Indirect Oil Fired Hot Water Heater

Plumbing connections for an indirect fired water heater.

Indirect oil fired hot water heater.

Bock is 100 employees owned. An indirect storage tank is heated through the boiler this requires your boiler to get up to temperature to heat the water properly. Burnham 35 gallon indirect water heater is made from durable materials and very thought through construction. And one connected to a modern modulating condensing boiler can deliver 96 efficiency.

An indirect water heater uses the main furnace or boiler to heat a fluid that s circulated through a heat exchanger in the storage tank. The first thing to know is that an indirect water heater is in essence little more than a well insulated storage tank that holds a coiled heat exchanger though a less common version relies on a. Weil mclain high efficiency indirect fired water heaters produce twice the peak flow of a tankless coil. Indirect fired water heater tanks for domestic hot water such as the superstor tm are usually located close to the heating boiler and will have both cold and hot water lines leaving the tank to supply the building with domestic hot water and a loop of piping that runs between the usually the bottom of the tank and a nearby heating boiler.

Utilizing the space heating system for your water is called an integrated or combination heating system as the two different units work together. Bock water heaters home page. A direct fired water heater can be heated by propane oil or natural gas and has its own burner. Meanwhile an indirect heater can provide unlimited hot water per minute up to as many gallons as the tank can hold.

So while tankless water heaters are efficient they can t beat indirect water heaters. These types of water heaters are traditionally the most energy efficient. Indirect models do not have any heating elements inside the water tank. An indirect water heater connected to a 15 year old cast iron boiler will deliver hot water at 80 82 efficiency.

The energy stored by the water tank allows the furnace to turn off and on less often which saves energy. Every bock employee is personally committed to supplying you exceptional products with the highest level customer service and technical support. Tankless water heaters can provide a certain number of gallons per minute based on their rating indefinitely. Therefore it will last for generations to come provided you pay attention to its maintenance and regularly clean the heating coil from buildup.