Dewey has been working for Richardson Plumbing for some time. He as over 30 years of experience in residential and repair plumbing. He was asked for his expert opinion on this install. The interview was conducted by DFW water heater specialist Kevin Parham of Pepco Sales and Marketing.
This High Efficiency (HE) water heater by State Industries features:
- Exclusive and patented pressurized combustion
- .70 Energy Factor (EF)
- Install like a traditional gas heater
- Electronic Ignition
- LCD User Interface
- Powered Anode Rod
Transcribed interview from video:
Pepco: How do you think it went? How did it compare to other water heater installs?
Dewey (Richardson Plumbing): No problems what so ever. It installs just like any regular water heater does.
P: Do you think this heater is a good up-sell to customers with some of its upgrades?
D: Definitely. Especially with the recovery rate being so high - a lot of people are going to want that.
Instead of having to put a tankless in, you put this in, and you'll get almost as much as tankless gives you.
P: Do you think the powered anode rod is an up-sell to customers?
D: Very much so, I mean, because you never are going to have to replace it. Definitely an up-sell. Anode rods in
a regular water heater, you're never going to get them out. With this one, you never have to replace it.
Most definitely an up-sell to me.
P: What about the pilot light - no standing pilot light on this model?
D: It's going to save you on gas in the long run. It ignites and fires up just like a tankless does
which is a great thing. If it was [up to] me, I would have them all like this where you never have a standing
pilot on any of them.
P: Thank you.
D: No problem.
LCD Display
.70 Energy Factor (EF) with Pressurized combustion
Spark Ignition - No Standing Pilot