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  • 1 JunLearn How to Install Tankless at Noritz’s Fountain Valley Training Center

  • Noritz's  Fountain Valley Training Center has expanded and upgraded its tankless water heater training facilities to offer free courses to contractors interested in continuing education.

    For decades, tankless water heaters have been accepted and installed the world over. In recent years, the technology, recognized for its on-demand technology that saves both energy and space, has gained a solid foothold in North America, where it continues to grow.

    Now, plumbing contractors are welcome to get ahead of the game by bolstering their tankless water heating knowledge and skill sets at the newly renovated Noritz training center in the company’s Fountain Valley, CA, headquarters.

    Noritz Training Center Room Noritz Training Facility

     

    “We’ve remodeled our facility to better accommodate a classroom setting for our plumbers,” says Sammy Alvarado, marketing assistant at Noritz. The upgrades include an expanded training room that accommodates roughly 25 students, additional television sets for visual learners and a new projector.

    Various free courses cover topics ranging from new customer training and residential installations to condensing technology and commercial troubleshooting. Each course lasts approximately 1-1/2 to 3 hours. “Contractors who have completed our standard course offerings can advance to more personalized, in-depth courses to help them truly master tankless technology,” says Alvarado.

    Noritz Training Center Kiosk

     

     

    Get a leg up on the competition

    With the acceptance of tankless water heaters growing in the North American market, contractors who learn the technology’s ins and outs are bound to have a competitive advantage. What’s more, as part of the Noritz PROCard program, contractors earn credits that boost their Noritz Power Rankings, so that they appear higher on installer listings on the company’s website.

    >> Learn more about Noritz’s PROCard program

    “Contractor-attendees become certified to work on Noritz heaters, just like our in-house techs,” explains Alvarado. “The courses make contractors more marketable by demonstrating that they have the training and knowledge to work on Noritz heaters and are able to tackle almost any issue.”

     

    Noritz Training Facilities

     

    For contractors unable to travel to Fountain Valley or to the company’s other training center in Marietta, GA, Noritz product trainers can come to them. These trainers will bring actual heaters and other training material to contractors’ local wholesalers or facilities, just as if they were at one of the training centers.

    Noritz Training Center And Facilities Noritz Tankless Water Heaters

    “Noritz makes professional development free and convenient for the forward-thinking contractor,” says Alvarado.

    To learn more about Noritz training sessions and the next generation of water heater installations, visit https://training.noritz.com/.  

  • 18 MayWestern Rooter Discusses The Benefits of The Noritz EZ-Tankless Series

  • “They’ve Got Our Backs”: California Contractor Chooses Noritz EZ-Tankless Series Water Heaters.

    Western Rooter Inc. in Arcadia, CA, has been a family-owned plumbing and drain-cleaning business for the past 35 years. For the past 10, it has been a heavy installer of tankless water heatingWester-rooter-training-noritz technology — specifically Noritz, according to John Bottala, the general manager.

    “Noritz has our backs,” says John. “There are many options out there, but we’ve found that Noritz can provide us with the most time-saving, efficient products and responsive customer support.”

    New Noritz EZ units save installers time

    One of the technologies that John is most thrilled about is the new EZ Series of high-efficiency, condensing tankless water heaters, consisting of the Energy Star-rated EZ98-DV and the EZ111-DV. Engineered expressly for the North American residential market, these ultra-high-efficiency units join the EZTR40 in providing a direct replacement solution for storage tank water heaters.

    Top-mounted water connections, multiple venting options (including outdoor and indoor single-pipe or two-inch flex), and the option to reuse the same half-inch gas line as the tank units they are replacing all make installing the EZ units a quick, relatively painless process. Noritz recently staged a training session with the Western Rooter team to discuss this new offering.

    >> Read Western Rooter Inc’s write-up of their recent Noritz training experience

    “The EZ Series is a game-changer for us,” says John. “It makes it super easy to swap an old tank-type by saving roughly 50 percent on installation time since you don’t need to make new connections. The homeowner, of course, benefits by not needing to spend extra money to reconfigure the plumbing. It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved.”

