Water heater innovation was on full display at the 2026 AHR Expo, with manufacturers introducing new commercial and residential models designed to balance high efficiency, smarter connectivity, and easier installation.
The new Combi, Hydro, and Control Units expand LG’s heating products portfolio with cohesive design, flexible installation, and improved system integration for residential applications.
Colorado’s 2026 clean air law, while reducing pollution, inadvertently sidelines propane water heater users, sparking urgent calls for legislative relief.
Dealers can now source Lennox HVAC systems and water heaters together, enabling more complete comfort solutions for homeowners and expanding sales opportunities within a unified Lennox experience.
When Nvidia’s CEO said the company’s latest AI system could be cooled with hot water and no chillers, investors reacted quickly. Shares of several HVAC manufacturers fell sharply, underscoring how closely tied the industry’s growth has become to data center cooling assumptions.
The 115-year-old Leonard Valve designs and manufactures water temperature control valves, digital and thermostatic mixing systems, and related monitoring devices that are used in hospitals, schools, universities, industrial facilities, and other institutional and commercial settings.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute data show that heat pump, a/c, furnace. and water heater shipments all fell in October in comparison to the same month last year.