with wireless thermostat

Warmboard’s Total Warmth System features Warmsource, a radiant heat solution that includes tubing, manifolds and a water heater.

February 28, 2014

Ideally suited for installations fewer than 3000 sq. ft., the system offers an integrated solution to provide ample heating and zones for any home.

Code change proposed to require hot water pipe insulation

The United Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council have proposed a code change to the 2015 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code

February 25, 2014

The United Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council have proposed a code change to the 2015 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code to require insulation of all hot water piping systems such as those serving lavatories, showers, dishwashers and kitchen sinks.