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Anyone can buy a bunch of high-quality components, stick them together, keep the water on the inside, and call it a hydronic heating system. It’s not that difficult. The real skill of an exceptional professional lies in understanding what these different components do and then picking the ones that will work together best for each individual system.

These 150- to 1,000-gallon electric water heaters are available in 12-162 kW configurations and feature 150-psi ASME code glass lining, ASME temperature and pressure reducing valves (PRV), internal fusing (above 120A), and magnesium anode rods. 

This single-phase, air-cooled, outdoor unit operates up to 10 indoor units and accommodates extensive piping networks up to 984 feet. 

When a couple of do-it-yourself (DIY) homeowners cited how easy it was to install their respective equipment themselves and how little skill was needed, it begged the question: With the current skilled labor shortage, are HVAC systems destined to become plug-and-play appliances?

Not that long ago, if a conversation centered on heat pumps, it was fairly safe to assume that the equipment referred to ducted, split-system, electric, air-source units. That assumption started to change a few years ago with the growing popularity of ductless heat pumps.

An extension of the Conservationist BT line, this 55-gallon version joins a lineup of 74- and 98-gallon commercial gas models for applications such as office buildings and duplex apartment homes.