Review of gas, electric
and
tankless water heating by State Industries
About
State Industries manufacturer of State water heaters
State Water Heater Company was founded in 1946 in Nashville,
Tennessee, US.
Two years after, in 1948, State manufacturer produces its first
electric water heater
and in 1954 first gas-fired water heaters.
With
seven water heater manufacturing plants and hundreds of distribution
centers and contractors across US, State hot water heater manufacturer
provides solid customer and
technical support, parts availability and warranty.
Today
State Industries offers over 500 products of
residential and
commercial water heaters, tank type and tankless, and other
water
heating equipment like pump tanks, expansion tanks... Premier
and Select
State water heaters
are the most popular brands, found among
residential gas and electric units, where Select offers the
widest selection. State produces models which are
high efficiency, high recovery andvariety of other customized models.
Since the State company is owned by AO Smith, there are many
quality
features that both brands are sharing... Blue Diamond glass
coating is one of them.
State
Water
Heater - Advanced features
Blue Diamond
is the high quality glass coating used to protect the tank
from
corrosion.
Automatic PEX
Self-Cleaning system is technology that State is using to
reduce sediment build-up on the water heater bottom and heating
elements.
Green Choice
is eco-friendly burner designed to
reduce NOx emission and comply with regional standards for low NOx
requirements.
FVIR
or flammable vapor ignition resistance design, for protection of
accidental ignition of flammable vapors outside the combustion chamber.
Stainless steel core anode rod is used to protect the
steel
tank from corrosion.
Gas powered for residential use
State
Ind. as the major player in the heating industry, manufactures gas
fired water
heaters that are using both natural gas and propane.
There
are four groups of State residential gas water heaters you can choose
from. Three of them are storage tank type and one, Aurora,
is tankless:
Gas powered State hot water heaters from the Premier
group are available in three different models, based on
the efficiency,
size and venting options; or how products of combustion are extracted
out and fresh air drawn in.
Power Vent
Power Vent DV
Atmospheric Vent
Premier
Power Vent DV model is State's super high efficiency
model with 96%
thermal efficiency. This State water heater is very similar
to AO
Smith Vertex 100 Power DV, high efficiency model
also. Another model,
Premier Power Vent is also high efficiency
but with slightly lower
thermal efficiency, 90%.
Selectwater
heater
group is providing the widest selection of residential heaters. These
models are designed as atmospheric, direct and power vent
units, and produced in variety tank
sizes; from 40 gallons to 100 gallons capacity and for different
applications:
Select
High Output is ideal for large
families and high-demand homes, offering models from 40 to 100-gallon
tank size and recoveries up to 81 gallons per hour.
Select High
Efficiency is designed with minimum EF
0.62 and therefore is eligible for the rebate program.
Select tall
and short atmospheric models offer 30,
40 and 50-gallon tank size.
Select Power
Direct Vent is using a two-pipe venting
system with a closed combustion and offers 40, 50 and 75-gallon models.
Select Power
Vent is using electrically powered blower
so it can run vents up to 120 feet.
Select Direct
Vent water heaters are using
one pipe venting system available in sizes from 40 to 75 gallons.
Select water
heaters for manufactured housing
installations, with standard and direct vent option, and from 30 to 50
gallons tank size.
Select Ultra-Low
NOx is specially designed if there
is low NOx emission requirement.
Electric for residential use
From electric brands, State Ind. produces three groups of tank type:
Premier
Select
Scout water heaters are designed
for manufactured
housing only.
State
Premier electric water heaters are
designed as the most energy
efficient residential electric units that are using a self-cleaning
system.
State Select
Electric group, like Select
gas family, is the widest group
of water heating models, available in different sizes and efficiency.
Models like high-efficiency, tall, short and Lowboy,
Tabletop, Junior and Point-of-Use models can cover almost every
residential application and family needs.
Tankless
State
Water Heater
Tankless water heaters from State
Industries can be found as the
interior or exterior models under the Aurora
name. All models with the maximum gas input of
up to 199,900 are high efficiency and Energy Star qualified as their EF
is 0.82 or higher. State hot water heater on demand
models can be used for small to large houses, as they provide up to 9.8
gallons per minute max.