    Obviously, these installation benefits are in addition to those shared by all tankless water heaters; namely, hot water produced on-demand, space savings resulting from a smaller unit, and lower energy use stemming from a more efficient operation. “Noritz, in particular, backs its dual stainless steel heat exchangers with a 12-year warranty,” says John. “This tells us that they stand by their products and gives us strong confidence when installing them.”

    Case in point: EZTR40 saves energy in firefighter’s home

    John underlined his preference for Noritz by describing a recent tankless installation in West Covina, CA.

    A firefighter’s residential storage-tank water heater had failed, and he was looking for a replacement. His work shifts meant he wasn’t home for much of the week. “Since a storage tank water heater fires up to warm the water — even when there’s zero demand — it meant that my customer was essentially wasting energy on the days he wasn’t home,” explains John.

    Noritz Tankless Water Heater After learning the benefits of going tank-free, John’s customer decided to install the EZTR40 as a direct replacement for his 40-gallon, storage-tank model. “As with the other EZ models, we were able to save installation time by not needing to make new plumbing and venting connections,” says John.

    The unit was installed in under three hours without incident and immediately began generating a payback. “My customer is cutting about 20-30 percent on his gas bill because the unit fires only on-demand,” estimates John. “Meanwhile, the unit also qualified for a California energy rebate of $200. Finally, he also saved around 15 percent on space, since the compact unit is wall hung.

    “Noritz and Western Rooter ultimately share the same values of product quality and customer satisfaction,” says John. “This was evident on the West Covina job, and I know it will be the case on countless other projects in the future.”

  • 4 MayNoritz: On the Forefront of Boiler Technology

  • Besides providing the best in tankless, Noritz offers cutting-edge boiler

    The boiler market is ever-changing. Builders, installers, and consumers are constantly seeking multifunctional products and technologies that are cost- and time-efficient while meeting and exceeding all current regulations.

    Since Noritz believes that the key to survival is adaptation, we strive to be on the forefront of the evolving boiler market.

    Noritz Innovates With Leading Edge TechnologyNoritz New Boiler Technology

    To accomplish this, we have been adapting our boiler technology to provide end users and installers with systems designed with all of their needs in mind. For example, our CB Combination Boiler/Tankless Water Heater (Combi) provides not only space heating, but also domestic hot water on demand. Integration is the wave of the future, and the Combi houses two vital functions in a single, compact, wall-hung unit, saving the cost of an extra unit, as well as the floor space it would require.

    That’s right—we’re finding that “less is more” in the boiler industry. Today’s homeowners want to address basic needs, such as heating, quickly, so they can spend more time on other home improvements. Similarly, contractors are seeking time-saving solutions with lower material and labor costs.

    Our combination boilers are smaller than traditional cast iron boilers, which helps reduce installation costs. Their use of PVC or CPVC venting, instead of stainless steel, allows for further savings. Items we offer, such as isolator and manifold kits, make the plumbing easier and more time-efficient for the installer.

    Noritz also includes an outdoor temperature reset with all CB units, which saves time and money spent on programming and operation. In fact, some regulations around the country actually require outdoor temperature gauges—we have incorporated them into our boiling system.

    Noritz Responds to Customer Feedback

    We also take our customers, and their recommendations, very seriously. After all, you are the ones either in the field installing the boilers or at home making use of them. One suggestion we took to heart and implemented in our combination boiler was the heating manifold.

    The manifold is designed for the primary and secondary loops of the heating system. It allows the CB to distribute heat to the various zones much more quickly and efficiently.

    Without this fully integrated component, installers would have to manufacture one themselves. That would raise costs and installation time. Including the manifold makes installation simpler and cost-efficient.

    Noritz is excited to have entered the boiler market with its combination boiler—and we’re just getting started. We will be launching the WiFi-enabled NRCB unit in September, allowing simultaneous use of space and domestic water heating. Overall, we’re committed to discovering and implementing useful alternatives in the boiler market that will simplify life for installers and end users.

