AO Smith Conservationist
Water Heater Review
A review of the AO Smith Conservationist
water heaters, designed for the high energy efficient water
heating in residential applications. See how Conservationist
models are perfect solution for the
reliable and energy saving hot water production.
Features Review
AO Smith Conservationist is a series of
the standard
atmosperic vent units,
equipped
with 2 inches
thick foam
insulation, external heat traps
and efficient combustion chamber, all working together for the enhanced
performance and efficiency and lower the operating costs.
Protection
What is common for Conservationist
series,
is
AO
Smith patented technology; Blue
Diamond
that provides a high quality glass coating, with more than
double protection resistance, when comparing to
other hot
water heater manufacturers.
Safety
AO Smith Conservationist features C3 technology,
safety mechanism that protects
your home from accidental or
unintended
ignition of flammable vapors like gasoline, outside the gas unit's
combustion chamber. This is happening because of the specially design
flame arrestor.
If
for any reason there is a poor combustion, a device called TCO or
thermal cuts-off element, shuts off gas flow to the gas burner and
pilot
light.
Combustion
Green Choice
gas burner is the eco friendly device that during the gas combustion
helps water heater to reduce NOx emissions by 33%, when
comparing to the standard burners.
Btu, FHR, EF
AO Smith Conservationist
series
comes with the two models available, 40 and 50 gallon capacity, both
tall
in size, with energy
factor EF 0.62 and 0.63, gas input 40 000 BTU for natural gas and 36
000 and 37 000 BTU for LP; first-hour ratings are 70 and 88 gallons.
Patented cleaning system
Patented DynaClean
II
system, used for AO Smith
hot water heaters, is the automatic cleaning system that is designed to
reduce the sediment
and lime buildup. Incoming cold water is directed by a dip
tube,
which is used to create the turbulence in the tank and reduce mineral
sediments. This system helps in prolonging the tank life and keeps the
hot water output consistent and maximized.
Note 1:
Conservationist
model is for residential water heating purposes only.
Do not use it for manufactured, mobile housing; there are specially
design models for that purpose.
Note 2:
Comparing AO Smith
gas
Conservationist models with EF 0.62, to the
electric model with EF 0.95, estimated savings on annual energy cost,
for residential water heating using gas is 30%.
(Pictures are courtesy of AO Smith)
