Grundfos provides a full range of gasketed and brazed plate heat exchangers designed for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling applications. Versatile and reliable gasketed plate heat exchangers feature wavelike corrugation for optimal fluid distribution, leading to the highest heat transfer rates at the lowest pressure drops. A compact and economic option, brazed heat exchangers are Read more
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Grundfos provides a full range of gasketed and brazed plate heat exchangers designed for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and cooling applications. Versatile and reliable gasketed plate heat exchangers feature wavelike corrugation for optimal fluid distribution, leading to the highest heat transfer rates at the lowest pressure drops. A compact and economic option, brazed heat exchangers are made of individually connected corrugated stainless steel plates for simple assembly.
LEBANON, TN – March 12, 2015 – Lochinvar has named the latest winners of the VIP Installation Showcase and the VIP Drawing for the 2014-2015 heating season. Nathan White of White’s Plumbing & Heating in Kenai, Alaska was named the February winner of the VIP Installation Showcase, and Joseph DiPietro of DiPietro Heating & Cooling Read more
LEBANON, TN – March 12, 2015 – Lochinvar has named the latest winners of the VIP Installation Showcase and the VIP Drawing for the 2014-2015 heating season. Nathan White of White’s Plumbing & Heating in Kenai, Alaska was named the February winner of the VIP Installation Showcase, and Joseph DiPietro of DiPietro Heating & Cooling in Bradford, Massachusetts was selected in the season’s fifth monthly VIP drawing. Both contractors will each receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Lochinvar’s Nashville Experience this June. The prize also includes tickets to the world’s largest country music festival.
An Impressive Installation
White’s entry in the VIP Installation Showcase, which is housed on Lochinvar’s Facebook page as well as on www.knightheatingboiler.com, featured two 155,000 Btu/Hr. KNIGHT® Wall-Mount Heating Boilers and one 80-gallon Squire Stainless Steel Indirect Water Heater being used to convert a 7,900 square feet, 14-zone home in Homer, Alaska to natural gas from fuel oil. After receiving numerous votes, White’s entry was selected by a panel of Lochinvar judges as the February winner.
“We chose to install two Lochinvar KNIGHT boilers for their state-of-the-art fire tube heat exchangers and their space-saving wall-mounted design,” said White. “We’re excited to see the installations improve the home’s efficiency, and it’s an honor to be recognized by Lochinvar with the VIP Installation Showcase award.”
Through April 2015, approved contractors can upload a photo and brief description of any eligible boiler installation to the contest interface. Qualified products include the high-efficiency KNIGHT® (55,000 – 399,000 Btu/hr models), Solution™ and Cadet® Boilers, as well as the Squire® Indirect Water Heater.
Once an entry has been submitted, it is featured in a gallery where Facebook users can vote for their favorite installations. Each month of the Showcase, the top three entries with the most votes are selected as finalists, and a panel of Lochinvar judges chooses the winner.
If an Installation Showcase entry is not named a winner in the month it was registered, there’s still a chance it may win in a later month. While VIP Contractors can only win the Nashville Experience once per year, submissions continue to be eligible to win even after the first month they are entered.
Rewards for Registrations
In addition to White, DiPietro was also named a winner in the VIP Contractor Program for February. DiPietro was randomly selected in the monthly drawing for approved VIP Contractors. Every approved VIP Contractor is entered into a monthly drawing to win the Nashville Experience. For every qualified boiler registration, VIPs receive a Visa® Reward Card pre-loaded with $25 value. Each registration of the Squire Indirect Water Heater earns a card pre-loaded with $10 value.
“It is awesome that I won Lochinvar’s Nashville Experience,” said DiPietro. “I am a firm believer in Lochinvar’s reliability that is delivered through their high efficiency products, and I cannot wait to spend a few days in a great city, touring Lochinvar’s headquarters and visiting some old college friends.”
During the all-expenses-paid trip for two, winners and their guests will stay at Nashville’s Omni Hotel, a short walk from the ultimate experience for any country music fan. As part of the Nashville Experience, the winning VIP Contractors will also tour Lochinvar’s world headquarters and take part in a round-table discussion where they can share insights and information with Lochinvar executives.
For more information about the VIP Contractor Program, visit knightheatingboiler.com.
