AO Smith GPHE-50 Vertex 50 Gallon Residential Natural Gas Water Heater - Power Vent - 6 Year Warranty

VERTEX™ VERSATILE POWER VENT WATER HEATERS

Today’s homes demand more hot water than ever before, and the high efficiency Vertex™ power vent gas water heater offers unprecedented levels of performance to meet the need. The 50-gallon Vertex delivers more hot water than a standard 75-gallon atmospheric gas water heater. In fact, the fully condensing Vertex design is so advanced, it can deliver “continuous hot water for shower after shower”at a constant flow of over 3 gallons per minute. Yet Vertex is easy to install, with height, diameter and installation requirements similar to standard power vent units

HELICAL INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER
• Spiral heat exchanger keeps hot combustion gases in the tank longer to lengthen the heat transfer cycle
• Positioned in the center of the tank for more even heat distribution
• High efficiency operation with a 0.88 Uniform Energy Factor (94% thermal efficiency) to save money on operating costs
POWER VENT DESIGN
• Combined vertical and horizontal runs terminating through an outside wall. Vents using PVC, CPVC, or polypropylene pipe. Canadian installations require ULC S636 approved pipe for venting
• 2” pipe, vents up to 25 equivalent feet
• 3” pipe, vents up to 65 equivalent feet
• 4” pipe, vents up to 128 equivalent feet
MODULAR BLOWER
• Equipped with 120 volt, 60 Hz electrical system (rating 5 amps or less), 6-foot cord with standard 3-prong connector
• 2” PVC pipe, elbows and condensate drain supplied to connect heat exchanger outlet to blower
SIDE-MOUNTED HOT AND COLD RECIRCULATING TAPS
• Allows Vertex to be installed as part of combination space heating/water heating applications or any system requiring a recirculating hot water loop, including radiant floor heating
TWO HEAVY-DUTY ANODE RODS
• Provide maximum protection against corrosion
INTELLI-VENT GAS CONTROL
• Equipped with a robust silicon nitride hot surface ignitor — no standing pilot
• Advanced electronics for more precise control of water temperature and easy to understand system diagnostics
BLUE DIAMOND® GLASS COATING GREEN CHOICE® GAS BURNER
• Patented eco-friendly burner design reduces NOx emissions by up to 33% and complies with Low-NOx emission requirements of less than 40 ng/J

CODE COMPLIANCE

• Meets UBC, CEC and ICC National Codes.
• Meets the thermal efficiency and standby
loss requirements of the U.S. Department of Energy and current edition of ASHRAE/IES 90.1
DESIGN-CERTIFIED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
• Certified at 300 psi test pressure and 150 psi working pressure. Listed according to ANSI Z21.10.3 - CSA 4.3 standards governing storage tank-type water heaters
Warranty
• 6-Year Limited Tank and Parts Warranty