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Rinnai America Corp. offers a new program for contractors, dealers and installers — $200 in cash for every traditional tank-style water heater they replace with the Rinnai RH180 hybrid tank-tankless water heater between April 15 and July 31.

Sarkis’ entry (pictured) described an installation at a 10,000-sq.-ft. home in Saint Catharines, Ont. He and his team selected two KNIGHT heating boilers with inputs of 150,000 Btu/hr. for the job, which included five zones of radiant in-floor heating and two high-velocity air handlers.

The thermostat can be used as a floor-temperature sensor, an air-temperature sensor or both. It automatically adjusts to changing external conditions to give optimal start-up times so there is no wasted energy.

Remodeling or hydronics contactors can install in homes, buildings or businesses as an add-on to help ramp up hot water accessibility and efficiency.

An installer is asked to provide a relatively simple single-zone floor heating system supplied by a mod/con boiler. He’s heard that a hydraulic separator is a good component in such systems

Sign up for the latest dates for Xylem’s Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse 2014 seminars.

Canada-based Blue House Energy recently launched its online course series, Building Science Basics, designed for tradespeople, contractors and builders who want to improve their knowledge of building science and energy efficiency, reports DailyBusinessBuzz.com.

United Kingdom-based Viridian Solar unveiled its Pod solar device March 4 at this year’s Ecobuild in the UK.

It features a twin conductor with 15’ cold lead and is available in 30 to 468 linear ft. at 120V and 55 to 935 linear ft. at 240V.

Its ability to detect and visualize heat, including differences in temperature, allows users to see in complete darkness.