    For more information about the Noritz boiler offering, please visit https://www.noritz.com/combi/

  • 20 AprAt Last: A Direct Tankless Replacement for Larger Tank Water Heaters

  • Minimizing installation time and costs on a job is the Holy Grail for contractors in any field. Plumbing is no exception. Noritz recognizes this and places a priority on developing superior, yet simple, water heating solutions that will make your life easier.

    The latest such solution is the EZ Series of high-efficiency, condensing tankless water heaters, consisting of the Energy Star-rated EZ98-DV and EZ111-DV. Engineered expressly for the North American residential market, these ultra-high-efficiency tankless units offer faster, easier, less costly replacement of larger tank water heaters.

    You may have heard of the EZTR40 and how it revolutionized the water heating industry with its top-mount water connections and ability to use the same venting and gas line as the 40-gallon storage tank water heater it’s replacing. The EZ98 and EZ111 are the EZTR40’s bigger cousins, containing those same time-saving features and able to directly replace 50- and 75-gallon tank water heaters, respectively. Now, you can simply and quickly replace virtually any size residential tank water heater with a corresponding EZ tankless unit.

    Take a closer look at these two new water heaters:

    • The EZ98-DV has a maximum input of 180,000 BTUs per hour (BTU/hr) and a maximum flow rate of 9.8 gallons per minute (gpm), making it generally suitable for homes with up to three baths.
    • The EZ111-DV, with inputs up to 199,900 BTU/hr and flow rates to 11.1 gpm, is intended for homes with up to four baths.

    Here are some of the flexible, time-saving features of these heaters:

    • Top-mounted water connections that allow the flexible water lines used by the previous tank heater to be quickly and easily reconnected to the new unit. Not only does this save time and money traditionally spent purchasing and running new plumbing around the unit, but it also gives the final application a cleaner look.
    • Multiple venting options that include outdoor, dual- or single-pipe (made of PVC or CPVC), as well as two-inch Flex, which can be fed through the existing B-Vent — again saving time and material.
    • The capability to use the same half-inch gas line as the tank units they are replacing, depending on incoming gas pressure and the distance of the water heater from the gas meter.

    Other useful features include WiFi-capability, dual stainless steel heat exchangers that are resistant to corrosion, and a nitrogen-oxide emissions level of only 14 parts per million (ppm) — far exceeding the South Coast Air Quality Management District requirement of 20 ppm.

    Individual or Combo Meal?

    To better meet contractors’ and end users’ needs, the new EZ models can be purchased individually as the EZ98 and EZ111 for indoor or outdoor installation, or as part of a bundle package that includes most everything you need for an indoor installation.

    The bundle packages are called EZTR50, for the EZ98; and EZTR75, for the EZ111. Besides the water heater, each package contains a flex vent conversion kit (25 feet of two-inch flex), an isolation valve kit, and a startup guide.

    In short, it’s a win-win scenario, no matter how you purchase the EZ models. By themselves, the units offer contractors total flexibility in venting and indoor/outdoor installation. The bundle allows for direct indoor replacement without having to even think about sizing — just buy and replace.

    For a fuller explanation of all the EZ Series’ features, please visit https://www.ezseries.noritz.com/

    Both units will become available for shipment in May 2017.

  • 6 AprFourth Street Market Vendor Solves Problems Using Tankless Water Heater Technolgy (Demo)

  • When plumber Sam Crandall got the call for the 4th Street Market job, he knew a challenge lay ahead. “We were turning the first level of a 30-year-old, two-story building into something totally modern and different, making it impossible to anticipate every little thing,” he says.

    According to Ryan Chase, S&A principal and owner, Fourth Street Market--a 30,000 square-foot, street-level emporium--was designed to attract a young clientele seeking groundbreaking cuisine from talented young chefs lacking the wherewithal to go solo.