Atlanta — Rheem acquired CEM S.A., a public Chilean company that manufactures and distributes tankless, solar and tank water heating products. CEM S.A. sells its products under the Splendid brand name throughout South America. Splendid is the most established water heating brand in Chile, and it is also the country’s market leader for water heating Read more
Atlanta — Rheem acquired CEM S.A., a public Chilean company that manufactures and distributes tankless, solar and tank water heating products. CEM S.A. sells its products under the Splendid brand name throughout South America. Splendid is the most established water heating brand in Chile, and it is also the country’s market leader for water heating products.
The addition of Splendid provides Rheem with several competitive solutions to meet consumer demands in South America. Splendid’s primary market is Chile, but its products
are also sold in Columbia, Peru and Brazil, as well as certain export markets such as Mexico
and Spain. Splendid products are sold at stores including Sodimac, Easy S.A., MTS,
Construmart and more, as well as through distribution.
“Splendid’s outstanding reputation throughout South America, and particularly in Chile,
makes it an exciting addition to the Rheem family of brands,” said JR Jones, president and
CEO, Rheem. “We have immediate plans to grow the brand within the region and beyond.
Most international markets employ tankless water heating systems, so there is strong export potential for CEM’s line of mechanical tankless water heating products.”
Rheem is the largest manufacturer of water heating products in North America, and it is the only manufacturer in the world that produces heating, cooling, water heating, pool/spa heating and commercial refrigeration products. Rheem has an international presence in 14 countries, and the company distributes its products to 75 countries. With Rheem’s reach, the company will expand the distribution of Splendid’s products to other regions of the world that have similar water heating needs.
CEM S.A. will report into Rheem’s Water Heating Division, which is based in Montgomery,
Ala. Its portfolio includes tank, tankless, solar and hybrid electric water heating systems for both residential and commercial applications. Rheem will leverage CEM’s operation in
Santiago, Chile, to expand its presence in South America.
Irvine, Calif. — As Korea’s largest boiler company, exporting to more than 30 countries worldwide, KD Navien, has developed its industry leading reputation in the United States and Canada as a tankless water heater and combi-boiler company. With deep experience in the manufacturing of boilers and the largest single boiler manufacturing facility in the world Read more
Irvine, Calif. — As Korea’s largest boiler company, exporting to more than 30 countries worldwide, KD Navien, has developed its industry leading reputation in the United States and Canada as a tankless water heater and combi-boiler company. With deep experience in the manufacturing of boilers and the largest single boiler manufacturing facility in the world, the company will expand its product line in the US and Canada in the fourth quarter when they begin selling the NHB (Navien Heating Boiler) series.
Ideal for residential and light commercial use, from the manufacturer that reinvented the way that people think about tankless water heating, the NHB builds on Navien’s recent successful product lines. The Navien Heating Boiler (NHB) will be offered in 4 sizes: NHB-55, NHB-80, NHB 110 and NHB-150 with turn-down-ratios respectively of 7:1, 10:1, 11:1, and 15:1. The noteworthy 15:1 TDR in the NHB-150 is achieved with Navien’s advanced burner system. One key component to that efficiency is the newly developed dual Venturi gas delivery system.
“Our new NHB heating boiler product will be much more than just another hi-efficiency condensing wall hung boiler added to the wide selection of boiler choices for contractors and homeowners” said Brian Fenske, Specialty Channel Sales Manager for Navien. “Yes we will have 95% AFUE, outdoor reset as required, and a few other similar operational features like the other brand choices available but then so much more!”
The NHB will offer industry leading options and features in the boiler operation parameters such as:
- the largest industry turndown ratios providing ease of installation with multiple smaller zones while maintaining high operational efficiencies
- a timed hydronic supply water boost feature
- adjustable heat capacity
- adjustable anti-cycle timer
- freeze protection
- adjustable Delta T ranges
- pressure LWCO with manual reset
- adjustable minimum burner time setting
- adjustable turndown ratio timing and many more.
“There are almost too many features to list. This product offers the installer an opportunity to achieve a true high-efficiency installation” says Fenske.
“It’s a little known fact that Korea is the 2nd largest market for boilers in the world behind only the United Kingdom”, said Eric Moffroid, VP Sales and Marketing for Navien. “In fact there are almost three times as many boilers sold in Korea as in all of North America. An engineering and technology driven company, Navien has invested heavily in R&D over the past 36 years, resulting in a host of technologically advanced products. We are very excited to soon be offering this advanced heating technology and expertise here in the United States and Canada.” www.navien.com