Air2Heat – Renewable Energy Water Heater [August 2012]

Water heater manufacturer A. O. Smith India Water Heating Private Limited launches the renewable energy water heater Air2Heat which is an advanced and innovative product that generates heat from the environment. The new water heater is designed to provide hot water with efficient use of free energy source.
The water heater uses electricity to move heat from one place to another instead of using electricity to heat the water. Therefore, it uses very little energy. For each unit of electrical consumed, it generates 2.3 units of heat energy. Based on reliable and proven technology, A. O. Smith Air2Heat water heaters are more convenient and more reliable than solar water heaters. This water heater has in-built intelligent functions and all operations are automatic.
The heater comes with a special glass lined inner containers. The lining is achieved through a specialised fusion process. The tanks are designed to pass a 1,00,000 cycle fatigue test and is resistant to rust and scaling.
Commenting on the launch, Tamal Chaudhuri, Managing Director, A. O. Smith India Water Heating said, “In line with our commitment to provide our consumers with exceptional product offerings, we at A. O. Smith invest our efforts in heeding the demand to a dependable & efficient source of abundant hot water. This has led us to develop this advanced technology in residential water heaters – Air2Heat which is highly efficient, energy saving and environmental friendly. Moreover, they consume only 40 per cent of the energy used by a conventional electric water heater. This water heater effectively and efficiently absorbs and moves thermal energy from the environment to inside the tank.”
The A. O. Smith Air2Heat water heater has a built-in digital display for key parameters and readings, and a wired remote for ease of operations. The user definable functions and parameters are setting of Mode, Timers, Override, AES (Adaptive Energy Saving), Temperature Setting, Hot Water Display Quantity and Power-off Memory function. The LED display also shows diagnostics on the unit’s malfunctions. This enables the service technician to efficiently repair the unit.

• Air2Heat water heaters generates heat from air• Saves up to 60 per cent on electricity• A. O. Smith Air2Heat water heater is available in large 60 & 80 litre capacities• Single installation can provide hot water to two-three bathrooms.

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