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    Now fully operational, Fourth Street consists of 15 different “artisan” food vendors occupying roughly 300 square feet apiece and with funky names like Electric City Butcher, Radical Botanicals, Chunk-N-Chip and Noodle Tramp.

    Combining all of these food venues into a single, 44-foot x 31-foot space on one level – while meeting all the special, mechanical requirements that resulted – are what drove the plumbing design and installation challenges for the Crandall’s Plumbing crew. This was especially true for the building’s domestic hot water system, an obviously critical need for all 22 foodservice tenants in the 4th Street Market.

    The Tankless Advantage

    The currently installed 22 Noritz units at 4th Street are all Model No. NC1991-OD-NG, with a thermal efficiency of 84 percent; a maximum flow rate of 11.1 gallons per minute; and gas consumption from 16,000 to 199,900 BTU/hour. Measuring only 23.6 inches high x 13.8 inches wide x 9.4 inches deep, up to 24 of these heaters can be “quick-connected” into a “multi-system.” Beyond their diminutive size and weight (54 pounds apiece) versus a boiler and storage tank system, tankless also offers the key advantage of delivering hot water only when needed, that is, “on demand,” thus saving on storage fuel costs.

    Crandall’s team found its greatest design/installation challenges in two areas: 1) developing a way to mount the 22 units on the rooftop; and 2) building the pipe runs from those units through the building’s top level, where a small college had been located (the space is now vacant), to the kitchens and shops at ground level. Crandall says that the installation, including the rooftop lines, took his team roughly a week to complete. “In the end, it all came together nicely,” he noted.

    A Happy Ending

    The 22 water heaters at 4th Street Market have performed “without any problem” since the renovated facility reopened in early 2015, according to S&A’s Beddow. In fact, because of the reliable experience the company has enjoyed at 4th Street, it has opted for the Noritz solution at two other Santa Ana properties, both restaurants.

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    Crandall sees the space-saving benefits and the energy savings of tankless as prime attractions. “The technology is ideal for point-of-use delivery of hot water and individualized monitoring of that usage, as was the case at 4th Street,” he says. “But its smaller size and zero footprint is just as important.”

     

  • 23 MarNew Noritz Training Center Offers Free Education for Contractors (Demo)

  • New Noritz Training Center Offers Free Tankless Education for Contractors

    Located roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, Noritz’s new Marietta, GA, training center is nearly complete and will offer regional plumbing contractors 10 tankless water heater courses, ranging from beginner to advanced levels.

    The 20 x 20-square-foot location is Noritz’s second training center, joining the main facility in Fountain Valley, CA.


    Noritz America Atlanta Office

    All courses are free of charge and serve groups of up to 25 contractors, who call in advance to request the particular course they would like to take. Topics covered include residential tankless installation, preventative maintenance, and commercial troubleshooting (see table).

     

     

    Noritz Training Table

     

    Taking Noritz courses will give contractors the edge when it comes to earning business. Not only are both builders and consumers recognizing the benefits of no-tank technology (on-demand hot water, energy efficiency, and space savings) and requesting these products in their homes and businesses, but contractors can directly receive customer leads through the Noritz ProCard program. By completing program courses, contractors earn credits that boost their Noritz Power Rankings, so that they appear higher in installer listings on the company website. The goal of the live training courses is to enable a contractor to competently and confidently install Noritz water heaters.

    >> Learn more about Noritz’s ProCard program

    “Contractor attendees become certified to work on Noritz heaters, just like our in-house techs,” explains Sammy Alvarado, marketing assistant at Noritz. “The courses make contractors more marketable by demonstrating that they have the training and knowledge to work on Noritz heaters and are able to tackle almost any issue.”

    Noritz ATL Training Site

    While other water heater manufacturers offer similar training, Alvarado explains that Noritz offers greater flexibility for contractors. “In addition to giving live lectures at our two training centers, Noritz product trainers can travel to companies that cannot make the trip to Fountain Valley or Marietta themselves. The trainers will bring actual heaters to train and teach the classes, just as if they were at the home location.”

