Interest in Demand Water Heaters Growing

Electric-ignition, gas-fired demand, or tankless, water heaters were well represented at the 2005 International Builders’ Show in Orlando. The leading Japanese manufacturers, Rinnai Corporation, Takagi Industrial Company, Ltd., and Noritz Corporation, had active booths at the huge trade show, and Rheem

® USA rolled out its new Pronto™ line of demand water heaters. While energy efficiency is a big selling point for demand water heaters, their space-saving feature is an even bigger motivation for their use in the new construction builder market. A Rheem representative told