John Wood Water Heaters - Rent or Own

Detail review of the popular John Wood water heaters. Explore the storage tank and tankless heaters powered by electric, gas and solar energy. Find out how John Wood Company meets all your needs for hot water and help you save money.

Gas

Most of the gas-powered water heaters from John Wood are equipped with the industry standard Flammable Vapor Ignition Resistant technology or short FVIR. The FVIR safety system is known as the Flame Guard system in Atmospheric vent models, Flame Safe found on direct vent models and Superflue used on Power vent units.

All these systems shut down the heater if the flammable vapors from paint, chemicals and solvents are detected inside the combustion chamber.

John Wood has a great selection of gas-powered models, which includes the atmospheric vented, direct, power and direct vent type and the most efficient gas model, Polaris.

Atmospheric Vent

Gas water heaters with the atmospheric venting are designed as the natural gas and propane or LP powered, both using the chimney to move the products of combustion out, and surrounding air for combustion. The main features are the gas valve, capable to diagnose the problem, enhance the performance and safety, thermopile that can withstand different weather conditions and Turbulator, specially designed dip tube used to help in reducing the sediment build-up.

Atmospheric vented heaters come in two groups, Energy Star compliant 40 and 50-gallon models with the energy factor of over 0.67, and the group that is not Energy Star compliant but offers more extensive line, which goes from 19 to 75 gallons.

Power Vent

John Wood water heaters with the power venting are also designed as the high efficiency units that utilize the advanced features built for professionals and tanks with the large capacity, with and without condensing technology. Check the review here.

Power Direct Vent

Power direct vent water heaters are Energy Star qualified that are using the outside air for combustion and ultra-quiet blower for removing the gases out. John Wood offers two popular sizes; 40 and 50 gallon and the venting pipe can be as 100 ft long, and run either through the roof or outside wall.

The best power direct model from John Wood is the 50-gal Envirosense that comes with the ultra-efficiency of 96%. High efficiency is the result of the advanced design; helical condensing heat exchanger, power direct venting and advanced electronics. Extremely high energy factor means less energy loss and more savings for you.

Direct Vent

The greatest advantage of the direct vented water heaters from John Wood is not only the thermopile or the advanced gas valve with diagnostic capabilities, but the reason that the external power supply is not required. This type is mainly installed closed to the external wall with the horizontal termination. Read more...

Polaris

Another model with the high efficiency is coming from Polaris group that utilizes the submerged combustion chamber and spiral flue, resulting in 95-96% thermal efficiency and low NOx emission. It can be used in both potable water and space heating.

Electric

Electric water heaters from John Wood are found in two groups; conventional, tall size with the tank size from 50 to 80 gallons, and "Space Saver".

The last group is the group that contains only water heaters with the lower capacities; from 2.5 to 19 gallons, and lowboy up to 46 gallons, designed for homes with limited space, apartments, cottages, offices, mobile homes...

Oil Fired Water Heaters

John Wood oil-powered water heaters come with the common mounting design so it can fit many types of oil burners and the specially design combustion chamber that maximizes the heat transfer and reduces the energy loss. Models with the 32 and 50 gallons are only two sizes available for use in heating the home space and residential water.

Tankless

John Wood tankless water heaters are using the technology from proven manufacturer, Takagi, to provide endless hot water in continuous supply.

These heaters heat water instantaneous and in a case of the larger homes with the distant fixtures where hot water is needed fast, it is recommended to take advantage of the John Wood's series of storage tanks from FlowTHRU series, as it provides connections for easy setup.

Tankless water heaters are found as high efficient and Energy Star approved and ultra-high efficient, condensing. Check it out here.