A. O. Smith: Heat Pump Water Heater

Company: A.O. Smith

Product: CHP-120

Description: This product is designed for light commercial applications, such as restaurants, schools, retail buildings, or any facility that would traditionally use a standard commercial electric water heater. There are three operating modes — efficiency, hybrid, and electric — to maximize efficiency while meeting specific hot water demands. Water temperature maximums are 150° F in efficiency and hybrid modes, and 180° F in electric mode. The first-hour delivery exceeds 150 gallons per hour. The unit has a 4.2 COP. The large touchscreen LCD display allows for mode selection, provides run information, and includes troubleshooting alerts and detail. It is Energy Star® qualified, making it eligible for many local utility rebates. Multiple units can be manifolded together to serve larger applications for redundancy to provide reliable hot water delivery even if units are isolated for maintenance.