A.O. Smith Cyclone Water Heater Chosen by Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Garden's "Healthy Living" house was designed for a family of seven, with four and a half bathrooms, a laundry room and two full kitchens, each with its own dishwasher. Adding to the hot water load was a two-person shower in the master bath equipped with six body sprays, two standard showerheads and a personal spray.
A.0. Smith's 100-gallon, 150,000 Btu Cyclone XHE water heater provides 260 gallon peak demand output (the amount of hot water available during the first hour of concentrated use). Cyclone output was more than adequate to meet the special demands of the "Healthy Living" house and more than triples that of a 50-gallon, 40,000 Btu gas water heater, a size commonly used in residential construction.