J. Peña Plumbing, Napa, Calif., recently conducted a process hot water installation—for sanitation and clean-up—by installing six Navien NPE240A tankless water heaters. Owner Jose Peña and two of his techs performed the installation, serving a new building facility — the 10,000-sq.-ft. Honig Winery barrel room in Rutherford, Calif.
Navien NPE240A Features:
• NPE-240A
• ½” gas pipe capable up to 24’
• Field convertible gas system
• Ultra condensing efficiency
• Dual stainless steel heat exchangers
• Low NOx emissions (≤ 20ppm)
• SCH 40, 2” venting up to 60’
• Cascading capable
“Here at Honig Winery we pride ourselves as a sustainable winery and try to find way to conserve energy. When the topic of tankless came up, it sounded like a good idea. Tankless unit have a much smaller footprint,” says Dick Weilandt, facilities manager, Honig Winery.
The mechanical engineer originally spec’d out a 2,000,000 Btu boiler with a large tank, which seemed too excessive. “When the possibility of having multiples tankless units with the ability of future expansion and not to mention redundancy, it looked like a no-brainer,” says Weilandt.
To date, the system works great, but it has only been in operation a couple of weeks. “The real test will take place around April/May when a lot of hot water is needed.” says Weilandt.
Working primarily in commercial plumbing, custom homes and remodels, J. Peña Plumbing has a long relationship with staff at Honig Winery, and the company provides competitive pricing and top-notch workmanship.
Peña also did the rough-in plumbing for the bathrooms at the Honig barrel room.
Established in 2006, Peña plumbing takes pride in its craftsmanship on every project, and uses the best products and materials. “We take a lot of pride in building great working relationships with our clients,” says Peña.
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