You may recognize the name Polaris associated with swimming pool heaters and cleaning equipment but the company offers so much more. Their lines of water heaters are some of the highest efficiency heaters in the business. The Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater is rated with a 95% to a 96% efficiency rating, which is one of the highest in the business. Plus the standby heat loss percentage is about 1%, where can you better than that?
Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater is equipped with a Sealed Combustion Chamber with a special Woven Fiber Premix Burner. The burner is made with a metal fiber made specifically for high intensity blue flame mode igniters. The Combustion Chamber is made from refractory steel one of the strong materials you can use to prevent the water heater from rusting or corroding.
Polaris is one of the quietest water heaters around, it does require a 120 volt and a 60 Hz power supply. But you will save money because the Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater uses only about 5 amps of electricity. One of the great standard features on a Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater is that the water heater comes ready to be plugged in and is ready to use. There are no additional parts or special components. The installer simply connects the air inlet, the exhaust outlet, the water supply, gas and the electric and you are ready to go.
You can either install with a Direct Vent or Power Venting. The Direct Vent will use up to 120 feet of pipe; you can use either PVC, CPVC or ABS piping to get the job done. You can also choose to vent thru the roof or the thru the wall option. There is a Concentric Venting Kit available if you use either of those options.
The control panel in the Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater has 3 outside the water heater LED lights that will show you the operational status of the water heater. This monitor has 9 different functions, and a LED troubleshooting light that lets you know there is a problem and it has a see through view port so you can see the operating status of the water heater.
Polaris designed their water heaters with easy access at the front of the water heater, making service and inspections much easier. The tank comes with a multitude of 1″ tank connections all constructed in brass. Some of the other great standard features available on the Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater are the Thermister Temp Sensor, a Hot Surface Ignition, a Factory installed Temperature and Pressure Valve, 24 volt Thermostats Control and a Full Flow Drain Valve.
The Polaris High Efficiency Commercial Gas Water Heater has one model the PGC3 100-199-3NV, this model has a 100 gallon capacity tank with an Input of 199,000 Btu’s per hour. The Gallons Per Hour Recovery 90 degree Rise is 230. With all of these great specs and standard features how can you do any better with another water heater?