    Ultimately, adding the training center benefits the end user as much as the attendees. “By providing opportunities that allow contractors to engage more with our products, we are raising the industry’s knowledge of tankless. This, in turn, provides more installation options for end users,” concludes Alvarado.

    For more information on Noritz training, please visit https://training.noritz.com/

    To request a class at the Marietta location, please call 770-422-8120.

     

     

     

  • 9 MarLifestyle Bloggers Remodel Home Using The Noritz NRCP-1112 (Demo)

  • Pollinate Media Founders choose Noritz Tankless Water Heater for Home Usage 

    When the oven broke down in their nearly 60-year-old Costa Mesa, CA, home, Kyle Circle and his wife Alissa had a gradual epiphany. “After we set out to install a larger oven, we realized we wanted to update the kitchen, then the bathroom; before we knew it, we had decided to remodel the entire home,” he recalls.

    As founders of the successful, Pollinate Media Company, the Circles decided to turn this into a media project. “We envisioned an energy-efficient home, with smart technology, that would meet our needs for the next 50 years,” explains Circle.

    Noritz NRCP-1112 Home RemodelSince the project began in September 2015, the home has nearly doubled in size. Structurally, 945 square feet were added to the original 1,268 square foot building, which now includes two new bathrooms and a new bedroom. Every interior wall was either moved or removed except for three, and entirely new plumbing and HVAC systems were installed.

    Most importantly for the couple, the home has become an eco- lover's dream. Energy-efficient appliances and low-flow plumbing fixtures save electricity and water, as does solar-powered technology and LED lighting installed throughout. A reverse osmosis system reuses water while charging stations recharge electric cars.

    The Noritz  NRCP 1112-DV Was Quick to Show It's Green Efficiency In The Circle's Home

    Fitting right into this green home is a Noritz NRCP1112-DV-NG tankless water heater from Noritz. “With its ability to provide hot water on demand without the need to use energy constantly to heat a large storage tank, this technology perfectly fits into our eco-friendly vision,” says Circle.

    He first encountered Noritz technology at the International Builders’ Show the year before he began his project. “I was impressed with what I saw at their booth in terms of tankless’ energy-saving benefits. After that, I heard nothing but praise from plumbers, who called it the ‘creme of the crop for reliability.’ That, plus Noritz’s convenient proximity to my home, made choosing them a no-brainer for my project, and they were gracious enough to donate the unit.”

    In particular, the NRCP1112 was chosen for its built-in recirculation function. A hot-water recirculation system operates through a “loop” created in a home’s plumbing system. In addition to Noritz NRCP-1112supply lines connecting the water heater to each hot-water outlet, a standard recirculation system also contains either a return line back to the heater from each outlet or from only the farthest fixture. A circulating pump moves hot water through this loop — in some systems, even when there is no demand for hot water — resulting in “instant” hot water when the tap or shower is turned on. “This will literally allow my family to have immediate, hot water on demand,” says Circle.

    His plumbing contractor completed the installation in less than one hour without complications. Due to living in a hard water area, Circle had a water softener installed adjacent to the water
    heater, which is wall-hung in the garage. “We put it right where our old, tank-style water heater had been,” says Circle.

    Since the installation, the unit has performed optimally, according to the homeowners. “The ability to get instant, on-demand hot water is amazing, especially for my wife, who makes ample use of the soaking tub.”

    Energy savings have been particularly impressive. Circle reports that his gas bill shrank from a monthly average of $40 to $10. Similarly, his electricity bill dropped 27 percent. “The energy savings are truly amazing, and they will pay for the unit many times over,” he states.

    Tankless water heaters are increasingly proving themselves in high-efficiency homes across the country with their superior, green performance. More and more homeowners, like the Circles, are realizing that this technology is the wave of the future. “We definitely plan to use it on future media projects,” predicts Circle.

