What Is an Indirect-Fired Water Heater?

An indirect-fired water heater is one of the smartest ways to heat the water in your Hudson Valley home – but most people don’t know a whole lot about this energy efficient option.

Here’s how an indirect-fired water heater works: Rather than use a separate burner to heat water (as a conventional water heater would), an indirect water heater uses heat generated by your boiler or furnace to generate the hot water used in your faucets and appliances. By operating this way, you essentially get free hot water whenever your heating equipment is running – which is a pretty good deal, considering that about 20 percent of the energy you use during the fall and winter is spent heating water.

But lower energy bills is only one benefit of choosing an indirect-fired water heater. Others include:

• Having fewer parts to maintain – When you combine water and space heating, you only have one burner to service.
• Faster-heating water – Indirect hot water heaters usually have faster recovery rates (the time it takes to re-heat a tank of water) than typical water heater, since they use the high Btu output of the furnace or boiler as a heat source.
• Greater durability – Since it uses no direct flame, stress in an indirect heater is significantly reduced, making them very durable with a long life expectancy.

Bottini features top quality, American-made indirect water heaters from Peerless – one of the most trusted names in water heating today. We’ll install your indirect water heater quickly and correctly, so you can right to enjoying the benefits of this smart, money saving solution.

Of course, an indirect water heater isn’t right for everyone…which is why we offer dozens of propane- and heating oil options from Peerless, along with tankless water heaters from Rinnai and storage water heaters from Superstor. Contact our water heater experts today to see what water heater make and model is right for you.

An indirect water heater can be hard to beat when paired with a high efficiency boiler or furnace as the heat source. Contact Bottini today for a FREE, no obligation estimate on an indirect-fired water heater – or any other water heater – for your Hudson Valley home!