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Bosch Water Heater Review

Ariston, Aquastar and Powerstar

Bosch water heater systems are well known worldwide for its quality, reliably engineering and tankless technology in residential and commercial water heating applications. The hot water group is part of superb heating systems within Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH, a leading international manufacturer of gas and electrical heating products and water heaters.

About Bosch Water Heating History

In 1886, Robert Bosch founded the "Workshops for Precision Engineering and Electrical Engineering" in Stuttgart, Germany.

In 1906 Bosch had established its first US subsidiary, and the Canadian office was opened in Montreal, in 1954.

Bosch Thermotechnik includes popular brands like Bosch, Buderus, and Junkers. Bosch tankless water heaters have been made for over 60 years.

Bosch Water Heater - Summary review

Bosch water heater, based on its specification and consumer reviews offers many great benefits and innovative solutions that will improve the efficiency of your water heating system.

Bosch in North America is part of Energy Star and EnerGuide labeling program, with a philosophy of reducing energy consumption and greenhouse emissions and protecting the environment.

These high efficient Bosch water heater appliances are green; they use less natural gas, propane or electricity, produce less NOx and CO2 greenhouse gases and its improved technology lower the costs of operation at the same time. One of the best Bosch water heaters is gas powered Aquastar 2700ES.

Major benefits summary:

Eco-friendly products

Less energy used per unit

Material used for packaging is reduced

High percentage of reusable and recyclable materials is used

Water and CO2 waste per unit is reduced

An average life expectancy is more than 20 years

12-year warranty on heat exchanger – 2 years on parts

Energy saved is up to 50%

Endless hot water supply

Even with such a protective and positive impact on nature, Bosch water heater quality and efficiency is not compromised.

Bosch hot water heaters are small, lightweight tankless or mini tank units, that don't occupy floor space at all, as it is installed on the wall or under the sink. They are built with the capacity to satisfy any residential size home and with a great advantage; never run out of hot water.

Bosch tankless water heater units are flexible on installation and therefore can be used either you are doing home improvement, like replacing the old unit or installing one in a new house... and you are still eligible for the government tax credit, you just have to look for the blue Energy Star label.

There are three categories you can choose from, depending on the size, fuel type and technology they are using (electricity or natural gas and propane) and your needs:

Bosch gas heaters (natural gas and propane, LP gas)

Bosch electric water heaters

Point-of-use models

Bosch Aquastar models

Bosch Powerstar models

Bosch Ariston models

Aquastar is the Bosch trade name for gas tankless water heaters. Thermal efficiency for Bosch Aquastar model ranges from 80-87% and energy factors from 0.69 to 0.86, meaning that some models (>0.82 EF) are Energy Star certified and some are not (<0.82 EF).

Bosch Powerstar models are whole house electric tankless water heaters, designed to replace a conventional storage tank unit and point of use.

There are two models you can buy: Powerstar AE125 model provides 3.7 gallons of hot water per minute and supplies two applications at the same time. The other model is Powerstar AE115 that provides 2.3 gallons per minute, enough for one bath home. Both models have over 90% thermal efficiency.

Point-of-use heater is a very small unit, available as a mini-storage tank or a small tankless model. Bosch features two models:
Ariston mini-tank and Powerstar tankless point-of-use water heaters.

Buy Bosch water heater - Price

Ariston water heater is a mini tank, point of use unit price is in a range from $150 to $250, Powerstar point-of-use models are from $190 to $300, Powerstar whole house water heaters are from $450 to $750 and Aquastar gas tankless water heaters are from $350 to $1100.

For the accurate and up-to-date prices, we suggest you to contact a local dealer store or directly Bosch.

Bosch water heating systems are sold through the several authorized dealers (like CPO Bosch), but you can also find them online, through the Amazon store, Ebay, Google, Yahoo shopping.

If the above prices are not within your budget, you can purchase factory reconditioned tankless heaters, units that are like new, with great savings and with no risk.

All these units carry the same warranty as new models. As they are not sold directly by Bosch, you can purchase them through the authorized Bosch reconditioned product distributors.

For example: Powerstar point-of-use models can be purchased for a price that is in a range from $140 to $170, or Powerstar whole house heaters, reconditioned models, price range is from $280 to $450. The same kind of the deal is for Aquastar, much cheaper than new.

All the Bosch appliances, installation and service, should be done by a qualified and certified installer only.

Otherwise, you can experience frequent problems and spend time on troubleshooting and repair. If buying from the non-authorized store, check out are their installers qualified for Bosch water heater service.

Bosch Hot Water Related Articles

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Aquastar Water Heater - Bosch Tankless Technology
Review of Aquastar tankles models. Energy efficient, Indoor and Outdoor, Direct and Power vent models using Natural gas and Propane.

Ariston Water Heaters - Bosch, Point-of-Use Review
Review of Ariston Electric Point-of-Use WH. Consumer Reports and Mini Tank Models GL2.5, GL4 and GL6+ Reviews.

Powerstar Tankless Water Heater - Review of Bosch Electric Water Heaters
Review of Bosch Powerstar Electric Point of Use and Whole House Heating models. Consumer reports; AE3.4, AE7.2, AE9.5 and AE12 Model Reviews.

Powerstar Water Heaters - AE115 and AE125 Models
Review of Bosch Powerstar Electric Whole House Water Heating models. Consumer reports; AE115 and AE125 Tankless Model Reviews

Best Bosch Hot Water Heater Review - Find the review of the Best Gas Tankless WH: Aquastar 2700ES and Aquastar 1600H.

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