     

  • 23 FebProCard On-Demand Technical Resources

  • ProCard App Now Offers Contractors On-Demand Technical Resources

    Contractors, Noritz has enriched its ProCard app to make your job easier when installing a tankless water heater. Several new capabilities provide the technical assistance you need when you’re onApp Home Screen the job site and not necessarily connected to the internet.

    First, in case you forgot or are unfamiliar, here’s a brief refresher on the ProCard program in general:

    ProCard connects the most qualified Noritz installers with customers in need of a contractor. Either online or through the smartphone app, contractors can accept leads from customers who chose them for the job. Become a ProCard member by clicking here.

    Once the contractor completes the installation in the customer’s home, he or she scans the QR code on the heater by using the ProCard app’s QR code reader. This registers the product's warranty and earns the contractor points. The more points earned, the higher the contractor’s ProCard ranking will be, resulting in greater visibility to possible leads.

    >> Read more about how the QR code works

    Those are the basics. Now, here are the recent upgrades to the app.

    • Interactive Troubleshooting Tools: You’ve probably had computer problems in the past that you used a troubleshooting tool to fix. It asked you a series of questions about your particular problem and offered solutions. A similar tool can now be found on the ProCard app, so if you are called in to repair a malfunctioning heater or are having trouble with an installation, simply open the troubleshooter on your phone and follow the interactive wizard to resolve the problem.
    • Service History: When you visit the dentist, your entire patient history is logged into a database. Now, the ProCard app provides the same for Noritz tankless water heaters. Simply scan the heater’s QR code for a history of maintenance work it has undergone.
    • Technical Literature: Gone are the days of having to find hard copies of technical information on a water heater. In fact, you don’t even need an internet connection now that the ProCard app contains a full resource library of technical material on Noritz products.
    • Other Tools: The ProCard app also now contains various other tools that simplify installation and maintenance of Noritz water heaters. One such tool is the new gas pipe-sizing calculator. Properly sizing the gas line is crucial to ensuring the water heater gets enough fuel. The app will determine how many BTUs are being used by other appliances to determine the correct pipe size range.

    These features improve the ProCard app’s utilization for ProCard Members with a faster and more reliable field tool option to help field techs on the toughest job sites.

    To download the free app on Android, click here.

    To download the free app on iOS, click here.

  • 9 FebHow to Prevent Your Tankless Water Heater from Freezing

  • Prevent Your Tankless Heater From Freezing Want To Know How To Prevent Your Tankless Water Heater From Freezing?

    Old man winter does not look kindly upon plumbing systems, especially in northern climates where temperatures often dip below freezing. Water heaters can fall prey to his icy wrath too if proper precautions are not taken.

    Freeze damage to tankless water heaters usually takes the form of standing water inside the unit turning into ice, expanding and damaging the internal components. Built-in electric heaters protect Noritz tankless units from freezing, but there are two caveats:

    • To activate, the electric freeze prevention heaters must be plugged in. Without a power source, they won’t work.
    • Even with the built-in electric heaters, excessively cold climates may require additional steps to prevent freezing. The freeze prevention system protects only the heater’s most critical components.

    Try the following freeze prevention tips to ensure your water heaters last through the winter:

    Install Your Water Heater in a Warm Place

    Although not always possible, installing a water heater in a heated space will naturally help prevent freezing during the winter months. Use vent terminations that incorporate wind-resistant features and locate them away from prevailing winds (to cut down on that wind chill).

    Drain Your Water Heater

    Draining Your Tankless Water Heater During The Cold SeasonAs mentioned, standing water, no matter how small, can collect inside the unit and freeze. When this happens, the ice can damage internal plastic components. Prevent this by draining the unit, especially when going away for an extended period. Furthermore, be sure to isolate the water to the heater, using the valves located on the hot- and cold-water lines.

    Maintain a Power Source

    Stay connected to electricity to ensure the freeze protection system will operate. Note that this doesn’t mean the water heater needs to be on — just plugged in. For areas that frequently have power outages, either a battery backup system or drain-down solenoids should be used.

    Consider a Recirculation System

    Recirculation systems are typically installed to have hot water nearby and ready for on-demand use at a fixture. An added benefit during the winter is it allows the heater to continuously warm your pipes and prevent your plumbing lines and equipment from freezing over.

    Insulate, Insulate, Insulate

    Not just your water heater, but also your pipes are at risk from frigid temperatures, and they are NOT protected by the freeze prevention system in your heater. Be sure to insulate pipes with fiberglass or polyethylene insulation or heat tape.

    Run a Trickle of Water

    One trick for preventing pipes from freezing is to run at least a trickle of water, measuring 0.1 to 0.2 gallons per minute overnight through the hot side on the furthest fixture with the gas off to the heater. This will keep water running through the system and minimize the chance of freezing.

    If you have additional freeze prevention questions, please contact the Noritz technical department at 1-866-766-7489.

  • 26 JanNoritz Contractor Profile: Richard Yazmajian (Demo)

  • Richard  YazmaijianFor more than two decades, Richard Yazmajian has been solving commercial and residential plumbing issues across the Los Angeles area. Based in Chatsworth, he regularly serves customers in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.

     

    Yazmajian, owner of Richard’s Plumbing and Rooter, has been a one-man shop for much of his career, which spans to 1994. Although he can handle virtually any job, he tends to work on residential applications the most.

     

     

    Unlike many plumbers who prefer to stick with convention and install tank-type water heaters, Yazmajian has embraced tankless water heating technology since the early 1990s. Part of this results from a receptive attitude among California’s customers for the technology, but most of it is due to Yazmajian’s appreciation for the technology’s simplicity and energy-saving benefits.

     

    “Tankless water heaters offer my customers an endless supply of hot water only when they need it, thereby saving energy” says Yazmajian, who also praises the benefits of there being no tank. “Without a tank, you don’t have that extra, space-eating weight, not to mention the potential for a catastrophic leak. Out here in California, this is even more advantageous, due to our earthquakes. If an earthquake topples a conventional tank water heater, it will cause significantly more damage than if a little no-tank unit falls.”

     

    tankless install To that point, Yazmajian also likes that tankless water heaters are not only compact, but also wall-mounted, allowing them to be installed virtually anywhere.

    Although he praises the technology in general, there is one brand Yazmajian trusts the most. “I started exclusively using Noritz water heaters about eight years ago when I visited the company’s Fountain Valley headquarters for training,” recalls Yazmajian. “Noritz’s high-quality manufacturing, ease-of-installation and reliability have always appealed to me as an installer.”

     

    Yazmajian has installed various Noritz units. One of his favorites for smaller, two-to-three bathroom applications, is the EZTR40. “By using the existing gas line and venting, not to mention its top-mounted connections, the EZTR40 saves me installation time, which means cost-savings for my customers,” he explains.

     

    Energy Savings in Northridge
    Recently, Yazmajian installed an NRC98 condensing water heater at a residence in Northridge to serve three bathrooms. His customers’ original tank-type water heater had sprung a leak, and he had recommended they go tankless. Although he had some difficulty removing the concrete platform supporting the original water heater, Yazmajian reports the actual installation was simple and straightforward, lasting no more than five hours. He also included a buffer tank to ensure his customers would not feel the infamous “cold water sandwich” (when users feel a spurt of cold water in the midst of a hot-water flow).

     

    By choosing the no-tank option, Yazmajian believes his customers will possibly save upwards of $1,000 per year on energy.
    “Unlike a conventional water heater, which must constantly turn on to keep the stored water hot, the Noritz unit heats water only when my customers need it, saving them money,” he explains.

     

    “The state of California also offers various energy rebates that they can take advantage of to offset upfront costs.” Experiences like the above reinforce Yazmajian’s dedication to Noritz. “There’s no brand I trust more, and it continues to be my exclusive option for tankless,” he concludes.

     

    For more information on Yazmajian’s plumbing operations, visit one of his websites:
    https://richardsrooterandplumbing.com/
    https://plumbingemergencylosangeles.com/

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